Ali Imam Majumder

Ali Imam Majumder
আলী ইমাম মজুমদার
Majumdar in 2024
Adviser for Food
Incumbent
Assumed office
10 November 2024
Chief AdviserMuhammad Yunus
Preceded byMuhammad Yunus
Special Assistant to the Chief Adviser
In office
12 August 2024 – 10 November 2024[citation needed]
PresidentMohammed Shahabuddin
Chief AdviserMuhammad Yunus
Personal details
Born (1950-03-11) 11 March 1950 (age 74)
Sonamura, Tripura, India
NationalityBangladeshi
Alma materUniversity of Chittagong

Ali Imam Majumder is an advisor to the 2024 Bangladesh interim government.[1][2] He is a former Bangladeshi government official who served as the cabinet secretary.[3][4] He is the secretary general of Transparency International Bangladesh and an executive committee member of Citizens for Good Governance (SHUJAN).[5][6]

Early life

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Majumder was born in 1950 in Kulubari Village, Sonamura, Tripura, India.[3] He migrated to East Pakistan and settled in Comilla in 1962.[3] He graduated from University of Chittagong with a master's in mathematics.[3][7]

Career

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Majumder joined the Bangladesh Civil Service on 11 February 1977 as an administration cadre.[7]

Majumder served as the district commissioner (DC) of Sylhet District and Cox's Bazar District in 1997.[7][8]

In 2004, Majumder was the secretary of the Ministry of Labour and Employment.[9]

On 31 October 2006, Majumder was appointed the principal secretary to the chief advisor of the caretaker government.[10] On 6 December 2006, he also became the cabinet secretary of Bangladesh.[11] In May 2007, he approved a proposal to raise the ranks of the heads of the three armed forced forces of Bangladesh.[12] On 19 November 2007, his term was extended by one year.[10] He reported that the proclamation of independence of Bangladesh document had gone missing from government custody.[13] He also served as the chairman of Sonali Bank.[14] He retired from the civil service on 28 November 2008.[15]

In March 2015, Majumder was relieved of contempt charges by a court; related to a case against David Bergman.[16]

On 27 October 2016, Majumder was elected to the trustee board of Transparency International Bangladesh.[15] He was considered for the post of commissioner of the Election Commission in 2017.[17] He criticized the government providing interest free loans to civil service officers to buy cars.[18] He also had criticized the top heavy nature of the Bangladesh Civil Service.[19] He has been critical of the Awami League government politicizing the bureaucracy and reducing the quality of the service.[20]

Majumder is a former chairperson of Bangladesh Biman.[7] He is an executive committee member of Citizens for Good Governance (SHUJAN).[7] He is a director of MIDAS Financing Limited.[21] In November 2021, Majumder concurred with the International Institute for Democracy and Electoral Assistance report that democracy was in decline in Bangladesh.[22] He is a director of MIDAS (Micro Industries Development Assistance and Services).[23] In April 2023, he was elected chairman of MIDAS Financing Limited.[24] On 12 August 2024, he was appointed as special assistant of Muhammad Yunus.[25] He has been serving as an adviser of the interim government of Bangladesh since 16 August 2024.[26] On 10 November 2024, He is appointed as Advisor of food of the interim government of Bangladesh.

References

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  1. ^ "Interim government: Four new advisors sworn-in". Prothom Alo. 16 August 2024.
  2. ^ "Four more advisers to interim government sworn in". The Daily Star. 16 August 2024.
  3. ^ a b c d "Restorying Partition: Ali lmam Majumder". The Daily Star. 2017-08-25. Retrieved 2022-01-15.
  4. ^ "'We should not look at this completely negatively'". The Business Standard. 2021-06-14. Retrieved 2022-01-15.
  5. ^ "Secretary General - Transparency International Bangladesh (TIB)". www.ti-bangladesh.org. Retrieved 2022-01-15.
  6. ^ কেন্দ্রীয় কার্যনির্বাহী কমিটি. shujan.org (in Bengali). 2013-01-06. Retrieved 2022-01-15.
  7. ^ a b c d e "MFL » Board of Directors". www.mfl.com.bd. Retrieved 2022-01-15.
  8. ^ Asian Recorder. K. K. Thomas at Recorder Press. 1997. p. 26519.
  9. ^ "Decent Work Pilot Programme of Bangladesh" (PDF). ilo.org/. Retrieved 15 January 2022.
  10. ^ a b "Ali Imam Majumder reappointed cabinet secretary". bdnews24.com. 2007-11-19. Retrieved 2022-01-15.
  11. ^ "Ali Imam made TIB Trustee Board member". The Independent. Archived from the original on 2022-01-15. Retrieved 2022-01-15.
  12. ^ "Bangladesh to upgrade posts of three armed forces' chiefs". Outlook. Retrieved 2022-01-15.
  13. ^ "Historic Bangladesh papers 'lost'". 2008-06-18. Retrieved 2022-01-15.
  14. ^ "Sonali, Janata, Agrani banks become PLCs". The Daily Star. UNB. 2007-11-16. Retrieved 2022-10-19.
  15. ^ a b "Ali Imam Majumder made TIB Trustee Board member". Prothom Alo. Retrieved 2022-01-15.
  16. ^ "Statement on Bergman verdict: 10 more cleared of contempt proceedings". The Daily Star. 2015-03-03. Retrieved 2022-01-15.
  17. ^ "President picks ex-bureaucrat KM Nurul Huda as next CEC". Dhaka Tribune. 2017-02-06. Retrieved 2022-01-15.
  18. ^ "Civil servants get stunning benefits". The Financial Express. Retrieved 2022-01-15.
  19. ^ Adhikary, Tuhin Shubhra (2021-08-26). "Civil administration: Top-Heavy 'discriminatory'". The Daily Star. Retrieved 2022-01-15.
  20. ^ Bhattacharjee, Partha Pratim (2021-06-14). "The republic of Bureaucrats!". The Daily Star. Retrieved 2022-01-15.
  21. ^ "MIDAS Financing Limited". www.mfl.com.bd. Retrieved 2022-01-15.
  22. ^ "Authoritarian rule countinues in Bangladesh since '14: IDEA". New Age. Retrieved 2022-01-15.
  23. ^ "MIDAS". www.midas.org.bd. Retrieved 2022-01-15.
  24. ^ "Ali Imam elected MIDAS Financing chairman". The Daily Star. 2023-04-11. Retrieved 2023-04-10.
  25. ^ "Ex-cabinet secretary Ali Imam Majumder appointed as special assistant to Dr Yunus". The Business Standard. 2024-08-12. Retrieved 2024-08-12.
  26. ^ "Four more advisors take oaths of office". bdnews24.com. 16 August 2024.
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