Mohammad Mezbah Uddin Chowdhury is a Bangladeshi Civil Servant and Senior Secretary of the Ministry of Public Administration.[1][2] Prior to this appointment, he served as Secretary of the Ministry of Shipping[3] and Local Government Division.[4]

Career

Chowdhury joined the Bangladesh Civil Service as an assistant commissioner in 1991.[5]

In May 2004, Chowdhury was elected office secretary of Dhaka University Political Science Department Alumni Association.[6] He was former stationed at the Bangladesh Institute of Governance and Management.[7]

Chowdhury was the joint secretary of Cabinet Division in 2017.[8] In 2018, he was the Sylhet Divisional Commissioner.[9]

In February 2020, Chowdhury was transferred from additional Secretary to Appointment Promotion and Deputation Wing of Ministry of Public Administration to Secretary of the Ministry of Shipping.[10] Chowdhury launched an alternate ferry service for the Shimulia-Kathalbari route on an experimental basis.[11] He suggest using waterways to trade with India to reduce costs.[12][13] He advocated using the India-Bangla protocol routes under Bangladesh Inland Water Transport Authority and highlighted the opportunity for Bangladesh to trade with the Seven Sister States of India.[14][15] He was present in negotiations with the Water transport workers which led to the strike ending.[16][17] He reported that a ferry hit the pillar of the Padma Bridge due to negligence of the crew.[18] He was present at the 2.34 billion BDT contract signing between Chattogram Port Authority and Nippon Koei JV.[19]

In 2021, Chowdhury was the secretary of the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change.[20] He was present at the inauguration function of a 7.93 billion BDT dredging project for Mongla Port led by chairman of the port Rear Admiral Mohammad Musa in March.[20] He saw the launch of Matarbari Port.[21] He sought US$58 million from the Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs to upgrade Chattogram Port.[22] In December 2021, he delegation led by Khalid Mahmud Chowdhury, State Minister for Shipping, to the Expo 2020.[23]

In March 2022, Chowdhury, as secretary of the Ministry of Shipping, worked to bring the crew of MV Banglar Samriddhi from Ukraine.[24] It had been hit by a missile in the Black Sea during the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine killing one of the crew member.[24] He was present at the graduation ceremony of the Bangladesh Marine Academy.[3] In May 2022, he was transferred from the Secretary of the Ministry of Shipping to the Secretary of the Local Government Division.[25] He served under Minister of Local Government and Rural Development Md Tazul Islam.[26]

On 27 October 2022, Chowdhury was promoted to senior secretary.[5][27] On 31 October, he was transferred from the Local Government Division to the Ministry of Public Administration replacing KM Ali Azam.[5][28] He launched the Government Employee Management System for the public administration.[29] According to The Daily Star, he oversaw significant changes in the public administration postings to advantage the Awami League led government before the general election in 2024.[30] He sent former Deputy Secretary AKM Rezaul Karim of the Ministry of Public Administration to forced retirement after he was found guilty of rape in court.[31]

References

  1. ↑ "28 govt officials, 2 depts get Bangabandhu Public Admin Award from PM". The Daily Star. 2023-07-31. Retrieved 2023-09-08.
  2. ↑ "Senior secretary Mesbah Uddin shifted to Public Admin Ministry". Risingbd.com. Retrieved 2023-09-08.
  3. 1 2 "Every division will get marine academy: PM". The Daily Star. 2022-02-13. Retrieved 2023-09-08.
  4. ↑ "Bida brings more services online for investors". The Daily Star. 2022-11-01. Retrieved 2023-09-08.
  5. 1 2 3 "Mezbah Uddin new sr secy of Public Administration Ministry". daily sun. Retrieved 2023-09-08.
  6. ↑ "DUPDAA executives". The Daily Star. 14 May 2004. Retrieved 8 September 2023.
  7. ↑ "BIGM". www.bigm.edu.bd. Retrieved 2023-09-08.
  8. ↑ "Miladunnabi on Dec 2". The Daily Star. 2017-11-20. Retrieved 2023-09-08.
  9. ↑ "The inauguration of a new British Council office in Sylhet". British Council. Retrieved 8 September 2023.
  10. ↑ "Mohammad Mezbah Uddin Chowdhury new shipping secretary". unb.com.bd. Retrieved 2023-09-08.
  11. ↑ "Shimulia-Kathalbari Ferry: Experimental crossing takes 7 hours". The Daily Star. 2020-09-16. Retrieved 2023-09-08.
  12. ↑ "Waterways can help cut shipping costs: experts". The Daily Star. 2021-03-17. Retrieved 2023-09-08.
  13. ↑ Chaudhury, Dipanjan Roy (2020-05-20). "India, Bangladesh open new chapter in regional connectivity mechanism". The Economic Times. ISSN 0013-0389. Retrieved 2023-09-08.
  14. ↑ Chakma, Jagaran (2020-09-06). "Now northeast India connected via new river route". The Daily Star. Retrieved 2023-09-08.
  15. ↑ "Trial riverine export route: First shipment on maiden journey to Tripura". The Daily Star. 2020-09-05. Retrieved 2023-09-08.
  16. ↑ "Water transport workers withdraw strike, resume work". The Daily Star. 2020-10-22. Retrieved 2023-09-08.
  17. ↑ "Water Transport: Strike lifted, workers get back to work". The Daily Star. 2020-10-23. Retrieved 2023-09-08.
  18. ↑ "Master's carelessness behind ferry hitting Padma Bridge pillar: Shipping Secretary". The Daily Star. 2021-07-24. Retrieved 2023-09-08.
  19. ↑ "Contracts signed with Japanese firms for Matarbari port project". The Daily Star. 2020-09-24. Retrieved 2023-09-08.
  20. 1 2 "Tk 793 crore dredging project at Mongla Port begins". The Daily Star. 2021-03-13. Retrieved 2023-09-08.
  21. ↑ BSS, Dhaka (2021-03-19). "Matarbari Port likely to contribute about 3% to GDP growth: Shipping secretary". The Daily Star. Retrieved 2023-09-08.
  22. ↑ "$58m PPP project for Patenga terminal gets cabinet nod". The Daily Star. 2021-03-04. Retrieved 2023-09-08.
  23. ↑ "DP World reiterates commitment to invest $1b". The Daily Star. 2021-12-01. Retrieved 2023-09-08.
  24. 1 2 "Bringing back Hadisur's body depends on situation in Ukraine: State Minister". The Daily Star. 2022-03-03. Retrieved 2023-09-08.
  25. ↑ "4 additional secretaries promoted, 5 secretaries transferred". The Daily Star. 2022-05-18. Retrieved 2023-09-08.
  26. ↑ "Working to make village courts more effective: Tazul". The Daily Star. 2022-06-15. Retrieved 2023-09-08.
  27. ↑ "Reshuffle in top tier of the admin". The Daily Star. 2022-10-28. Retrieved 2023-09-08.
  28. ↑ Bhattacharjee, Partha Pratim (2022-12-04). "Election-year bureaucracy: Govt in a bind over new picks". The Daily Star. Retrieved 2023-09-08.
  29. ↑ Khan, Mahbubur Rahman (2022-12-17). "To appoint the right people". The Daily Star. Retrieved 2023-09-08.
  30. ↑ Bhattacharjee, Partha Pratim; Khan, Mohammad Jamil (2023-06-11). "Field Administration, Police: Big changes on cards with polls in mind". The Daily Star. Retrieved 2023-09-08.
  31. ↑ "Public admin deputy secretary sent on compulsory retirement". Dhaka Tribune. 23 November 2022. Retrieved 9 September 2023.
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