Dr. Md. Mushfiqur Rahman , CEO of the PPP Authority visited the Project “Construction and operation of 2 (two) incomplete Jetties of MPA at Mongla” on February 17, 2023 . He was accompanied by Mr. Pronab Kumar Ghosh, Director General (Admin & Finance), PPP Authority, Mr. Md. Anwarul Habib ,Director (Engineering ) , PPP Authority and Muhammad Muklesur Rahman PS to CEO (Deputy Secretary)
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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Muhammad Rafiqul Islam
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.
