Ali Imam Majumder

Ali Imam Majumder is a former Bangladeshi government official who was the Cabinet Secretary of Bangladesh.[1][2] He is the Secretary General of Transparency International Bangladesh executive committee member of Citizens for Good Governance (SHUJAN).[3][4]

Early life

Majumder was born in 1950 in Kulubari Village, Sonamura, Tripura, India.[1] He migrated to East Pakistan and settled in Comilla in 1962.[1] He graduated from University of Chittagong and graduated with a Masters in Mathematics.[1][5]

Career

Majumder joined the Bangladesh Civil Service on 11 February 1977 as an administration cadre.[5]

Majumder served as the District Commissioner (DC) of Sylhet District and Cox's Bazar District in 1997.[5][6]

In 2004, Majumder was the Secretary of the Ministry of Labour and Employment.[7]

On 31 October 2006, Majumder was appointed the Principal Secretary to the Chief Advisor of the Caretaker Government.[8] On 6 December 2006, he also became the Cabinet Secretary of Bangladesh.[9] In May 2007, he approved a proposal to raise the ranks of the heads of the three armed forced forces of Bangladesh.[10] On 19 November 2007, he term was extended by one year.[8] He reported that the proclamation of Independence of Bangladesh document had gone missing from government custody.[11] He also served as the chairman of Sonali Bank.[12] He retired from the civil service on 28 November 2008.[13]

In March 2015, Majumder was relieved of contempt charges by a court; related to a case against David Bergman.[14]

On 27 October 2016, Majumder was elected to the Trustee Board of Transparency International Bangladesh.[13] He was considered for the post of commissioner of the Election Commission in 2017.[15] He criticized the government providing interest free loans to civil service officers to buy cars.[16] He also had criticized the top heavy nature of Bangladesh Civil Service.[17] He has been critical of the Awami League government politicizing the bureaucracy and reducing the quality of the service.[18]

Majumder is a former Chairperson of Bangladesh Biman.[5] He is an executive committee member of Citizens for Good Governance (SHUJAN).[5] He is a director of MIDAS Financing Limited.[19] In November 2021, Majumder noting the International Institute for Democracy and Electoral Assistance report concurred that democracy was in decline in Bangladesh.[20] He is a director of MIDAS (Micro Industries Development Assistance and Services).[21] In April 2023, he was elected chairman of MIDAS Financing Limited.[22]

References
  1. "Restorying Partition: Ali lmam Majumder". The Daily Star. 2017-08-25. Retrieved 2022-01-15.
  2. "'We should not look at this completely negatively'". The Business Standard. 2021-06-14. Retrieved 2022-01-15.
  3. "Secretary General - Transparency International Bangladesh (TIB)". www.ti-bangladesh.org. Retrieved 2022-01-15.
  4. "কেন্দ্রীয় কার্যনির্বাহী কমিটি". সুজন সুশাসনের জন্য নাগরিক. 2013-01-06. Retrieved 2022-01-15.
  5. "MFL » Board of Directors". www.mfl.com.bd. Retrieved 2022-01-15.
  6. Asian Recorder. K. K. Thomas at Recorder Press. 1997. p. 26519.
  7. "Decent Work Pilot Programme of Bangladesh" (PDF). ilo.org/. Retrieved 15 January 2022.
  8. "Ali Imam Majumder reappointed cabinet secretary". bdnews24.com. Retrieved 2022-01-15.
  9. "Ali Imam made TIB Trustee Board member". Ali Imam made TIB Trustee Board member | theindependentbd.com. Retrieved 2022-01-15.
  10. "Bangladesh to upgrade posts of three armed forces' chiefs". outlookindia.com/. Retrieved 2022-01-15.
  11. "Historic Bangladesh papers 'lost'". 2008-06-18. Retrieved 2022-01-15.
  12. Unb, Dhaka (2007-11-16). "Sonali, Janata, Agrani banks become PLCs". The Daily Star. Retrieved 2022-10-19.
  13. Staff Correspondent. "Ali Imam Majumder made TIB Trustee Board member". Prothomalo. Retrieved 2022-01-15.
  14. Report, Star Online (2015-03-03). "Statement on Bergman verdict: 10 more cleared of contempt proceedings". The Daily Star. Retrieved 2022-01-15.
  15. "President picks ex-bureaucrat KM Nurul Huda as next CEC". Dhaka Tribune. 2017-02-06. Retrieved 2022-01-15.
  16. "Civil servants get stunning benefits". The Financial Express. Retrieved 2022-01-15.
  17. Adhikary, Tuhin Shubhra (2021-08-26). "Civil administration: Top-Heavy 'discriminatory'". The Daily Star. Retrieved 2022-01-15.
  18. Bhattacharjee, Partha Pratim (2021-06-14). "The republic of BUREAUCRATS!". The Daily Star. Retrieved 2022-01-15.
  19. "MIDAS Financing Limited". www.mfl.com.bd. Retrieved 2022-01-15.
  20. "Authoritarian rule countinues in Bangladesh since '14: IDEA". New Age. Retrieved 2022-01-15.
  21. "MIDAS". www.midas.org.bd. Retrieved 2022-01-15.
  22. "Ali Imam elected MIDAS Financing chairman". The Daily Star. 2023-04-11. Retrieved 2023-04-10.
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