The Bangladesh Petroleum Corporation (BPC) has transferred and reassigned seven senior officials, including heads of key subsidiary companies, in a significant administrative reshuffle.
The reshuffle was made today (16 April) through an office order signed by BPC Secretary Shahina Sultana.
Officials have been instructed to assume their new responsibilities immediately, with a deadline set for noon the same day. The order states that failure to join within the stipulated time will be treated as an automatic release from their previous posts.
Under the reshuffle, Md Yusuf Hossain Bhuiyan, who had been serving as managing director of LP Gas Limited while also holding additional charge as senior general manager (distribution and marketing) at BPC, has been appointed managing director of Jamuna Oil Company.
Engineer Md Amir Masud, formerly managing director of Jamuna Oil Company, has been transferred to LP Gas Limited as managing director on current duties.
Abul Kalam Azad, previously senior general manager (audit) at BPC, has been made chief executive officer of Standard Asiatic Oil Company Limited, while Ferdousi Masum Himel, who was serving as CEO of the same company, has been appointed as BPC’s as general manager (distribution and marketing).
Muhammad Morshed Hossain Azad has been reassigned as general manager (finance), returning to his earlier role after serving as general manager (trade and operations).
Mohammad Zahid Hossain, who was attached to the BPC chairman’s office, has been posted as general manager (commerce and operations) while Md Jahangir Kabir, former general manager (finance), has been made general manager (audit) on current duties.
The circular also assigns additional responsibilities to several officials across refinery operations, marketing, planning and administrative functions within BPC and its subsidiaries.
The latest reshuffle comes as BPC continues to struggle with fuel import, refining and distribution amid pressure from volatility in the global energy market due to escalated tension in the Middle East.
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