Bangladesh Public Administration Training Centre

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Bangladesh Public Administration Training Centre
Formation1984
Headquarters Savar, Bangladesh
Region served
Bangladesh
Official language
Bengali
Rector (Secretary)
Sayeed Mahbub Khan
Website bpatc.portal.gov.bd

Bangladesh Public Administration Training Centre (BPATC) is a training institute for the public sector. It was founded in 1984, and is situated in Savar, Dhaka District. [1] The premises has teaching facilities, quarters for the officers, a mosque, and a lake. Sayeed Mahbub Khan is the rector of the Bangladesh Public Administration Training Centre. [2]

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History

Bangladesh Public Administration Training Centre was established in 1984. [3] The Bangladesh Public Administration Training Centre was established by merging the Bangladesh Administrative Staff College, National Institute of Public Administration, Civil Officers' Training Academy, and the Staff Training Institute. [4] The foundation stone of the centre was laid in December 1981 and the centre became operational on 28 April 1984, as an autonomous body with a Rector as its head who is a senior Secretary to the Government. [3]

The Centre has four division units based in Chittagong Division, Dhaka Division, Rajshahi Division, and Khulna Division. [3]

In February 2009, Bangladesh Public Administration Training Centre organized a seminar on 'Improving public services through total quality management' with support from Japan International Cooperation Agency. [5] At the silver jubilee celebration of the Bangladesh Public Administration Training Centre, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina reminded the bureaucrats that they were servants of the public and not masters. [6] [7]

In 2010, Bangladesh Supreme Court announced plans to train judges of lower courts in the Bangladesh Public Administration Training Centre and the Bangladesh Military Academy. [8]

In September 2020, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina inaugurated a 20 story building of Bangladesh Public Administration Training Centre in Savar. [9]

Administration

The rector (normally the rank of a Senior Secretary) is the head of the training institution, assisted by the MDS (rank of Senior Joint Secretary/Additional Secretary). [3] The rector also chairs the governing body of the BPATC School and College, a secondary school located within the precincts of BPATC. [10]

The board of governors of Bangladesh Public Administration Training Centre is under the direction of a Cabinet Minister. [3]

List of rectors

NameStart dateEnd dateReference
Ramendra Nath Biswas3 January 202231 December 2022 [11] [12]
Md. Monjur Hossain25 May 20212 January 2022 [11]
Md Rakib Hossain29 July 201924 May 2021 [11]
Dr. M Aslam Alam4 May 201728 July 2019 [11]
A. L. M. Abdur Rahman22 February 20163 March 2017 [11]
AKM Abdul Awal Majumder10 December 201428 February 2016 [11]
Khandker Md Iftekhar Haider17 February 20149 December 2014 [11]
AZM Shafiqul Alam29 March 201117 February 2014 [11]
Mesbaul Alam26 October 201015 November 2010 [11]
Md. Delwar Hossain1 July 200920 February 2011 [11]
Md Abdus Salam Khan3 September 200824 May 2009 [13]
Abu Md Maniruzzaman Khan22 January 20072 September 2008 [13]
Md Abdus Salam Khan5 December 200522 January 2007 [13]
Ahbab Ahmed1 November 200331 October 2005 [13]
Kamal Uddin Siddiqui 23 June 20021 November 2003 [13]
Kshanada Mohan Das21 March 200119 November 2001 [13]
Kazi Md. Monzur-I-Mowla 17 June 19911 July 1995 [13]
Ekram Hossain1 August 199015 January 1991 [13]
A. Z. M. Shamsul Alam 11 January 199031 July 1990 [13]
Mohammad Siddiqur Rahman16 August 19899 January 1990 [13]
Nazrul Islam5 July 198915 August 1989 [14]
A. M. Anisuzzaman7 February 19882 July 1989 [14]
A. K. M. Hedayetul Huq9 October 198525 January 1988 [14]
Sheikh Maqsood Ali 28 April 198410 August 1985 [14]

Board of governors

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