The government yesterday sent two senior secretaries and seven secretaries into forced retirement.

The senior secretaries are Md Mashiur Rahman and Monzur Hossain, while the secretaries are Shafiul Azim, Md Mizanur Rahman, Farid Uddin Ahmed, AKM Matiur Rahman, Md Azizur Rahman, Md Shamsul Arefin, and Md Nurul Alam.

The public administration ministry issued nine separate gazette notifications in this regard. The officers have been retired under Section 45 of the Public Service Act, 2018, which allows the government to retire any public servant without providing justification, as long as the individual has completed 25 years of service.

According to the notifications, the officials have completed 25 years in service, and the government has deemed their retirement necessary in the public interest.

All nine officials were promoted to the rank of secretary during the Awami League-led government and were made officers on special duty (OSD) at different times during the interim government.

They will receive retirement benefits and other entitlements as per the rules, the ministry said.