Shaikh Yusuf Harun

Shaikh Yusuf Harun is a retired Bangladeshi government official who is currently serving as the Executive Chairman of Bangladesh Economic Zones Authority. He is the former Senior Secretary at the Ministry of Public Administration.[1] Earlier, he served as Deputy Commissioner of Dhaka District.[2]

Shaikh Yusuf Harun
Executive Chairman
Bangladesh Economic Zones Authority
Assumed office
7 July 2021
Prime MinisterSheikh Hasina
Preceded byPaban Chowdhury
Senior Secretary
Ministry of Public Administration
In office
6 January 2020 – 14 May 2021
Prime MinisterSheikh Hasina
Preceded byFaiz Ahmed
Succeeded byK M Ali Azam
Personal details
Born (1962-05-15) 15 May 1962
Assasuni Upazila, Satkhira District, Bangladesh
CitizenshipBangladesh
Alma materUniversity of Rajshahi
ProfessionGovernment official

Early life

Harun was born on 15 May 1962 into the Bengali Muslim noble Shaikh family of Dargahpur Village, Assasuni Upazila, Satkhira District, East Pakistan, Pakistan.[3][4] His father's name is Shaikh Amin-Ur-Rahman and his mother's name is Aklima Khatun.[3] In 1978, he completed his S.S.C. from Paikgacha High School and in 1980 his H.S.C. from Brajalal College.[4] He completed his bachelor's and master's in Applied Chemistry from the University of Rajshahi in 1984 and 1985 respectively.[4]

Career

Harun had served as the Assistant Commissioner, Additional Deputy Commissioner, and Upazila Nirbahi Officer after joining the Bangladesh Civil Service in 1986 as part of the 8th BCS exam batch.[4][5] He served as the 1st class magistrate and Senior Assistant Commissioner in Sunamganj District.[4] He had served as the Deputy Commissioner and District Magistrate of Gopalganj District.[4] He was the Deputy Commissioner of Dhaka District in 2013 and 2014.[6][7] He was part of the recovery effort following the 2013 Dhaka garment factory collapse at Rana Plaza in Savar Upazila.[8] He was given the responsibility for finding a location for the headquarters of Rapid Action Battalion-10 after their original site was canceled due to it being part of an important channel of Buriganga River.[9] He was part of commission formed to reclaimed the illegally occupied properties of Jagannath University in 2014.[10] He had faced some criticism for leasing out land to Bangladesh Army on Buriganga River foreshore to construct Postogola Cantonment; he denied the land was foreshore.[11]

Harun is the former General Secretary of the Bangladesh Administrative Service Association.[4] In a statement to the media, he demanded trial of Member of Parliament Nixon Chowdhury after he got into a verbal spat with government officials.[12]

Harun had served for three years at the Prime Minister's Office.[4] He had been the secretary at the Medical Education And Family Welfare Division of the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare in 2019.[13][14] He was transferred as the secretary of the Ministry of Public Administration on 30 December 2019 from the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare.[15] He served as the secretary and after promotion senior secretary at the Ministry of Public Administration.[13][16] During his tenure, an order was issued that prevent government officials from speaking to the media without prior authorization in April 2020.[17][18] He demoted the Deputy Commissioner of Jamalpur District, Ahmed Kabir, after a video showing inappropriate behavior between him and a female colleague went viral on social media in 2020.[19] Harun also stated that Kabir will never be promoted again in the civil service.[20]

On 7 July 2021, Harun was appointed the Chairperson of Bangladesh Economic Zones Authority for a three year contract.[13][21] Harun and the Principal Secretary to the Prime Minister of Bangladesh Ahmad Kaikaus inaugurated the Shreehatta Economic Zone by DBL Group in Sylhet on 24 August 2021.[22] Harun told the media that he had received proposals from 153 investors for the Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Shilpa Nagar in Chittagong.[23] He was a Director of Bangladesh Institute of Governance and Management.[24]

Publications
  1. Freedom of the press and boundaries
  2. An investigation into the launch accident and a recommendation
  3. Tree plantation on  the road island
  4. Half Rent
  5. Comrade Pir Habibur Rahman
  6. I can't give anything for five years

References
  1. "Covid-19: Hasina for balancing livelihoods and public health". UNB. Retrieved 2021-09-20.
  2. "10 killed in Mirpur 'Bihari camp' clash". bdnews24.com. Retrieved 2021-09-20.
  3. "About Executive Chairman « BEZA". Retrieved 2023-05-23.
  4. "About Executive Chairman « BEZA". Retrieved 2021-09-20.
  5. "Shaikh Yusuf Harun joins BEZA as Executive Chairman - Business". The Daily Observer. Retrieved 2021-09-20.
  6. Harris, Gardiner (2013-12-13). "Opposition Leader's Execution Spurs Protests in Bangladesh". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2021-09-20.
  7. "Body formed to reclaim halls". The Daily Star. 2014-03-04. Retrieved 2021-09-20.
  8. "Lab struggles to identify Rana Plaza dead". The Daily Star. 2013-05-31. Retrieved 2021-09-20.
  9. Ali, Tawfique (2014-05-27). "Buriganga land not for Rab". The Daily Star. Retrieved 2021-09-20.
  10. "Body formed to reclaim halls". The Daily Star. 2014-03-04. Retrieved 2021-09-20.
  11. Ali, Tawfique (2013-09-22). "'Cantonment' on Buriganga river". The Daily Star. Retrieved 2021-09-20.
  12. "EC to sue Faridpur-4 MP for polls code breach". The Daily Star. 2020-10-15. Retrieved 2021-09-20.
  13. "Shaikh Yusuf Harun joins BEZA as Executive Chairman". The Business Standard. 2021-07-07. Retrieved 2021-09-20.
  14. "Bangladesh plans to ban e-cigarettes amid growing health concerns". www.yahoo.com. Retrieved 2021-09-20.
  15. "3 secretaries transferred, 6 addl secy promoted". Dhaka Tribune. 2019-12-30. Retrieved 2021-09-20.
  16. "Bazlul Karim Chowdhury, a former secretary, dies from COVID-19". bdnews24.com. Retrieved 2021-09-20.
  17. "'Wholesale restriction won't be constitutional'". The Daily Star. 2020-09-10. Retrieved 2021-09-20.
  18. "Public servants can't talk to media without approval of authorities: ministry". The Daily Star. 2020-08-24. Retrieved 2021-09-20.
  19. "Ex-Jamalpur DC demoted for misconduct after video scandal". New Age. Retrieved 2021-09-20.
  20. "Ex-Jamalpur DC will never be promoted". The Daily Star. 2021-03-05. Retrieved 2021-09-20.
  21. "Shaikh Yusuf Harun joins BEZA as its executive chairman". The Financial Express. Retrieved 2021-09-20.
  22. "Ahmad Kaikaus, Principal Secretary to Prime Minister, along with Shaikh Yusuf Harun, Executive Chairman of Bangladesh Economic Zones Authority (BEZA), pose for photograph after laying the foundation stone of Shreehatta Economic Zone in Sylhet on Monday. DBL Group will invest worth $650 million at the new industrial park. Abdul Wahed, Chairman, MA Jabbar, Managing Director and MA Rahim, Vice Chairman of the company were present". The New Nation. Retrieved 2021-09-20.
  23. "Dhaka receives $20.13b investment proposals from 153 investors". Prothom Alo. Retrieved 2021-09-20.
  24. "Board of Trustees -Welcome to Bangladesh Institute of Governance and Management". www.bigm.edu.bd. Retrieved 2021-09-20.
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