The government has appointed SAM Mahfuzur Rahman as the speech writer to Prime Minister Tareque Rahman.

The Public Administration Ministry issued a notification on Monday in this regard by order of the President.

According to the notification, Mahfuzur Rahman will have to relinquish any other profession, business or employment with government, semi-government or private organisations before joining the post.

The contractual appointment, in Grade-1, will remain effective for the tenure of the Prime Minister or until his satisfaction. Other terms and conditions will be determined through a formal contract.

Mahfuzur Rahman is currently serving at the news agency United News of Bangladesh (UNB). He previously worked at Somoy TV, The Daily Sun and bdnews24.com, and has more than three decades of experience in journalism.