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Md Humayun Kabir Khandaker

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Md Humayun Kabir Khandaker
মোঃ হুমায়ুন কবির খন্দকার
Senior Secretary of the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting
In office
1 November 2022 – August 2024
Preceded byMd Mokbul Hossain
Succeeded byVacant
Personal details
CitizenshipBangladesh
EducationBachelor's degree and Master's degree in Philosophy
Alma materUniversity of Dhaka
OccupationCivil servant


Md Humayun Kabir Khandaker is a Bangladeshi civil servant and the former senior secretary of the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting.[1][2] He is the former Election Commission Secretary.[3]

Early life

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Khandaker did his undergrad and master's in philosophy at the University of Dhaka.[4]

Career

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Khandaker joined the Bangladesh Civil Service in 1991 in the admin cadre.[4] In 2014, he received the Information and Communication Technology Award.[4]

In November 2015, Khandaker was the deputy commissioner of Feni District.[5] He served as the personal secretary of Hossain Toufique Imam, political advisor to Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina.[4] He was the additional secretary at the Ministry of Road Transport and Bridges.[4] In 2016, he was awarded the Public Administration Award.[4]

Khandaker was appointed the secretary of the Bangladesh Election Commission in January 2021.[6][7] He was the former Rajshahi Divisional Commissioner.[7] He was replaced by Md Humayun Kabir as divisional commissioner.[8] In January 2022, Justice Mamnoon Rahman and Justice Khandaker Diliruzzaman issued a ruling asking why contempt of court should not be taken against him and three others for not publishing the results of a ward election in Chittagong.[9] The government asked him and the election commission to investigate Bangladesh Nationalist Party using lobbying firms in the United States.[10]

Khandaker was appointed secretary of the Ministry of Industries in October 2022.[11] He was appointed secretary of the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting following the forced retirement of the former secretary, Md Mokbul Hossain in November 2022.[12] Zakia Sultana appointed to the secretary of the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting was cancelled at the same time.[12][13] He oversaw the launch of the digitalization of National Institute of Mass Communication services as part of the mygov platform project.[14]

Following the fall of the Sheikh Hasina led Awami League government, Khandaker was appointed an officer on special duty, a punishment posting in the Bangladesh Civil Service.[15]

References

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  1. ↑ "Info secy exchanges views with dept heads". bangladeshpost.net. Retrieved 2023-12-10.
  2. ↑ "PM honours cinematic excellence at National Film Awards 2022". The Daily Star. 2023-11-14. Retrieved 2023-12-10.
  3. ↑ "Humayun Kabir made new information secretary". The Daily Star. 2022-11-01. Retrieved 2023-12-09.
  4. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Humayun Kabir joins as information and broadcasting secretary". BSS. Retrieved 2023-12-10.
  5. ↑ "4-nation friendship motor rally enters Bangladesh". The Daily Star. 2015-11-29. Retrieved 2023-12-10.
  6. ↑ "Shuffling the reshuffle: EC secretary moved to info ministry". Dhaka Tribune. 1 November 2022. Retrieved 8 December 2023.
  7. 1 2 "Md Humayun Kabir Khandaker new EC secretary". Daily Sun. 26 January 2021. Retrieved 2023-12-10.
  8. ↑ "Md Humayun Kabir appointed new divisional commissioner in Rajshahi". Daily Sun. January 2021. Retrieved 2023-12-10.
  9. ↑ "CEC, 4 others face contempt of court rule". The Daily Star. 2022-01-03. Retrieved 2023-12-10.
  10. ↑ "Govt requests EC to probe BNP's lobbyist expenses". The Daily Star. 2022-02-02. Retrieved 2023-12-10.
  11. ↑ "3 promoted to secretary, one made senior secretary". New Age. Retrieved 2023-12-10.
  12. 1 2 "Humayun Kabir Khandakar new info secretary". The Business Standard. 2022-11-01. Retrieved 2023-12-09.
  13. ↑ "Notification on Zakia Sultana's transfer cancelled". Somoy TV. 1 November 2022. Retrieved 8 December 2023.
  14. ↑ "Govt wants to take services under 100pc digitization thru myGov". bangladeshpost.net. Retrieved 2023-12-10.
  15. ↑ "Senior secretaries of Information, ICT ministries made OSDs". Dhaka Tribune. Retrieved 2025-02-21.
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