Power Division Secretary Dr Ahmad Kaikaus has been appointed as the principal secretary to the prime minister.
Public Administration Ministry issued a gazette notification in this regard on Sunday (29 dec).
Dr Kaikaus will replace Nojibur Rahman, whose tenure will end on December 30.
Kaikaus joined the Power Division, Ministry of Power, Energy and Mineral Resources as Secretary-in-Charge on 15 December, 2016 and on 23 February, 2017 he took over the office of Secretary.
Prior to joining the Power Division, he worked for 3 years as the Deputy Chief of Party of the Policy Research and Strategy Support Program (PRSSP) at the International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI), which was funded by the United States Agency for International Development (USAID).
Ahmad Kaikaus joined the Administration Cadre of Bangladesh Civil Service on 21 January 1986.