Md. Abdullah Al Masud Chowdhury secretary of the Security Services Division of the Ministry of Home Affairs for Bangladesh.[1] He was the additional secretary of the Security and Immigration Wing.[2]
Early life
editChowdhury was born in Chauddagram Upazila, Comilla District.[3] He did his undergraduate and graduate studies in economics at the University of Dhaka.[3] He completed a post-graduate diploma from Murdoch University.[3]
Career
editChowdhury joined the Bangladesh Civil Service in 1993.[3]
Chowdhury was the Senior Assistant Head of Ministry of Health and Family Welfare.[3] He was the deputy director of National Nutrition Project, funded by the World Bank.[3] He was the economic counselor at the Bangladesh Embassy in Bangkok, Thailand.[3]
Chowdhury was the Alternative Permanent Representative of Bangladesh to the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific.[3] He served as the deputy chief of the Energy and Mineral Resources Division and the Power Division.[3]
In 2019, Chowdhury was the executive director of human resources at Dhaka Electric Supply Company Limited.[4][5]
Chowdhury was appointed secretary of the Security Services Division of the Ministry of Home Affairs in July 2022.[6] He replaced Md Mokabbir Hossain.[7] He was serving as the additional secretary of the Security and Immigration Wing of the Security Services Division.[8] He signed an agreement with United Arab Emirates in October for e-visa.[9] He oversaw the launch of E-Passport services in the Bangladesh embassy in Portugal.[10] He is a member of the governing body of the Bangladesh Investment Development Authority.[11]
Chowdhury has asked the personnel of Fire Service and Civil Defence Department, which is under the Security Services Division, to be safe when discharging their duties.[12]
References
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- ^ "Masud Chowdhury made secretary of security services division". The Asian Age. Retrieved 2023-09-12.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i "সুরক্ষা সেবা বিভাগ". ssd.gov.bd. Archived from the original on 31 July 2023. Retrieved 12 September 2023.
- ^ "Government Order" (PDF). Power Division. Retrieved 12 September 2023.
- ^ "DESCO Managing Director Brig Gen Md Shahid Sarwar (Retd), Executive Director (HR) Abdullah Al Masud Chowdhury". The Financial Express. Retrieved 2023-09-12.
- ^ "Masud Chowdhury made security services division secretary". New Age. Retrieved 2023-09-12.
- ^ "Mokabbir Hossain made security services division secretary". The Business Standard. 2021-04-04. Retrieved 2023-09-12.
- ^ "Masud Chowdhury made secretary of security services division | Daily Sun |". daily sun. July 2022. Retrieved 2023-09-12.
- ^ "Bangladesh-UAE sign MoU on "e-visa"". The Daily Star. 2022-10-19. Retrieved 2023-09-12.
- ^ "Bangladesh embassy in Portugal launches e-Passport facilities". Prothomalo. 2023-07-13. Retrieved 2023-09-12.
- ^ "BIDA - Governing Board". bida.gov.bd. Retrieved 2023-09-12.
- ^ "Fire service wants its each station on one acre". The Business Standard. 2022-09-02. Retrieved 2023-09-12.