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BSS, Dhaka

Chief Adviser (CA) of the Caretaker Government Dr Fakhruddin Ahmed yesterday allocated portfolios among the two newly appointed Special Assistants to the CA Mahbub Jamil and Manik Lal Samaddar

The Special Assistant Mahbub Jamil, with the rank and status of a Cabinet Minister, was given the charge of the Ministries of Civil Aviation and Tourism, Industries and Youth and Sports while Manik Lal Samaddar, with the rank and status of a State Minister, the Ministries of Fisheries and Livestock and Science and Information and Communication Technology.

Earlier in the morning, the CA appointed renowned entrepreneur Mahbub Jamil and Former Secretary Manik Lal Samaddar as special assistants to the Chief Adviser, according to two separate Cabinet Division notifications issued here.

The Chief Adviser made the appointment in exercise of the power vested in him under the Rule 3A (i) of Rules of Business-1996, the notifications said.