Mohammad Salah Uddin is a Bangladeshi civil servant and former Secretary of the Prime Minister's Office under Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina.[1] He was an independent director of British American Tobacco.[2] He was a director of Saudi-Bangladesh Industrial and Agricultural Investment Company Limited. He was a director of Bangladesh Infrastructure Finance Fund Limited.

He was a director of Infrastructure Development Company and Grameen Bank. He is the former private secretary-1 to Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina.[3][4] He is the former deputy commissioner of Dhaka District.[5] He is the former deputy commissioner of Panchagarh District.[6]

Early life

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Uddin did his master's degree in philosophy from the University of Dhaka.[7]

Career

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Uddin joined the Bangladesh Civil Service on 25 April 1994.[7] He was the Assistant Commissioner (Land) of Gazipur District and Tangail District.[7] He served as the Upazila Nirbahi Officer in Gaibandha District and Natore District.[7] He was appointed the deputy commissioner of Panchagarh District from deputy secretary of Ministry of Industries in April 2013.[8] He met with tea garden owners and factory owners to settle a price dispute on green tea leaves.[9] He was present at the opening of the immigration center at Tetulia in February 2016.[10] He was transferred to Dhaka in 2016.[11]

Uddin was the deputy commissioner of Dhaka District.[7] As deputy commissioner, he moderated a hearing of the Anti-Corruption Commission on Bangladesh Road Transport Authority in May 2016.[12] Bangladesh Nationalist Party politicians submitted a memorandum to him demanding the government release former Prime Minister Khaleda Zia in February 2018.[13]

Uddin was the personal secretary-1 to Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina from January 2020.[14][15][16] He is the former director general of the Prime Minister's Office.[7]

Uddin was appointed secretary to the Prime Minister's Office on 8 December 2022.[15]He is a director of Biman since 2023. He is an independent director of British American Tobacco since 25 January 2023.[7] He is a director of Saudi-Bangladesh Industrial and Agricultural Investment Company Limited.[17] He is a director of Bangladesh Infrastructure Finance Fund Limited.[18] He is a director of Infrastructure Development Company.[19] He is a director of Grameen Bank.[20] He is a director of Hotels International Limited.[21]

References

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  1. ^ "PMO secy Mohammad Salahuddin made OSD". The Business Standard. 15 August 2024. Archived from the original on 2024-11-05.
  2. ^ "Former PMO secretary Salahuddin steps down from BAT Bangladesh board". The Business Standard. 30 September 2024.
  3. ^ "Tofazzel named principal secretary, Kaikaus made WB alternate executive director". bdnews24.com. Retrieved 2023-06-20.
  4. ^ "Tofazzel made PM's principal secy, Kaikaus WB alternate exec director". New Age. Retrieved 2023-06-20.
  5. ^ Akash, Aklakur Rahman (2017-08-31). "Nine of 12 Savar cattle markets unauthorised". The Daily Star. Retrieved 2023-06-20.
  6. ^ "67 houses gutted in two districts". The Daily Star. 2014-04-20. Retrieved 2023-06-20.
  7. ^ a b c d e f g "British American Tobacco Bangladesh - Mr. Mohammad Salahuddin". bat.com. Retrieved 2023-06-20.
  8. ^ "Shake-up in police dept". The Daily Star. 2013-04-23. Retrieved 2023-06-20.
  9. ^ Rubaiyat, Quamrul Islam; Thakurgaon (2014-07-16). "Low price of tea leaves frustrates farmers". The Daily Star. Retrieved 2023-06-20.
  10. ^ "Banglabandha land port opens immigration services". The Daily Star. 2016-02-18. Retrieved 2023-06-20.
  11. ^ "18 districts get new DCs". The Daily Star. 2016-01-14. Retrieved 2023-06-20.
  12. ^ "Come to my office". The Daily Star. 2016-05-10. Retrieved 2023-06-20.
  13. ^ "BNP submits memorandum to DC office". The Daily Star. 2018-02-18. Retrieved 2023-06-20.
  14. ^ "Infrastructure Development Company Limited (IDCOL)". idcol.org. Retrieved 2023-06-20.
  15. ^ a b "Tofazzel made new principal secy Salahuddin new secy to PMO". The Daily Star. 2022-12-08. Retrieved 2023-06-20.
  16. ^ "Tofazzel new principal secy, Salahuddin secy at PMO". Daily Sun. Retrieved 2023-06-20.
  17. ^ "Board of Directors". Saudi Bangladesh Industrial and Agricultural Investment Company Limited (SABINCO). 2022-01-03. Retrieved 2023-06-20.
  18. ^ "Board of Directors". Bangladesh Infrastructure Finance Fund Limited (BIFFL) | BIFFL | Government owned non banking financial institution in Bangladesh | Project Finance in Bangladesh. Retrieved 2023-06-20.
  19. ^ "Infrastructure Development Company Limited (IDCOL)". idcol.org. Retrieved 2023-06-20.
  20. ^ "Board of Directors – Grameen Bank". grameenbank.org. Retrieved 2023-06-20.
  21. ^ "Board of Directors – HIL". Retrieved 2023-06-20.