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Ambassador of Turkey to Bangladesh paid a courtesy call to the PPP Authority
প্রকাশন তারিখ
: 2021-01-21
H.E. Mr. Mustafa Osman Turan, Ambassador of Turkey to Bangladesh paid a courtesy call to Ms. Sultana Afroz, Secretary to the Government of Bangladesh and CEO of PPP Authority on 21 January, 2021.He was accompanied by Mr. Kenan Kalaycı, Deputy Commercial Counsellor, the Embassy of the Republic of Turkey in Dhaka.
Ms. Sultana Afroz, CEO of PPP Authority acknowledged the development assistance of the Turkish government specially to the Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh who were forced to flee from ethnic and religious persecution in Myanmar. She expressed her gratitude to the First Lady Emine Erdogan who visited and provided relief in the shelters of the Rohingyas in 2017. She was also looking forward to the visit of the Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan this year to attend the “D-8 Summit” and be part of the celebration of “50 years of Independence” and “Mujib Borsho.” Ms. Sultana Afroz, CEO of PPP Authority added that Bangladesh will continue to grow under the able leadership of the Honourable Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina specially in the PPP Program.
There has been a growing interest in Bangladesh and Turkey to strengthen the economic partnership between the two countries. The Turkish investors are keen to invest in liquified petroleum in Bangladesh and a modern hospital among other projects, indeed a great opportunity for developing PPP project with Turkish investors. A presentation outlining the roles, responsibilities and achievements of PPPA was given. Bangladesh has a pipeline of 79 projects of which 6 projects have started construction work. PPPA is supporting projects in various sectors, such as transportation, tourism, health, housing and more.
H.E. Mr. Mustafa Osman Turan recognized the enormous opportunities that PPPA is offering to the developing partners as it does in moving bilateral relationship forward. There are many contracting companies in Turkey who are keen to invest in Bangladesh as it offers attractive incentives for foreign investors. They are assessing the possibilities of collaboration with PPP Authority in health sector, energy, construction industry and mega infrastructures that are aligned with objectives of SDGs. He also expressed his interest in facilitating signing a MOU between PPP Authority and Turkish relevant organization.
The two countries are connected through history, culture and the hearts of people. He conveyed his sincere gratitude to Ms. Sultana Afroz, Secretary and CEO of PPPA for the warm hospitality.
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Muhammad Rafiqul Islam has been promoted to the rank of Secretary and appointed as the Chief Executive Officer of Public Private Partnership (PPP) Authority under the Chief Adviser’s Office on 3rd December 2024. Before his new assignment, he served as an Additional Secretary in the Power Division, Ministry of Power, Energy & Mineral Resources, Government of Bangladesh. As a member of the 13th batch of the prestigious BCS Administration Cadre Mr. Islam has more than 30 years of professional experience across diverse public sectors including Field Administrations, Anti Corruption Commission, Ministry of Industries, local governance, land reforms and energy and power. He made significant contributions in implementing local government policies and programs as the Chief Executive Officer (in-charge) of three Zila Parishads. Along with his current responsibility as the Secretary, Mr. Islam is also the Chairman of Dhaka Electric Supply Company (DESCO) board of directors.
He possesses a robust and diverse academic background. Throughout his school years at the renowned Garuria high school of Barishal district, he maintained the topmost position in his class and later on completed higher secondary degree from Patuakhali Govt. College. Afterwards, he completed his bachelor and achieved B.Sc. in Agriculture (Hons), from Bangladesh Agricultural University (BAU). He was awarded National Science and Technology (NST) fellowship from the Ministry of Science and Technology. Under the fellowship, Mr. Rafiqul completed his Masters in Agricultural Extension Education also from BAU concentrating on the role of agricultural education in agricultural development. In addition, he earned another post-graduate degree in Governance and Development with a focus on institutional reforms and sustainable governance from BRAC University funded through a scholarship provided by the Royal Dutch Emabssy in Dhaka. Finally, he went on to earn another MSc in Sustainable Futures from Greenwich University, London under the scholarship provided by the Ministry of Public Administration of the Government of Bangladesh where he acquired expertise in addressing global sustainability challenges. He authored two books titled “In Quest of Sustainable Futures” and “Measuring Your Carbon Footprints”.
During his long years in civil service, Mr. Islam travelled many foreign countries including China, Malaysia, Singapore, India, South Korea, the United Kingdom, Egypt and Turkey for the purpose of academic and professional development. He underwent a one-month long training on Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) organized by the Chinese Ministry of Commerce in 2007. He is married to Professor Shuvra Alam of BCS Education Cadre and father of two daughters. He was born in the village of Guria under the district of Barishal.
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