Govt appoints administrator for BASIS

The government has appointed Dr Muhammad Mehedi Hasan, additional secretary at the Information and Technology Division, as the administrator of the Bangladesh Association of Software and Information Services (BASIS).

An office order was issued in this regard by the Ministry of Commerce on Wednesday.

Mehedi Hasan is tasked with organising a fair and impartial election within 120 days to form a new committee for BASIS.

Upon completion of the election, the administrator will hand over responsibilities to the elected committee and report the transition to the ministry, said the office order.