Shib Nath Roy

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Shib Nath Roy is a Bangladeshi civil servant and former Ambassador of Bangladesh to Bhutan. [1] He is a former Inspector General of Department of Inspection for Factories and Establishments. [2]

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Early life

Roy was born on 1 July 1963 in Gopalganj District, East Pakistan, Pakistan. [3] He did his undergrad and master's in Economics from the University of Dhaka. [3]

Career

On 20 December 1989, Roy joined the Bangladesh Civil Service as an administration cadre. [3]

Roy was the Assistant Commissioner in the Rajshahi Divisional Commissioner's Office from 20 December 1989 to 31 December 1989. [3] He was the Assistant Commissioner of the Dinajpur District Commissioners Office from January 1990 to October 1992. [3] He was the Assistant Commissioner of Land in Dinajpur District from October 1992 to August 1996. [3] He was the Assistant Commissioner of Land in Natore District from August 1996 to July 1997. [3] He was the Senior Assistant Commissioner of Natore District from July 1997 to June 2001. [3]

Roy was the Upazila Nirbahi Officer of Dighalia Upazila from July 2001 to January 2005. [3] He was the Upazila Nirbahi Officer of Senbagh Upazila from January 2005 to June 2006. [3] He was the deputy director of the National Nutrition Project of the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare from June 2006 to December 2006. [3] He was the deputy director of the National Housing Authority at the Ministry of Housing and Public Works from June 2007 to January 2009. [3]

Roy was the private secretary to the State Minister of Youth & Sports Ahad Ali Sarker from January 2009 to July 2013. [3] He was Secretary of the National Sports Council at the Ministry of Youth and Sports from September 2013 to July 2015. [3] He was the Joint Secretary of the Economic Relations Division of the Ministry of Finance from July 2015 to August 2016. [3]

From November 2016 to December 2017, Roy was Director General of Legal Affairs and Coordination Wing at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. [3] Roy was the Director General of the Department of Labour of the Ministry of Labour and Employment from December 2017 to March 2019. [4] He was the Inspector General of Department of Inspection for Factories and Establishments from March 2019 to November 2020. [3] [5] He was awarded the National Integrity Award. [3]

Roy was the Additional Secretary of the Ministry of Industries from November 2020 to October 2021. [3] From October 2021 to June 2022, Roy was a Director General at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. [3]

In November 2022, Roy was appointed Ambassador of Bangladesh to Bhutan. [6] [7] He had pushed to import electricity from Bhutan. [8]

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References

  1. ↑ "Presentation of Credentials by Ambassadors of Bangladesh and Japan – Ministry of Foreign Affairs and External Trade". www.mfa.gov.bt. Retrieved 2023-09-25.
  2. ↑ "Invest in compliance". The Daily Star. 2019-12-23. Retrieved 2023-09-25.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 "Ambassador Shib Nath Roy". thimphu.mofa.gov.bd. Archived from the original on 21 August 2023. Retrieved 2023-09-25.
  4. ↑ Gain, Philip (2018-06-30). "Elections in tea gardens and the larger issues of tea workers". The Daily Star. Retrieved 2023-09-25.
  5. ↑ "Shib Nath Roy becomes new IG of DIFE | The Asian Age Online, Bangladesh". The Asian Age. Retrieved 2023-09-25.
  6. ↑ "New ambassador to Bhutan calls on president for guidance". The Business Standard. 2022-11-23. Retrieved 2023-09-25.
  7. ↑ "Shib Nath Roy becomes IG of DIFE | Daily Sun |". daily sun. March 2019. Retrieved 2023-09-25.
  8. ↑ "Bangladesh to import electricity from Bhutan in a few months". BBSCL. 2023-03-30. Retrieved 2023-09-25.
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