Professor Dr Pravath Chandra Biswas has been appointed as the acting director general (DG) of the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).
The Health Services Division issued a notification appointing him on Tuesday, March 10.
Pravath Chandra, a BCS (Health) cadre and professor in the Urology Department of Dhaka Medical College, has been transferred and posted as acting DG of DGHS, the notification said.
The DG post of the health directorate had been vacant since February 29.
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