Begum Kamrun Nahar is a former Secretary of the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting. She was the first woman in Bangladesh to become Principal Information Officer. [1] She is a former Secretary of the Ministry of Women and Children Affairs. [2]
Nahar was born in Brahmanbaria District. [3] She completed her master's from the Social Welfare and Research Institute of the University of Dhaka in 1983. [4] She has a diploma is journalism from the Press Institute of Bangladesh. [5]
In 1984, Nahar joined Bangladesh Civil Service as administration cadre. [6]
Nahar was appointed the Principal Information Officer at the Press Information Department in February 2017. [7] She was the first women to hold the position of Principal Information Officer. [7] Before that she was the Director General of Department of Films and Publications and Directorate of Mass Communication. [3] She was the former Director General of Bangladesh Film Archive. [3] She is a former Vice-Chairman of Bangladesh Film Censor Board. [8]
On 25 January 2019, Nahar was appointed Secretary of the Ministry of Women and Children Affairs. [3]
On 30 December 2019, Nahar was transferred from the post of Secretary of Ministry of Women and Children Affairs to Secretary of Information and Broadcasting. [9] [10]
In November 2020, Nahar went on Post-Retirement Leave while serving as Secretary at the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting. [6] Khaja Mia replaced her as the Secretary of the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting. [6]
Nahar is married to Khandakar Anowarul Islam, former Cabinet Secretary of Bangladesh. [6] [11] They have two children. [5] In June 2020, she contacted COVID-19 during the COVID-19 pandemic in Bangladesh. [11]