Gen Masud's service extended
The government has exten-ded service of Bangladesh High Commissioner in Australia Lt Gen Masud Uddin Chowdhury for three months to finish his preparatory work to return home, said official sources.
He was due to go for Leave Preparatory to Retirement (LPR) yesterday (June 29) from Bangladesh Army.
A highly placed source told The Daily Star yesterday that the prime minister yesterday signed the contract on service extension for Gen Masud following his application.
Earlier on June 15, the government called back Gen Masud and placed him in his former position in Bangladesh Army.
A key player in the 1/11 incident, Masud was placed in the foreign ministry and appointed to Bangladesh High Commission in Canberra on June 8, 2008.
The government after considering overall aspects of Masud's application extended his service till September 29.
Meanwhile, the government is searching for a suitable person as next high commissioner in Canberra prior to visit of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina.
Hasina is expected to attend Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM) to be held in Perth, Australia on October 28-30 this year.
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