Kamrul Hasan (secretary)

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Kamrul Hasan
OccupationFormer civil servent

Kamrul Hasan is a retired civil servant and former secretary of the Ministry of Defence of Bangladesh. [1] [2] He was the secretary at the Ministry of Fisheries and Livestock. [3]

Career

Hasan was the joint secretary of the Economic Relations Division in 2003. [4]

In October 2006, Hasan was promoted to secretary at the Ministry of Fisheries and Livestock in the last five days of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party-Bangladesh Jamaat-i-Islami alliance government along with the transfer, promotion, and termination of 300 government officials. [5]

Hasan was appointed the Secretary of Defence on 11 January 2007 replacing Abu Md. Moniruzzaman Khan. [6] He was serving as the secretary of the Ministry of Fisheries and Livestock. [7] In May 2007, he saw the promotion of the Army chief to a four star general, navy chief to Vice Admiral, and air force chief to Air Marshal. [8] He received Pakistan Air Force Chief Marshal Tanvir Mahmood Ahmed in April 2008 and President Iajuddin Ahmed hoped ties between the two countries would improve. [9] He inaugurated the Khepupara Radar Station. [10] He met with a delegation of National Defence University, Pakistan in May 2008. [11] He inaugurated Space Research and Remote Sensing Organisation's satellite ground station which would use the feed from FY-2C, a Chinese satellite. [12]

Hasan served as the Defence Secretary till 8 February 2010 before being replaced by Khondoker Md. Asaduzzaman. [6]

References

  1. "Battle of Minds 2014 Finale". The Daily Star. 2014-12-18. Retrieved 2025-03-11.
  2. "Bilateral ties with Pakistan to strengthen further in future". The Daily Star. 2008-01-24. Retrieved 2025-03-11.
  3. Influenza, Bangladesh National Communication Strategy and Action Plan for Avian Influenza and Human Pandemic (2008). Bangladesh National Communication Strategy and Action Plan for Avian Influenza and Human Pandemic Influenza, 2007-2008. United Nations Children's Fund, Bangladesh Country Office. p. 72.
  4. "List of 146 promoted as addl and joint secretaries". The Daily Star. Retrieved 2025-03-11.
  5. "Last 5 Days of Alliance Rule". The Daily Star. Retrieved 2025-03-11.
  6. 1 2 "প্রতিরক্ষা মন্ত্রণালয়". www.mod.gov.bd. Retrieved 2023-03-19.
  7. "6 secretaries transferred". The Daily Star. Retrieved 2025-03-11.
  8. "Three chiefs adorned with new rank". Bdnews24.com . Retrieved 2025-03-11.
  9. "Bangla-Pak ties to strengthen". The Daily Star. 2008-04-30. Retrieved 2025-03-11.
  10. "Khepupara Radar Station inaugurated". The Daily Star. 2008-04-25. Retrieved 2025-03-11.
  11. "Pak NDU team meets defence secretary". The Daily Star. 2008-05-08. Retrieved 2025-03-11.
  12. "New Sparrso satellite ground station opens". The Daily Star. 2007-09-12. Retrieved 2025-03-11.