Ruhul Quddus

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Rahul Quddus was [1] a former bureaucrat of Bangladesh. He is the first and only secretary general of the Cabinet of Bangladesh and the first Principal Secretary of the Prime Ministers' Office. [2]

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Quddus was an accused in the Agartala Conspiracy Case along with future President of Bangladesh Sheikh Mujibur Rahman. [3]

Career

Quddus joined the Civil Service of Pakistan in 1949. [4] He served as the chief magistrate of Dhaka. [1]

Quddus was accused in the Agartala Conspiracy Case along with Sheikh Mujibur Rahman in 1968. [4] Along with him, two other civil servants were charged in the case Ahmed Fazlur Rahman and Khan Shamsur Rahman who were Bengalis. [5] [6] He was defended by Khan Bahadur Mohammad Ismail. [7] [8]

Quddus was the secretary general of the Cabinet of Bangladesh. [4] During the Bangladesh Liberation War, he was tasked with taking over the bureaucracy of East Pakistan. [9] After the Bangladesh Liberation War ended, he went to Dhaka Airport on 18 December 1971 to receive the government of Bangladesh in exile. [4] [10] Abul Fateh accompanied him, and they were the highest government authority in Dhaka till the return of the government in exile. [4] He chaired the first cabinet meeting of Bangladesh on 23 December. [4] [11]

After Sheikh Mujibur Rahman returned to Bangladesh, Quddus was appointed Principal Secretary of the Prime Ministers' Office and the post of secretary general of the Cabinet of Bangladesh was abolished. [4] He represented Bangladesh in negotiations with India. [12]

Personal life

Quddus's daughter is Dr. Rezina Quddus. [1]

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