Dhaka, Bangladesh (BBN)– Expatriates Welfare and Overseas Employment secretary Jafar Ahmed Khan has been appointed chairman of the board of directors for the Expatriate Welfare Bank.

The appointment was made by a circular issued by the Banking and Financial Institution Division under the Finance Ministry on Monday.

The newly elected chairman Dr Khan is an official of the 1982 special Bangladesh Civil Service (BCS) batch. He was appointed the deputy commissioner (DC) of Rangamati district and later, made the commissioner of Sylhet division.

He also performed his duties as the director of BSC Administration Academy at Shahbagh, Dhaka and also one of the MDS (Members Directing Staff) of Bangladesh Public Administration Training Centre at Savar in Dhaka.

He was also the director general of the Department of Environment (DoE) before his appointment as the secretary to the Expatriates’ Welfare and Overseas Employment Ministry.

BBN/SI/AD-07Feb11-11:34 pm (BST)