Shibli Rubayat Ul Islam retired civil servant and former senior secretary of the Bangladesh Parliament Secretariat.[1][2] He is a former secretary of the Ministry of Labour and Employment.[3] He was the director general of NGO Affairs Bureau.[4]

Career

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In 1989, Salam joined the Bangladesh Civil Servic as a cadre of the admin branch.[5]

Salam was the secretary of the Rajshahi City Corporation.[5] He was a director of the prime minister's office under Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina.[5]

Salam was the director general of the NGO Affairs Bureau from 2018 to 2020.[6][7] He worked on coordination between non-government organizations working with the Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh.[8]

In 2021, Salam was the secretary of the Ministry of Labour and Employment.[9] He had to ensure garment workers could work during the lockdown due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Bangladesh and had himself caught COVID-19.[10][11] In July 2021, he provided compensation to workers affected by the Hashem Foods factory fire.[12][13]

On 28 July 2021, he was appointed secretary of the Bangladesh Parliament Secretariat replacing Zafar Ahmed Khan.[14][15] He was promoted to senior secretary and reappointed in his position in September 2022 on a one-year contractual appointment.[14][16] He was a member of the Association of Secretaries General of Parliaments.[17] He administered the oath ceremony of members of parliament Pran Gopal Datta and Nilufar Anjum.[18][19] He administered the oath of members of parliament Abdus Sattar Bhuiyan, AKM Rezaul Karim Tansen, Hafiz Uddin Ahmed, Md Abdul Wadud, Md Ziaur Rahman, and Ragebul Ahsan.[20] He and Shirin Sharmin Chaudhury, speaker of the parliament, had to declare the seat of Md. Anwarul Azim Anar vacant after he was killed in India.[21] He face complications with the process as the body of the lawmaker had not been recovered.[22] He administered the oath of Mohammad A. Arafat.[23]

After the fall of the Sheikh Hasina led Awami League, Salam's contractual appointed as senior secretary of the Bangladesh Parliament Secretariat was terminated on 15 August 2024.[24]

References

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  2. ^ Salam, KM Abdus (2 September 2024). "The art of negotiation". New Age (Bangladesh). Retrieved 28 November 2024.
  3. ^ "Nearly half of RMG workforce malnourished: GAIN". The Daily Star. 2020-09-29. Retrieved 2024-11-28.
  4. ^ "Bangladesh's future depends on quality of young leaders". The Daily Star. 2016-03-11. Retrieved 2024-11-28.
  5. ^ a b c "Parliament secretariat gets new secretary". Prothomalo. 2021-08-01. Retrieved 2024-11-28.
  6. ^ Report, Star Online (2020-01-11). "Tech job fair: 45 differently-abled people get job on spot". The Daily Star. Retrieved 2024-11-28.
  7. ^ Islam, Muhammad Zahidul (2018-07-25). "Foreign donations rise riding on Rohingyas". The Daily Star. Retrieved 2024-11-28.
  8. ^ "Rohingya influx: Locals not getting benefits of development in Cox's Bazar". The Daily Star. 2019-12-19. Retrieved 2024-11-28.
  9. ^ "Covid-Induced Lockdown: RMG workers suffered 35pc pay cut last year". The Daily Star. 2021-04-30. Retrieved 2024-11-28.
  10. ^ "Garment workers suffered 35pc pay cut during lockdown: study finds". The Daily Star. 2021-04-29. Retrieved 2024-11-28.
  11. ^ "Labour Secretary Abdus Salam tests positive for Covid-19". The Business Standard. 2020-11-16. Retrieved 2024-11-28.
  12. ^ "Narayanganj fire: Ministry of labour provides Tk 50,000 financial assistance to each injured worker". The Daily Star. 2021-07-10. Retrieved 2024-11-28.
  13. ^ "3 injured in Shezan juice factory fire receive Tk50,000 each". The Business Standard. 2021-07-10. Retrieved 2024-11-28.
  14. ^ a b "List of Secretaries". Bangladesh Parliament. Retrieved 26 November 2024.
  15. ^ "KM Abdus Salam made new Parliament secretary". Daily Sun. 19 July 2021. Retrieved 2024-11-28.
  16. ^ "Senior secretary Abdus Salam gets contractual appointment". New Age (Bangladesh). 18 September 2023. Retrieved 28 November 2024.
  17. ^ "K. M. ABDUS SALAM". Welcome to ASGP | ASGP. Retrieved 2024-11-28.
  18. ^ "Cumilla's MP-elect Dr Pran Gopal Datta takes oath in parliament". The Daily Star. 2021-09-30. Retrieved 2024-11-28.
  19. ^ "Newly-elected MP from Mymensingh-3 takes oath". The Daily Star. 2024-01-15. Retrieved 2024-11-28.
  20. ^ BSS, Dhaka (2023-02-08). "6 newly elected MPs take oath". The Daily Star. Retrieved 2024-11-28.
  21. ^ "Bangladesh parliament & election commission face legal complexity over declaring murdered MP's seat vacant". Deccan Herald. 27 May 2024. Retrieved 28 November 2024.
  22. ^ "Complications to arise over Anwarul Azim's parliament seat if body not found". Prothomalo. 2024-05-26. Retrieved 2024-11-28.
  23. ^ "Newly-elected MP Arafat takes oath | News". BSS. Retrieved 2024-11-28.
  24. ^ "Govt scraps contractual appointments of 11 secretaries". The Daily Star. 2024-08-15. Retrieved 2024-11-28.