The government has sent 21 former deputy commissioners (DCs) who served as returning officers during 2014 and 2018 national elections into compulsory retirement in the public interest. 

The Ministry of Public Administration issued several separate notifications in this regard on Thursday (February 20).

Previously, 45 former DCs who worked in the 2018 elections were made officers on special duty (OSD). Additionally, last year, Secretary of the Ministry of Industries Zakia Sultana was also forced into retirement for opposing the July-August movement.

Meanwhile, Dhananjay Das has been temporarily suspended for allegedly spreading false propaganda against the current government and taking a stance against the movement.

The Awami League has remained in power through the 2014 and 2018 national elections, both of which have faced questions and controversy regarding their credibility.

BDST: 1904 HRS, FEB 20, 2025
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