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A. K. M. Abdul Awal Majumder

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A. K. M. Abdul Awal Majumder is a retired secretary and former rector of the Bangladesh Public Administration Training Centre.[1] [2] [3] He was the secretary of the Ministry of Primary and Mass Education.[4] He was the secretary in the Ministry of Science and ICT.[5] He is a former additional secretary of the Ministry of Education.[6] He was the additional secretary of the Ministry of Food and Disaster Management.[7]

Early life

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Majumder was born on 1 March 1957 in Basonda, Nangalkot Upazila, Comilla District, East Pakistan, Pakistan.[8] He graduated from Batisha High School and the Comilla Victoria Government College.[8] He completed his bachelor's and master's in political science at the University of Dhaka in 1980 and 1982, respectively.[8] He studied at Johns Hopkins University as part of his Hubert H. Humphrey Fellowship Program.[8]

Career

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Majumder joined the 1982 batch of Bangladesh Civil Service.[8] He was trained at the Bangladesh Civil Service Administration Academy. In April 1984, he was appointed as assistant commissioner of land in Kishoreganj District.[8] He worked in the district till 1988 reaching the rank of acting Upazila Nirbahi Officer.[8] He was then appointed magistrate of Mymensingh Sadar Upazila.[8] He was the Upazila Nirbahi Officer of Gouripur Upazila and Singair Upazila.[8] He was the deputy commissioner of Faridpur District.[8]

Majummder was the senior assistant secretary of the Ministry of Home Affairs.[8] Then afterwards he served in the Ministry of Establishments and the Ministry of Primary and Mass Education.[8] He was the deputy secretary of the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare and later the Cabinet Division.[8] He served as joint secretary in the Cabinet Division and the Local Government Division, later holding the position of additional secretary in the Ministry of Agriculture. [8]

In September 2007, Majummder was the director general of the Bangladesh Bureau of Educational Information and Statistics.[9] He was the additional secretary of the Ministry of Disaster Management in 2008;[10] he was previously serving in the Ministry of Education.[11] [12] In March 2009, he was appointed additional secretary of the Ministry of Food replacing Ahmed Hossain Khan.[13] In August 2009, he was promoted to the rank of secretary and made an officer on special duty.[14] He was the director general of the Bangladesh Rural Development Board and chairman of the Land Reform Board.[8] [15]

Majummder also served as secretary in the Ministry of Science and ICT in early 2009.[16] He was the vice-president of the Bangladesh Scouts.[17] He was then appointed secretary of the Ministry of Primary and Mass Education.[8] [18] He oversaw the recruitment of 15 thousand teachers for the Ministry of Primary and Mass Education in September 2011.[19] He received 5,000 digital pianos from the South Korean government.[20] [21] In December 2014, he was appointed rector of the Bangladesh Public Administration Training Centre.[22] He was a director of the National Academy for Planning and Development.[22]

In 2021, Majummder said political connections were harming the chain of command of the Bangladesh Civil Service.[23]

Following the fall of the Sheikh Hasina led Awami League government, Majummder spoke to the media about the sluggishness of the civil service and jitteriness after the fall.[24] He called for placing experience as the paramount requirement for promotions to secretary.[25] He supported the recommendations of the reform commissions.[26]

References

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  1. ^ "Likely reform proposal: Govt officials may be able to retire after 15yrs". The Daily Star. 2025年02月02日. Retrieved 2025年02月12日.
  2. ^ "Home :: Dhaka University". du.ac.bd. Retrieved 2025年02月12日.
  3. ^ Rahman, Arifur (2023年08月10日). "Ministers, MPs write letters for promotion of bureaucrats". Prothom Alo. Retrieved 2025年02月12日.
  4. ^ "Pry terminal exams from Nov 23". The Daily Star. 2011年09月21日. Retrieved 2025年02月12日.
  5. ^ "Digital signature important for digitisation drive". The Daily Star. 2009年11月05日. Retrieved 2025年02月12日.
  6. ^ "Workshop on edn statistics begins in city". The Daily Star. 2007年09月10日. Retrieved 2025年02月12日.
  7. ^ "Japan keen to invest in manufacturing". The Daily Star. 2009年02月06日. Retrieved 2025年02月12日.
  8. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p "My Profile". My Blog. 2013年08月15日. Retrieved 2025年02月12日.
  9. ^ "Int'l Literacy Day today". The Daily Star. 2007年09月08日. Retrieved 2025年02月12日.
  10. ^ "Create professionals in disaster management". The Daily Star. 2008年08月15日. Retrieved 2025年02月12日.
  11. ^ "Six addl, joint secys transferred". The Daily Star. 2008年02月28日. Retrieved 2025年02月12日.
  12. ^ "Nat'l election must be held for sake of democracy". The Daily Star. 2007年12月11日. Retrieved 2025年02月12日.
  13. ^ "Some changes in admin". The Daily Star. 2009年03月05日. Retrieved 2025年02月12日.
  14. ^ "19 officers promoted to secretary rank". The Daily Star. 2009年08月04日. Retrieved 2025年02月12日.
  15. ^ "Major shake-up in civil admin". The Daily Star. 2010年10月20日. Retrieved 2025年02月12日.
  16. ^ "Prosecutors and investigators to be named shortly". The Daily Star. 2009年07月26日. Retrieved 2025年02月12日.
  17. ^ "Scout leaders meet president". The Daily Star. 2010年12月13日. Retrieved 2025年02月12日.
  18. ^ "Need for early childhood care stressed". The Daily Star. 2012年04月29日. Retrieved 2025年02月12日.
  19. ^ "Govt to recruit 15,000 teachers". The Daily Star. 2011年09月25日. Retrieved 2025年02月12日.
  20. ^ "::: Star Weekend Magazine :::". The Daily Star. Retrieved 2025年02月12日.
  21. ^ "Row over South Korea piano donations to Bangladesh". BBC News. 2011年10月21日. Retrieved 2025年02月12日.
  22. ^ a b "3 secretaries transferred". The Daily Star. 2014年12月07日. Retrieved 2025年02月12日.
  23. ^ "Controversial activities overshadow good work". Prothom Alo. 2021年07月27日. Retrieved 2025年02月12日.
  24. ^ "Civil admin runs slow as top tier still jittery". The Daily Star. 2024年10月01日. Retrieved 2025年02月12日.
  25. ^ "Govt moves to rein in easy ride to secy post". The Daily Star. 2024年09月08日. Retrieved 2025年02月12日.
  26. ^ "4 commission reports recommend key changes to set path for state, governance reforms". Bdnews24.com . Retrieved 2025年02月12日.

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