Ghulam Rahman is a former government secretary at the Ministry of Shipping[1] and President of Consumers Association of Bangladesh.[2] He is the former chairman of the Anti-Corruption Commission and Bangladesh Energy Regulatory Commission.[3][4]

Ghulam Rahman
গোলাম রহমান
3rd Chairman of Anti-Corruption Commission
In office
1 May 2009  23 June 2013
Appointed byZillur Rahman
PresidentZillur Rahman
Mohammad Abdul Hamid
Preceded byHasan Mashhud Chowdhury
Succeeded byM Badiuzzaman
Personal details
NationalityBangladeshi

Career

Rahman taught Economics at the University of Dhaka in the 1960s after which he joined the Central Superior Services of Pakistan.[5]

Rahman retired as secretary of the Ministry of Shipping in 2004.[6]

In 2007, the Caretaker government appointed Rahman chairman of Bangladesh Energy Regulatory Commission.[6]

On 1 May 2009, Rahman was appointed chairman of the Anti-Corruption Commission.[6] Rahman replaced Hasan Mashhud Chowdhury.[6] The government of Bangladesh also downgraded the status of the post from that of a minister to that of a judge of Bangladesh Supreme Court.[6]

In 2013, Rahman said that the Anti-Corruption Commission had become "toothless" due to its weak ability to prosecute suspects.[7][8] He had in the past blamed the judiciary for failure to reduce corruption.[9] On 23 June, he completed his 4 year term as chairman of Anti-Corruption Commission.[10]

Rahman became President of the Consumers Association of Bangladesh in August 2014 after the death of the last president, Quazi Faruque.[10]

On 8 December 2021, Rahman was re-elected President of Consumers Association of Bangladesh.[11]

References

  1. Staff Correspondent (2009-06-08). "Ghulam Rahman takes over as ACC chairman June 24". The Daily Star. Retrieved 2022-03-23.
  2. "Consumers, industrialists slam energy regulator over tariff setting failure". The Business Standard. 2021-12-02. Retrieved 2022-03-23.
  3. "Ghulam Rahman says graft reduces at upper level". Risingbd.com. Retrieved 2022-03-23.
  4. "Lack of governance raises corruption". New Age. Retrieved 2022-03-23.
  5. "Golam Rahman new ACC chief". bdnews24.com. Retrieved 2022-03-23.
  6. 1 2 3 4 5 "Ghulam Rahman new ACC chief". The Daily Star. 2009-05-01. Retrieved 2022-03-23.
  7. "ACC is a 'toothless tiger': Ghulam Rahman". Dhaka Tribune. 2013-06-19. Retrieved 2022-03-23.
  8. Staff Correspondent; bdnews24.com. "'ACC is a toothless tiger'". bdnews24.com. Retrieved 2022-03-23.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  9. "Bangladesh ACC Chairman for Tough Stand against Corruptions". ভিওএ (in Bengali). Retrieved 2022-03-23.
  10. 1 2 Staff Correspondent. "Ghulam Rahman made CAB president". Prothomalo. Retrieved 2022-03-23.
  11. sun, daily. "Ghulam Rahman re-elected president of CAB | Daily Sun |". daily sun. Retrieved 2022-03-23.
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