Dhaka, Feb. 18 -- Abu Abdullah M Saleh, widely known as Saleh Shibli, has been appointed press secretary to Prime Minister Tarique Rahman.

The Ministry of Public Administration issued a notification on Wednesday confirming his contractual appointment at secretary rank.

Atiqur Rahman Ruman, editor and publisher of Dainik Dinkal, has been named deputy press secretary to the prime minister.

Shibli previously served as press secretary to Tarique when he was acting chairman of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party.

He previously worked as first secretary (press) at the Bangladesh Deputy High Commission in Kolkata during the tenure of the BNP-led four-party coalition government.

He has also worked as a reporter for the news agency UNB, the dail...