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Kolkata: Alapan Bandopadhyay was named as the new chief secretary of West Bengal on Monday. Bandopadhyay, who is at present the state home secretary, will join his new posting on October 1, Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee said. Bandopadhyay is a 1987-batch IAS officer of West Bengal cadre. HK Dwivedi, who is at present the finance secretary of the state, will take over as the home secretary, the chief minister said. Sinha was appointed the chairman of the West Bengal Industrial Development Corporation, Banerjee announced..