Md Shamsul Arefin is a secretary and former head of the Information and Communication Technology Division. [1] [2] He was the senior secretary (coordination and reform) of the Cabinet Division. [3] [4] He was the chairperson of Startup Bangladesh Limited. [5]
Arefin did his bachelor's and master's in finance at the University of Dhaka. [6] [7]
Arefin joined the 11th batch of the Bangladesh Civil Service. [7] In 1993, Arefin was the assistant commissioner of Manikganj District, his first posting in the Bangladesh Civil Service. [6]
Arefin was secretary of the Anti-Corruption Commission. [8] He was an additional secretary in the Cabinet Division. [9] He was a Director of the Rajdhani Unnayan Kartripakkha. [7] He served as the Deputy Secretary of the Economic Relations Division. [7]
Arefin was appointed secretary of the Information and Communication Technology Division in February 2023. [6] He was the chairman of the Board of Directors of Startup Bangladesh Limited. [10] He defend the poor functioning of Cyber Security Agency saying it would take more time to function. [11]
Following the fall of the Sheikh Hasina led Awami League government, a murder case was filed against Arefin over the death of a protestor against former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina. [12] He was made an officer on special duty. [12] [13] Shish Haider Chowdhury, member of the Bangladesh Trade and Tariff Commission, was promoted and appointed to replace Arefin at the ICT Division. [14]