Hossain Zillur Rahman

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Hossain Zillur Rahman
হোসেন জিল্লুর রহমান
Hossain Zillur Rahman 2016.jpg
Rahman in 2016
Born (1951-07-26) 26 July 1951 (age 74)
NationalityBangladeshi
Alma mater
SpouseMahbuba Haque

Hossain Zillur Rahman is an academic, economist and policy maker from Bangladesh. He led the drafting of the poverty reduction strategy of the government in 2005 and was a member of the Independent South Asian Commission on Poverty Alleviation (ISACPA).[ citation needed ] He founded the Dhaka-based think-tank Power and Participation Research Centre (PPRC) in 1996 and prior to that was for over twenty years a leading researcher at the Bangladesh Institute of development Studies.

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On 9 January 2008, he was appointed as an adviser (cabinet minister) to the Caretaker Government of Bangladesh, led by Fakhruddin Ahmed and was entrusted with the ministries of commerce and education. He served in this capacity till evening of 6 January 2009. He was an Inspire Fellow at the Institute for Global Leadership at Tufts University, US and was awarded the Dr. John Meyer Global Citizenship Award by the Institute in November, 2009.[ citation needed ]

In 2013, he was awarded gold medal by Rotary International Bangladesh.[ citation needed ] Currently the Executive Chairman of Power and Participation Research Centre (PPRC).

Education

Born in Chittagong, Hossain Zillur Rahman took his Senior Cambridge examinations from the P.A.F. College, Sargodha in Pakistan and higher secondary certificate from Faujdarhat Cadet College in Chittagong, Bangladesh. He studied economics at the Dhaka University for his bachelor's and master's degrees.[ citation needed ] He received his PhD in sociology from the Manchester University in 1986. His PhD research focused on the sociology of colonial rule and emergence of the state in Bangladesh. [1]

Works and achievement

Hossain Zillur Rahman was for twenty years a researcher at the Bangladesh Institute of Development Studies (BIDS)[ citation needed ] before founding the independent think tank Power and Participation Research Centre (PPRC) in 1996. He worked on Board of Advisors of Digital Network, a think tank on Information Technology. [1]

He was made an Advisor (cabinet minister) in the Caretaker Government of Bangladesh in 2008.

Dr. Hossain Zillur Rahman is currently elected as chairperson of BRAC. [2] [3]

Dr. Hossain Zillur Rahman is currently a senior trustee at the Global Board of BRAC. [4]

Assignment in the Caretaker government

On 9 January 2008, Hossain Zillur Rahman was appointed as an Advisor to the Caretaker government of Bangladesh that was established on 11 January 2007. On 10 January 2008 portfolio of the advisers was redistributed and he was given the charge of the Ministry of Commerce as well as the Ministry of Education. On appointment as an advisor to the government, Rahman commented : "We have taken up the tasks in a critical times. But we can succeed if we work together." He also added : "Reforms are going on at the national level. Prices are rising on the international market.... The main dimension of work was thought to be political, but now it seems it is economy-oriented." "We will try to work together. Let's see what happens," he added. [5]

Power and Participation Research Centre

Power and Participation Research Centre (PPRC)
Founded1996;29 years ago (1996) in Dhaka, Bangladesh
Founder Hossain Zillur Rahman
HeadquartersHouse 15, Road 12, Dhanmondi, ,
Key people
Hossain Zillur Rahman, Executive Chairman
Website pprc-bd.org

The Power and Participation Research Centre (PPRC) established in 1996 Is an independent non profit centre for research and social action based in Dhaka, Bangladesh. [6] PPRC is focused on issues of public policy, knowledge management and citizen empowerment. The centre works through nurturing strong networks within grass-root and policy circles and promotes a research culture that values excellence and relevance.

Activities of the Centre encompass policy research, project evaluations, quality statistics, discourse promotion, polity advocacy, grass-roots and policy networking, and rapid response initiatives on issues of national urgency. Its founder and chairman is Hossain Zillur Rahman. [7]

Family

Hossain Zillur Rahman has 3 daughters with his wife Mahbuba Haque.[ citation needed ]

Publications

References

  1. 1 2 "Board of Advisor". Digital Equality Network. Archived from the original on 8 December 2008.
  2. "BRAC Governing Body. Retrieved 9 October 2023".
  3. "Jugantor. Retrieved 9 October 2023".
  4. "BRAC Global Board. Retrieved 9 October 2023".
  5. "Bangladesh gets 5 new advisers for its caretaker government". The Bangladesh Journal. Archived from the original on 31 January 2008.
  6. "PPRC proposes 'SDG Champion' competition". The Financial Express. Dhaka. 17 August 2017. Retrieved 14 September 2017.
  7. "Engagement with local govt empowers people: Experts". The Daily Star. 27 July 2017. Retrieved 14 September 2017.