Abdus Sobhan Sikder | |
|---|---|
| Principal Secretary to the Prime Minister | |
| Prime Minister's Office | |
| In office 11 February 2014 –15 February 2015 | |
| Preceded by | Sheikh Mohammad Wahid Uz Zaman |
| Succeeded by | Abul Kalam Azad |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 16 February 1956 Barisal,Bangladesh |
| Alma mater | University of Dhaka University of Manchester |
| Occupation | Government official,Secretary |
Abdus Sobhan Sikder is a retired Bangladeshi senior secretary and former ambassador of Bangladesh to Italy. [1] He is the former principal secretary to prime minister Sheikh Hasina. [2] He is a former secretary of the Ministry of Home Affairs. [3]
Sikder finished his undergrad and masters in English at the University of Dhaka. [2]
Sikder was the secretary of the Implementation Monitoring and Evaluation Division in 2008. [4]
Sikder was the secretary of the Ministry of Home Affairs in 2010 when 20 websites of organizations under the Prime Minister's Office were hacked by Indian hackers. [5] Lieutenant colonel Ziaul Ahsan was responsible for tracking down the hackers and Yeafesh Osman was responsible for bring them back online. [5] He ordered actions against stalkers harassing students. [6] He oversaw the investigation into Bangladesh Rifles revolt. [7] He oversaw the rebranding of Bangladesh Rifles to Border Guard Bangladesh and formation of the National Committee for Intelligence Coordination. [8] [9] He was present at the execution of five killers of former president Sheikh Mujibur Rahman. [10]
In 2012,Sikder was the secretary of the Ministry of Public Administration. [11] He saw the recruitment of four thousand doctors through a special examination of the Bangladesh Civil Service. [11] He carried out mass promotions in the civil service and increasing the retirement age of secretaries. [12] [13] [14] He was criticized for meeting with Hossain Toufique Imam along with a number of civil servants in December 2013. [15] Questions were raised about serving civil servants having a meeting with Imam as he was the co-chairman of Election Steering Committee of the Awami League. [15]
Sikder was the principal secretary to prime minister Sheikh Hasina in 2014. [16] He replaced secretary Shaikh Md Wahid-uz Zaman. [17]
Sikder was appointed ambassador of Bangladesh to Italy in May 2016. [2] He replaced Md Shahdat Hossain who was appointed ambassador of Bangladesh to Belgium. [18] In February 2020,he received Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina who was on a bilateral visit to meet with Prime Minister of Italy Giuseppe Conte. [19]