২৮ সেপ্টেম্বর ২০২৪ তারিখ ঢাকা এলিভেটেড এক্সপ্রেসওয়ে পিপিপি প্রকল্পের এয়ারপোর্ট সংলগ্ন টোল প্লাজা কার্যালয়ে সেতু বিভাগের সচিব (রুটিন দায়িত্ব) ও বাংলাদেশ সেতু কর্তৃপক্ষের নিবাহী পরিচালক (রুটিন দায়িত্ব) জনাব রশিদুল হাসান মহোদয়ের সভাপতিত্বে প্রকল্পের কার্যক্রম অবহিতকরণ ও নির্মাণ কাজের বিষয়ে বিশেষ পর্যালোচনা সভা অনুষ্ঠিত হয়। সভায় প্রধান অতিথি সড়ক পরিবহন ও মহাসড়ক বিভাগের সিনিয়র সচিব জনাব মো: এহছানুল হক, বিশেষ অতিথি জনাব মো: হাফিজুর রহমান, প্রধান নির্বাহী কর্মকর্তা (সচিব), পিপিপি কর্তৃপক্ষ এবং জনাব মো: সাইফুল্লাহ পান্না, সচিব, প্রধান উপদেষ্টার কার্যালয় উপস্থিত ছিলেন।
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.
