Suraiya Begum Explained

Suraiya Begum is a retired Bangladeshi Civil Servant and former Commissioner of the Information Commission. She was the Secretary of the Ministry of Cultural Affairs.[1]

Early life

Begum did her bachelor's degree and masters in Economics from the University of Dhaka.[2] She has a masters in health management from University of Leeds. She was the first women to do a NDC course from the National Defence College.

Career

In 1982, Begum joined the Bangladesh Civil Service.

Begum was the Joint Secretary of Ministry of Cultural Affairs in 2007.[3] In July 2008, Begum was the Deputy Registrar of Bangladesh Nursing Council.[4]

Begum served as the secretary of the Statistics and Informatics Division and the Implementation Monitoring and Evaluation Division. She was the first secretary at the Bangladesh Deputy High Commission, Kolkata. She is the chairperson of the Bangladesh Civil Service Women Network.

In April 2011, Begum led the Bangladeshi delegation to the 150th birth anniversary of Rabindranath Tagore.[5] In February 2012, Bangladesh High Court summoned Begum, when she was serving as the Secretary of the Ministry of Cultural Affairs, and asked her to explain why contempt of court proceedings should not be taken against her for failing to obey a directive of the High Court to protect Central Shaheed Minar.[6] She was the Secretary of the Ministry of Social Welfare in 2013.[7]

From February 2015 to January 2018, Begum was the senior secretary at the Prime Ministers Office under Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina. In March 2015, she attended a program Access to Information to celebrate women's day as chief guest.[8] She was part of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina's trip to France in December 2017.[9] On 26 January, Sajjadul Hassan replaced her as the senior secretary at the Prime Ministers Office.[10] On 29 May 2018, she was appointed a commissioner of the Information Commission. She was appointed director of Grameen Bank by the government of Bangladesh.[11] She briefly served as the Chief Information Officer in 2023.[12]

Begum ended her term as Information Commissioner on 28 May 2023.[13]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2012-06-05 . An evening for artists at the Korean Embassy . 2023-06-18 . The Daily Star . en.
  2. Web site: Bio Note of Suraiya Begum - Dhaka . 18 June 2023 . Information Commission.
  3. Web site: Bss . Dhaka . 2007-08-27 . Nazrul's death anniversary today . 2023-06-18 . The Daily Star . en.
  4. Web site: Zannat . Mahbuba . 2008-07-06 . Nurses missing in nursing . 2023-06-18 . The Daily Star . en.
  5. Web site: Bhattacharya . Pallab . 2011-04-05 . Dhaka team goes to Delhi today . 2023-06-18 . The Daily Star . en.
  6. Web site: 2012-02-14 . HC summons cultural affairs secretary . 2023-06-18 . The Daily Star . en.
  7. Web site: 2013-09-23 . Takes along biggest ever entourage . 2023-06-18 . The Daily Star . en.
  8. Web site: 2015-03-13 . a2i celebrates Women's Day . 2023-06-18 . The Daily Star . en.
  9. Web site: 2017-12-13 . Fulfill climate deal promise . 2023-06-18 . The Daily Star . en.
  10. Web site: 2018-01-26 . Sajjadul Hasan made acting secy of PMO . 2023-06-18 . The Daily Star . en.
  11. Web site: 2018-09-07 . Borrower-directors of Grameen Bank elected finally . 2023-06-18 . The Daily Star . en.
  12. Web site: Chief Information Commissioner Suraiya Begum . 2023-06-18 . The Financial Express . en.
  13. Web site: EX CICs & ICs . 2022-03-18 . infocom.gov.bd . en.

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