Md. Nurul Islam (auditor)

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Md. Nurul Islam is the 13th Comptroller and Auditor General of Bangladesh. [1]

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Early life

Islam graduated from Notre Dame College, Dhaka in 1981. [2] [3] He did his bachelor's degree and masters in Social Sciences from the University of Dhaka in 1984 and 1985 respectively. [3] [2]

Career

Islam joined the Bangladesh Civil Service in the 8th batch as an Audit and Accounts cadre on 20 December 1989. [4] [5]

Islam has served as the Controller General of Defence Finance. [3] He was the Senior Finance Controller of Bangladesh Army in the Defense Finance Department. [3] He was Additional Director General of Finance of Bangladesh Railway. [3] [6]

Islam established One-Stop Service Cells throughout Bangladesh for pensioners. [3] The Ministry of Finance awarded Islam with the National Integrity Award in 2022. [3]

On 26 July 2023, Islam was appointed the Comptroller and Auditor General of Bangladesh. [3] At the time of his appointment, he was the Controller General of Accounts since January 2021. [5] He replaced Mohammad Muslim Chowdhury. [5] He paid tribute at the shrine of former President Sheikh Mujibur Rahman in Tungipara after his appointment. [7]

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References

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