Begum Kamrun Nahar

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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]

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Early life

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]

Career

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]

Personal life

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]

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  2. ↑ "3 secretaries transferred". The Daily Star. UNB. 2019-12-31. Retrieved 2022-03-24.
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  6. 1 2 3 4 "Information secretary Kamrun Nahar accorded farewell". The Independent. Dhaka. BSS. Retrieved 2022-03-24.
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  10. ↑ "Three secretaries transferred, 6 addl secy promoted". The Daily Star. UNB. 2019-12-30. Retrieved 2022-03-24.
  11. 1 2 "Cabinet Secretary Khandker Anwarul Islam's tenure extended by two years". Bangladesh Live News. Retrieved 2022-03-24.
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