সর্ব-শেষ হাল-নাগাদ: ১st অক্টোবর ২০২১
High Commissioner of India to Bangladesh pays an introductory visit to the PPP Authority
প্রকাশন তারিখ
: 2020-11-16
H.E. Mr. Vikram K Doraiswami, High Commissioner of India to Bangladesh paid a courtesy call to the Public-Private Partnership Authority (PPPA) on 16 November 2020.
Ms. Sultana Afroz, Secretary to the Bangladesh government and CEO of PPPA, noted that the new High Commissioner to India had been posted in Dhaka at a time when Bangladesh is celebrating the 100th birth anniversary of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman. She outlined the potential of collaboration between the two countries in the infrastructure space given the historical, cultural and economic context of the bilateral relationship between the two countries. She noted that the first PPP project in Bangladesh providing kidney dialysis services was implemented by an Indian company.
High Commissioner Doraiswami recognized the enormous opportunities that PPPA is offering to the developing partners as it does in moving bilateral relationship forward. He noted that according to the two Prime Ministers this was the golden era of India-Bangladesh relations. The two countries are connected through history, culture and the hearts of people. He expressed his belief that Bangladesh will continue to grow under the leadership of the Honourable Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina.
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. Vikram K Doraiswami, conveyed his sincere gratitude to Ms. Sultana Afroz, Secretary and CEO of PPPA for the warm hospitality and fruitful discussion on investment and building India-Bangladesh partnerships for infrastructure development through PPP. Both the High Commissioner of India Mr. Doraiswami and Secretary, Ms. Sultana Afroz agreed that it was important for countries to grow together so that the people in the region have better lives.
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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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