A. M. Anisuzzaman

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A. M. Anisuzzaman was a government secretary and member of the Shahabuddin Ahmed ministry in charge of the Ministry of Land and the Ministry of Agriculture. [1] [2] He was a special advisor for agriculture to Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina. [3] He was a former secretary of the Ministry of Agriculture. [4]

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Anisuzzaman supported Muhammad Yunus in launching Grameen Bank by allowing the first branch of Grameen Bank to be opened at a branch of Bangladesh Krishi Bank in Chittagong. [5] [6] [7]

Career

Anisuzzaman joined the Central Superior Services in 1956. [8] He choose to focus on the agriculture sector after joining the civil service. [9] From 1966 to 1967, he was the deputy commissioner of Mymensingh District. [9] He was then made deputy secretary of the Ministry of Finance. [10]

From 1969 to 1970, Anisuzzaman was the secretary of the Relief and Rehabilitation Department. [8] After the Independence of Bangladesh, he escaped Pakistan through Afghanistan and was appointed secretary of Ministry of Agriculture. [8] [9] He was the chairman of Bangladesh Agricultural Development Corporation. [9] He was the managing director of Bangladesh Krishi Bank. [9] He supported Muhammad Yunus in launching Grameen Bank by allowing the first branch of Grameen Bank to be opened at a branch of Bangladesh Krishi Bank in Chittagong. [5] [6]

In 1990, Anisuzzaman retired from government service. [8] He served as an advisor in the Shahabuddin Ahmed ministry in charge of the Ministry of Land and the Ministry of Agriculture. [8] [11]

Anisuzzaman was the special advisor for agriculture to Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina from 1996 to 2001. [9]

Personal life

Anisuzzaman was married to Sofia Mazumdar. [11]

Death

Anisuzzaman died on 29th November 2023 in Gulshan, Dhaka. [8] He was buried in Banani Graveyard beside his wife. [11]

References

  1. ↑ "Former caretaker govt adviser AM Anisuzzaman dies". New Age. 3 December 2023. Retrieved 8 December 2024.
  2. ↑ "Transcript of oral history interview with A. M. Anisuzzaman held on November 20, 1991 (English)". www.worldbank.org. Retrieved 2024-12-09.
  3. ↑ Nishat, Ainun; Waliuzzaman, Mir (2000). Proceedings of the National Forum on Multi-stakeholder Sustainability Planning in Bangladesh, Dhaka, Bangladesh. IUCN-Bangladesh. p. 41. ISBN   978-984-746-009-3.
  4. ↑ A Year Book of the Commonwealth. H.M. Stationery Office. 1975. p. 119. ISBN   978-0-11-580169-3.
  5. 1 2 Yunus, Muhammad (2007-03-31). Banker To The Poor: Micro-Lending and the Battle Against World Poverty. PublicAffairs. ISBN   978-1-58648-546-7.
  6. 1 2 Counts, Alex (2008-03-31). Small Loans, Big Dreams: How Nobel Prize Winner Muhammad Yunus and Microfinance are Changing the World. John Wiley & Sons. pp. 62–63. ISBN   978-0-470-28527-5.
  7. ↑ Bari, Rashidul (2011-06-24). Grameen Social Business Model: A Manifesto for Proletariat Revolution. AuthorHouse. p. 101. ISBN   978-1-4685-6565-2.
  8. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "AM Anisuzzaman passes away". Dhaka Tribune. Retrieved 2024-12-09.
  9. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Shams, Khalid (2023-12-13). "Forever a restless civil servant". The Daily Star. Retrieved 2024-12-09.
  10. ↑ Alam, Abu Zafar Muhammad Shamsul (1997). Administration and Ethics. Bangladesh Co-operative Book Society. pp. 180–181. ISBN   978-984-493-022-3.
  11. 1 2 3 "Anisuzzaman passes away". The Daily Star. 2023-12-02. Retrieved 2024-12-09.
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