Md. Abdullah Al Masud Chowdhury

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Md. Abdullah Al Masud Chowdhury secretary of the Security Services Division of the Ministry of Home Affairs for Bangladesh. [1] He was the additional secretary of the Security and Immigration Wing. [2]

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Early life

Chowdhury was born in Chauddagram Upazila, Comilla District. [3] He did his undergraduate and graduate studies in economics at the University of Dhaka. [3] He completed a post-graduate diploma from Murdoch University. [3]

Career

Chowdhury joined the Bangladesh Civil Service in 1993. [3]

Chowdhury was the Senior Assistant Head of Ministry of Health and Family Welfare. [3] He was the deputy director of National Nutrition Project, funded by the World Bank. [3] He was the economic counselor at the Bangladesh Embassy in Bangkok, Thailand. [3]

Chowdhury was the Alternative Permanent Representative of Bangladesh to the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific. [3] He served as the deputy chief of the Energy and Mineral Resources Division and the Power Division. [3]

In 2019, Chowdhury was the executive director of human resources at Dhaka Electric Supply Company Limited. [4] [5]

Chowdhury was appointed secretary of the Security Services Division of the Ministry of Home Affairs in July 2022. [6] He replaced Md Mokabbir Hossain. [7] He was serving as the additional secretary of the Security and Immigration Wing of the Security Services Division. [8] He signed an agreement with United Arab Emirates in October for e-visa. [9] He oversaw the launch of E-Passport services in the Bangladesh embassy in Portugal. [10] He is a member of the governing body of the Bangladesh Investment Development Authority. [11]

Chowdhury has asked the personnel of Fire Service and Civil Defence Department, which is under the Security Services Division, to be safe when discharging their duties. [12]

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References

  1. ↑ "Three additional secs made secretary". dailycountrytodaybd.com. Retrieved 2023-09-12.
  2. ↑ "Masud Chowdhury made secretary of security services division". The Asian Age. Retrieved 2023-09-12.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 "সুরক্ষা সেবা বিভাগ". ssd.gov.bd. Archived from the original on 31 July 2023. Retrieved 12 September 2023.
  4. ↑ "Government Order" (PDF). Power Division . Retrieved 12 September 2023.
  5. ↑ "DESCO Managing Director Brig Gen Md Shahid Sarwar (Retd), Executive Director (HR) Abdullah Al Masud Chowdhury". The Financial Express. Retrieved 2023-09-12.
  6. ↑ "Masud Chowdhury made security services division secretary". New Age. Retrieved 2023-09-12.
  7. ↑ "Mokabbir Hossain made security services division secretary". The Business Standard. 2021-04-04. Retrieved 2023-09-12.
  8. ↑ "Masud Chowdhury made secretary of security services division | Daily Sun |". daily sun. July 2022. Retrieved 2023-09-12.
  9. ↑ "Bangladesh-UAE sign MoU on "e-visa"". The Daily Star. 2022-10-19. Retrieved 2023-09-12.
  10. ↑ "Bangladesh embassy in Portugal launches e-Passport facilities". Prothomalo. 2023-07-13. Retrieved 2023-09-12.
  11. ↑ "BIDA - Governing Board". bida.gov.bd. Retrieved 2023-09-12.
  12. ↑ "Fire service wants its each station on one acre". The Business Standard. 2022-09-02. Retrieved 2023-09-12.
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