Md Sohorab Hossain Explained

Md Sohorab Hossain
Office:	14th Chairman of Bangladesh Public Service Commission
Appointer:	President of Bangladesh
Predecessor:	Mohammad Sadique
Termstart:	21 September 2020
Birth Date:	1 January 1961
Birth Place:	Noakhali District, Bangladesh
Alma Mater:	St. Joseph Higher Secondary School University of Dhaka
Office1:	Senior Secretary Ministry of Education
Termstart1:	6 December 2016
Termend1:	31 December 2019
Primeminister1:	Sheikh Hasina
Minister1:	Nurul Islam Nahid
Predecessor1:	Nazrul Islam Khan
Successor1:	Md. Mahbub Hossain
Nationality:	Bangladeshi
Profession:	Government official
President:	Mohammad Abdul Hamid Mohammed Shahabuddin
Spouse:	Prof. Dr. Mahmuda Yasmin
Children:	1

Md Sohorab Hossain is a retired Bangladeshi Civil Servant and currently serving as the Chairman of the Bangladesh Public Service Commission.^[1] He is a former Senior Secretary of the Ministry of Education.^{[2] [3]}

Early life

Hossain was born in 1961 in Chatkhil Upazila, Noakhali District, East Pakistan, Pakistan.^[4] He passed SSC from St. Joseph Higher Secondary School. He completed his bachelor's degree and masters in Bengali language and literature from the University of Dhaka.^[5]

Career

Hossain joined the admin cadre of Bangladesh Civil Service in 1984 and after training started working as an Assistant Commissioner in 1986. He took Military Orientation Training Course at Bangladesh Military Academy in Bhatiary.

Hossain was appointed the Secretary of the Secondary and Higher Education Division on 6 December 2016.^{[6] [7]}

In May 2018, Hossain chaired a meeting of the National Curriculum Coordination Committee.^[8]

He later served as the Secretary at the Ministry of Education and retired on 31 December 2019.

Hossain served as the Bangladesh Civil Service (Admin) Academy as its rector.

In September 2020, Hossain was appointed the Chairman of the Bangladesh Public Service Commission for a five-year term.^{[9] [10]} He replaced Mohammad Sadique as Chairman of the Bangladesh Public Service Commission.

In February 2022, Hossain served as a member of the Election Commission Search Committee.^{[11] [12]}

Personal life

Hossain is married to Dr. Mahmuda Yasmin, a professor of the University of Dhaka. The couple is blessed with a daughter.

Notes and References

1. Web site: Correspondent . Senior . bdnews24.com . Former senior secretary Sohrab Hossain to head PSC . 2022-03-01 . bdnews24.com.
2. Web site: Report . Star Online . 2020-09-21 . New PSC chairman sworn in . 2022-03-01 . The Daily Star . en.
3. Web site: Desk . City . 2019-03-07 . WUB permanent campus inaugurated . 2022-03-01 . The Daily Star . en.
4. Web site: -মাননীয়-চেয়ারম্যান . 2022-03-01 . www.bpsc.gov.bd.
5. Web site: Hasan . Shariful . 2020-09-16 . Md Sohorab Hossain appointed new chairman of Public Service Commission . 2022-03-01 . The Daily Star . en.
6. Web site: Sohrab Hossain appointed as PSC chairman - National - observerbd.com . 2022-03-01 . The Daily Observer.
7. Web site: Staff correspondent . 2019-02-11 . Boys' dropout highest in seven years . 2022-03-01 . The Daily Star . en.
8. Web site: Report . Star Online . 2018-05-31 . 200 marks to be lessened at JSC, JDC exams . 2022-03-01 . The Daily Star . en.
9. Web site: Sohrab Hossain appointed new PSC chairman . 2022-03-01 . unb.com.bd . English.
10. Web site: Retired senior secretary Sohrab Hossain to head PSC . 2022-03-01 . The Financial Express . en.
11. Web site: Staff Correspondent . 2022-02-06 . EC search committee: Short time, tough task . 2022-03-01 . The Daily Star . en.
12. Web site: Report . Star Digital . 2022-02-08 . Search committee to seek opinions of eminent citizens . 2022-03-01 . The Daily Star . en.