Mashiur Rahman (adviser) explained

Mashiur Rahman
Office:Economic Affairs Advisor to the Prime Minister of Bangladesh
Term Start1:12 January 2014
Term End1:29 November 2023
Primeminister1:Sheikh Hasina
Primeminister:Sheikh Hasina
Term Start:11 January 2024
Predecessor1:Office established
Successor1:Himself
Predecessor:Himself
Successor:TBD
Party:Bangladesh Awami League
Term End:5 August 2024

Mashiur Rahman is a Bangladesh Awami League politician, former secretary and currently, the economic affairs adviser to the Prime Minister of Bangladesh Sheikh Hasina.[1] [2]

Early career

Mashiur Rahman was a former officer of CSP. After the end of 1971 Liberation War, he joined as the private secretary to President Sheikh Mujibur Rahman. During his service, he was posted in various posts of the central government as secretary. He was the chairman of National Board of Revenue and secretary of Internal Resources Division. After the victory of Awami League in 7th national general election held in June 1996, he was posted as the secretary of Economic Relations Division. Rahman retired from service in 2001.

Political career

Rahman has voiced support for Rampal Power Plant in the Sundarbans.[3] He is the incumbent economic affairs adviser (Cabinet Minister rank) to Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina.[4] He was the chief election commissioner in the Awami League council elections in October 2016.[5] He was accused of being involved in the Padma Bridge Scandal.[6] Later the accusation was acquitted by a Canadian court finding no proof of any corruption regarding Padma Bridge scandal.[7] He was appointed to an adviser post in 2014 with the rank of a minister.[8]

Notes and References

  1. News: Coca-Cola opens $60m bottling plant in Bhaluka. The Daily Star . 31 January 2017. en. 19 January 2017.
  2. News: HT Imam denies assuring BCL men of help. The Daily Star . 31 January 2017. en. 17 November 2014.
  3. News: PM's adviser Mashiur for Rampal power plant. The Daily Star . 31 January 2017. en. 13 August 2016.
  4. News: Bangladesh, India launch trans-shipment operations. The Economic Times . 31 January 2017.
  5. News: ALCWC to get bigger. The Daily Star . 31 January 2017. en. 20 October 2016.
  6. News: Five advisers to prime minister resign. Dhaka Tribune . 31 January 2017. en. https://web.archive.org/web/20170804134018/http://archive.dhakatribune.com/bangladesh/2013/nov/27/five-advisers-prime-minister-resign. 4 August 2017. dead.
  7. News: 2017-02-11 . Canada court finds no proof of Padma bridge bribery conspiracy . 2022-11-11 . The Daily Star . en.
  8. News: 5-party cabinet of 49. The Daily Star . 31 January 2017. en. 13 January 2014.