The interim government is preparing to replace Foreign Secretary Jashim Uddin, only eight months after he took office, with a new appointment expected to be announced within the next few days. Foreign Advisor Touhid Hossain shared the development on Wednesday, as signs of discomfort within the foreign ministry over the decision emerged. “The foreign secretary may wish to step down for several reasons, and we are allowing him to do so.”“By stepping aside, I mean leaving this responsibility. Amid sweeping changes in the foreign ministry, Jashim took office as foreign secretary barely a month after a student-led mass movement toppled the Awami League government on Aug 5. A member of the 13th batch of the Bangladesh Civil Service (BCS) Foreign Service cadre, Jashim assumed the role on Sept 8.
