| Ghulam Rahman | |
| Office: | 3rd Chairman of Anti-Corruption Commission |
| Native Name: | গোলাম রহমান |
| Native Name Lang: | bn |
| Appointer: | Zillur Rahman |
| Predecessor: | Hasan Mashhud Chowdhury |
| President: | Zillur Rahman Mohammad Abdul Hamid |
| Successor: | M Badiuzzaman |
| Term Start: | 1 May 2009 |
| Term End: | 23 June 2013 |
| Nationality: | Bangladeshi |
Ghulam Rahman (bn|গোলাম রহমান) is a former government secretary at the Ministry of Shipping[1] and president of the Consumers Association of Bangladesh.[2] He is the former chairman of the Anti-Corruption Commission and Bangladesh Energy Regulatory Commission.[3] [4]
Rahman taught economics at the University of Dhaka in the 1960s after which he joined the Central Superior Services of Pakistan.[5]
Rahman retired as secretary of the Ministry of Shipping in 2004.[6]
In 2007, the caretaker government appointed Rahman chairman of Bangladesh Energy Regulatory Commission.
On 1 May 2009, Rahman was appointed chairman of the Anti-Corruption Commission. Rahman replaced Hasan Mashhud Chowdhury. The government of Bangladesh also downgraded the status of the post from that of a minister to that of a judge of Bangladesh Supreme Court.
In 2013, Rahman said that the Anti-Corruption Commission had become "toothless" due to its weak ability to prosecute suspects.[7] [8] He had in the past blamed the judiciary for failure to reduce corruption.[9] On 23 June, he completed his 4 year term as chairman of the Anti-Corruption Commission.[10]
Rahman became president of the Consumers Association of Bangladesh in August 2014 after the death of the last president, Quazi Faruque.
On 8 December 2021, Rahman was re-elected president of the Consumers Association of Bangladesh.[11]