Abu Momtaz Saad Uddin Ahmed

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Abu Momtaz Saad Uddin Ahmed, also known as Kislu, is an additional secretary of the Ministry of Home Affairs and a member of the Police Reform Commission of the Muhammad Yunus-led interim government. [1] [2] [3] He taught at the Bangladesh Public Administration Training Center. [4]

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Early life

Ahmed was born in Badiul Alam Hat, North Madarsha, Hathazari Upazila, Chittagong District and grew up in Azimpur Colony. [4] His father was a civil servant. He had 12 siblings including Farzana Mumtaz who joined the civil service with him. [4] He studied at the West End High School. [4] While studying at the University of Dhaka he taught at Dhaka City College. [4]

Career

From 1977 to 1995, Ahmed played table tennis professionally under the name Kislu. [4] He is a National Table Tennis Champion. [5] He is an executive member of Bangladesh Table Tennis Federation. [5]

Ahmed worked at the Bangladesh Rural Electrification Board in 1981. [4]

Ahmed joined the Bangladesh Civil Service in 1995 as part of the 15th batch. [4]

Ahmed was the Member Directing Staff of the Bangladesh Public Administration Training Center. [4] He was the Project Director with the rank of an Additional Secretary of the ASSET Project financed by the World Bank. [4] He was the deputy chief of Health Economics Unit. [6]

Ahmed wrote Accelerating and Strengthening Skills for Economic Transformation - Procurement Plan for the World Bank. [7]

After the fall of the Sheikh Hasina led Awami League government, Ahmed was appointed Additional Secretary of the Public Security Division of the Ministry of Home Affairs. [4] He was appointed member of the Police Reform Commission. [8] [9] The commission proposed new uniform and monogram for the police force. [10] It received public opinion calling for the depoliticization of Bangladesh Police. [11]

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  2. ↑ "New uniform, monogram sans boat on the cards for police". The Daily Star. 2024-12-24. Retrieved 2025-01-21.
  3. ↑ "Six reform commissions not submitting their reports today". Daily Sun. 31 December 2024. Retrieved 2025-01-21.
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  7. ↑ "Bangladesh - SOUTH ASIA- P167506- Accelerating and Strengthening Skills for Economic Transformation - Procurement Plan (English)". www.worldbank.org. Retrieved 2025-01-21.
  8. ↑ "Six reform commissions delay report submission, new dates announced". Dhaka Tribune. Retrieved 2025-01-21.
  9. ↑ "Six reform commissions not submitting their reports today, new submission dates set". The Financial Express. Retrieved 2025-01-21.
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