Journalist and writer Faruk Wasif has been reappointed director general (DG) of the Press Institute Bangladesh (PIB) for another year.

The Ministry of Public Administration issued a gazette notification on Monday appointing him on a contractual basis under Section 9(2) of the Press Institute Bangladesh Act, 2018.

His reappointment is subject to relinquishing any other profession, business or employment with any government, semi-government or private institution or organisation.

The appointment will take effect from the date he joins the post, while other terms and conditions will be determined through a contract, according to the notification.

The interim government appointed Faruk Wasif as PIB DG for a two-year term on 18 September 2024.

He is known as a journalist and writer and had served as planning editor of Daily Samakal before his appointment to the PIB post.