Professor Ahmedul Kabir has been made the acting director general (DG) of the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS), effective until the appointment of a regular DG.
Kabir, currently the additional director general of DGHS, will also perform the responsibilities of a finance official during his tenure as the acting DG, according to a release issued by the health directorate on Monday (9 January).
He served as the principal of Mugda Medical College since 2020.
The post of director general has been vacant since former Director General Abul Bashar Mohammad Khurshid Alam's tenure expired last year.
Abul Basar assumed his post on 26 July 2020. His tenure ended on 31 December of the same year and was later extended till 31 December 2022.
