Prof Sayedur Rahman, special assistant to the chief adviser for the health ministry, has resigned from his post, and the president has accepted his resignation.

The Cabinet Division yesterday issued a gazette notification saying that his resignation will come into effect immediately.

The reason behind his resignation could not be known immediately.

Prof Sayedur, former vice-chancellor of Bangladesh Medical University, was appointed special assistant to the chief adviser with the status of a state minister in November last year.

His resignation came within a week of the resignation of Khuda Baksh Chowdhury, special assistant to the chief adviser for the home ministry.

Earlier, Prof M Aminul Islam, who was the special assistant to the chief adviser for the education ministry, resigned in March.