President M Abdul Hamid asked outgoing Cabinet Secretary Mohammad Shafiul Alam, now appointed alternative executive director of the World Bank, to uphold country’s image of development and progress globally.
The head of state gave him this directive on Monday as he (Shafiul) paid a courtesy call on him at Bangabhaban.
The President urged Shafiul to take necessary steps to strengthen the existing relation between Bangladesh and World Bank(WB), President’s press secretary Joynal Abedin told BSS.
Lauding his outstanding performance and work efficiency as the cabinet secretary, President Hamid hoped that he would continue to act as before at his new post in the days to come.
A civil servant of Bangladesh, Mohammad Shafiul Alam was the country’s 21st Cabinet Secretary. Shafiul was appointed as alternative executive director of the WB for next three years.
