Qazi Shamsul Alam

Bangladesh civil servant (1942–2021)

Qazi Shamsul Alam (1 January 1942 – 1 October 2021) was the Cabinet Secretary of Bangladesh.[1]

Early life

Shamsul Alam was born on 1 January 1942.[2] He completed his M.A. from the University of Dhaka in 1962.[3]

Career

Shamsul Alam joined the Central Superior Services of Pakistan in 1964.[4] He was the Assistant Commissioner of Sylhet District in 1966.[5] He was the deputy director of food of the Hyrderabad region in West Pakistan in 1968.[6]

In 1980, Shamsul Alam was the joint secretary at the Ministry of Finance.[7]

Shamsul Alam was the Additional Secretary of the External Resources Division in 1990.[8] He signed an agreement with the World Food Programme on behalf of Bangladesh.[9] He was an alternate governor of the Asian Development Bank.[10]

In 1991, Shamsul Alam was the Secretary of the Ministry of Labour and Manpower.[11] Shamsul Alam was a member of the Bangladesh Planning Commission in 1997.[12]

In January 2000, Shamsul Alam, as Cabinet Secretary, conducted the oath taking ceremony of Chief Justice Latifur Rahman.[13]

Shamsul Alam was elected member of the Fair Election Monitoring Alliance in 2004.[14]

Shamsul Alam was the treasurer of the Fair Election Monitoring Alliance in 2008.[15]

Death

Shamsul Alam died on 1 October 2021 of neurological complications following brain surgery.[4]

Bibliography

  • Recent Development in World Demand for Jute, with Particular Reference to Jute-synthetics Competition (1976)[16]

References

  1. ^ "Ex-cabinet secy Qazi Shamsul Alam dies". New Age | The Most Popular Outspoken English Daily in Bangladesh. Retrieved 23 September 2023.
  2. ^ The East Bengal Civil List. East Bengal Government Press,. 1967. p. 125.
  3. ^ Dacca, University of (1962). Report. p. 249.
  4. ^ a b "Ex-cabinet secretary Qazi Shamsul Alam passes away". Daily Sun. Retrieved 23 September 2023.
  5. ^ Assembly, Pakistan National (1966). Debates: Official Report. Manager of Publications. p. 253.
  6. ^ The West Pakistan Civil List. West Pakistan Government Press. 1968. p. 92.
  7. ^ Administrative Science Review. National Institute of Public Administration. 1980. p. 17.
  8. ^ The Colombo Plan for Cooperative Economic & Social Development in Asia & the Pacific: Proceedings & Conclusions of the ... Consultative Committee Meeting. Colombo Plan Bureau. 1990. p. 150.
  9. ^ Monthly Indicators of Current Economic Situation of Bangladesh. Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics, Statistics Division, Ministry of Planning, Government of the People's Republic of Bangladesh. 1988. p. 80.
  10. ^ Meeting, Asian Development Bank Board of Governors (1993). Summary of Proceedings. The Board. p. 260.
  11. ^ Record of Proceedings. International Labour Office. 1991. ISBN 978-92-2-107071-9.
  12. ^ Overcoming Institutional Constraints to Implementing Macroeconomic Policies. UN. 1997. pp. iv. ISBN 978-92-1-119825-6.
  13. ^ "Justice Latifur Rahman takes oath as CJ". The Daily Star. 2 January 2000. Retrieved 23 September 2023.
  14. ^ "The Daily Star Web Edition Vol. 4 Num 274". archive.thedailystar.net. Retrieved 23 September 2023.
  15. ^ "Feroz, Nasiruddin FEMA president, secy gen". The Daily Star. 24 August 2008. Retrieved 23 September 2023.
  16. ^ Shamsul Alam, Qazi (1976). Recent Development in World Demand for Jute, with Particular Reference to Jute-synthetics Competition.