Nasimul Gani is a Bangladeshi civil servant who currently serves as the Senior Secretary of the Ministry of Home Affairs.[1] He previously held the position of Secretary in the Public Administration Department of the President's Office under President Mohammed Shahabuddin.[2]
Nasimul Gani completed his SSC examination from Mirzapur Cadet College in 1973 and his HSC in 1975.[3] He earned his Bachelor of Arts (Honours) and Master of Arts degrees in economics from Dhaka University in 1980 and 1981,respectively.[4]
In January 2007,he was appointed Director General of the National Institute of Population Research and Training (NIPORT).[7] Following the 2008 general election and the rise to power of the Awami League government,Gani was reassigned as an Officer on Special Duty (OSD) in 2009 and was forcibly retired on 29 May 2013.[8]
After the ouster of the Sheikh Hasina-led government in August 2024,Gani was reappointed on a contractual basis as Secretary in the President's Office on 18 August 2024,alongside four other retired officials.[9] On 22 December 2024,he was elevated to the position of Senior Secretary of the Ministry of Home Affairs,replacing Wahidul Islam Khan.[10] In this role,Gani has emphasized the need for government officials to speak out against anti-state elements.[11]
Gani also serves as the president of the Chowgacha Somity in Dhaka.[12]
Controversies
Gani's appointment as Home Secretary has drawn controversy due to allegations that he was one of the founding members of Hizb ut-Tahrir's Bangladesh chapter,established in 2000.[13] Hizb ut-Tahrir,a transnational Islamist organization advocating for a global caliphate,was banned in Bangladesh in 2009 and has been linked to several terror incidents since 2013.[14] Critics,including Indian security analyst Brahma Chellaney,have highlighted Gani's alleged role in founding the group during the BNP-Jamaat era and his forced retirement under the Awami League.[15]
The Bangladeshi government has denied these claims,stating that the allegations are false and fabricated,and that the actual Hizb ut-Tahrir leader named Nasim Gani is a British citizen unrelated to the Home Secretary.[16] The controversy has sparked debates over extremist ties within the interim government led by Muhammad Yunus.[17]
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