Cabinet Secretary (Bangladesh)

Cabinet Secretary of Bangladesh
বাংলাদেশের মন্ত্রিপরিষদ সচিব
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Incumbent Sheikh Abdur Rashid since 14 October 2024 [1]
Government of Bangladesh Cabinet Division
Type	Civil Servant
Status	Chief of Cabinet Secretariat
Member of	Cabinet Cabinet Division Bangladesh Administrative Service Bangladesh Civil Service
Reports to	Chief Adviser
Residence	Minto Road, Ramna, Dhaka
Seat	Bangladesh Secretariat, Dhaka
Appointer	Chief Adviser of Bangladesh
Term length	Until the age of 59 Term contractually extendable
Inaugural holder	Hossain Toufique Imam
Formation	16 December 1971;53 years ago (16 December 1971)
Salary	৳157500 (US$1,300) per month (incl. allowanced)
Website	official website

The highest ranking civil servant is the Chief of the Cabinet Secretariat of the People's Republic of Bangladesh who is also the Cabinet Secretary. He is ex-officio Chairman of the Superior Selection Board and head of all civil services under the Rules of Business of the Government of Bangladesh. He also holds the 12th position in the Warrant of Precedence of Bangladesh. Cabinet Secretary is appointed from Bangladesh Civil Service (Administration) Cadre, known as Bangladesh Administrative Service. ^[2]

The current Cabinet Secretary of the Republic is Sheikh Abdur Rashid. He is the 25th Cabinet Secretary to the government of Bangladesh. Cabinet Secretary is considered as arguably the most powerful civil servant in Bangladesh.

List of Cabinet Secretaries

The position holder is accountable for ensuring that the Civil Service is equipped with the skills and capability to meet the everyday challenges it faces and that civil servants work in a fair and decent environment.

Sl	Name [3]	Year
1	Hossain Toufique Imam	16 July 1971 to 27 August 1975
2	Shafiul Azam	28 August 1975 to 14 July 1976
3	Abdul Momen Khan	14 July 1976 to 14 July 1977
4	M. Keramat Ali	15 July 1977 to 14 April 1982
5	Mohammad Mahbubuzzaman	14 April 1982 to 23 November 1986
6	Md. Mujibul Hoque	23 November 1986 to 31 December 1989
7	M. K. Anwar	1 January 1990 to 10 January 1991
8	Md. Siddiqur Rahman	20 January 1991 to 4 February 1992
9	M. Ayubur Rahman	6 February 1992 to 30 September 1996
10	Syed Ahmed	1 October 1996 to 18 January 1997
11	Ataul Haque	18 January 1997 to 13 December 1998
12	Qazi Shamsul Alam	13 December 1998 to 30 June 2001
13	Dr. Akbar Ali Khan	30 June 2001 to 31 March 2002
14	Dr. Kamal Uddin Siddique	2 April 2002 to 6 May 2002
15	Dr. Saadat Husain	6 May 2002 to 27 November 2005
16	A S M Abdul Halim	27 November 2005 to 31 August 2006
17	Md. Abu Solaiman Chowdhury	3 September 2006 to 6 December 2006
18	Ali Imam Majumder	6 December 2006 to 27 November 2008
19	Md Abdul Aziz	27 November 2008 to 2 October 2011
20	M Musharraf Hossain Bhuiyan	3 October 2011 to 29 October 2015
21	Mohammad Shafiul Alam	29 October 2015 to 28 October 2019
22	Khandker Anwarul Islam	28 October 2019 to 15 December 2022
23	Kabir Bin Anwar	15 December 2022 to 3 January 2023
24	Md. Mahbub Hossain	3 January 2023 to 13 October 2024
25	Sheikh Abdur Rashid	14 October 2024 to present

References

1. "Abdur Rashid appointed as cabinet secretary". The Business Standard. 8 October 2024.
2. "Warrant of Precedence, 1986" (PDF). The Prime Minister's Office. Archived from the original (PDF) on 26 November 2013.
3. "Complete List of Cabinet Secretaries since 1971". Dhaka: Cabinet Division, Government of the People's Republic of Bangladesh. 23 October 2013. Retrieved 23 October 2013.