Pradip Ranjan Chakrabarty is the Chairman of the Bangladesh Competition Commission.[1] He is a former member of the Bangladesh Planning Commission.[2]
Early life
editChakrabarty was born in Natore District.[3] His father was Kamini Kumar Chakraborty, martyred intellectual in the Bangladesh Liberation War.[3] He did his bachelor's and master's in Zoology at the University of Dhaka.[4]
Career
editIn 1986, Chakrabarty joined the Bangladesh Civil Service.[5][6]
On 20 December 1989, Chakrabarty joined the Pabna District Commissioner's Office.[3] He had served in the National Disabled Development Foundation and the Bangladesh Tourism Board.[3]
Chakrabarty was the additional secretary of Security Services Division under the Ministry of Home Affairs.[7][8]
In May 2020, Chakrabarty was appointed a member of the Bangladesh Planning Commission.[4] He replaced Shahin Ahmed Chowdhury who went on retirement.[8] He then became a member of the Implementation Monitoring and Evaluation Division.[9]
Chakrabarty led a team of the Ministry of Planning to visit Swiss School of Business and Management Geneva.[10] He was appointed chairperson of Bangladesh Competition Commission in November 2022 with the rank of a government secretary.[4] He had gone on post-retirement leave before his appointment.[5] He recommended action against bottled water manufacturers for price fixing and gouging.[11] He also worked to raise awareness about the commission.[12]
References
edit- ^ "Pradip Ranjan appointed as chairperson of competition commission". The Business Standard. 2022-11-08. Retrieved 2023-09-28.
- ^ "Govt appoints Pradip Ranjan as new member of Planning Commission". Daily Sun. May 2020. Retrieved 2023-09-28.
- ^ a b c d "Chairperson". Bangladesh Competition Commission. Retrieved 28 September 2023.
- ^ a b c "Pradip Ranjan Chakraborty, new chairperson of competition commission". The Daily Star. 2022-11-08. Retrieved 2023-09-28.
- ^ a b "প্রতিযোগিতা কমিশনে যোগ দিলেন প্রদীপ রঞ্জন চক্রবর্তী". Jagoo News. 10 November 2022. Retrieved 28 September 2023.
- ^ "সাবেক সচিব প্রদীপ প্রতিযোগিতা কমিশনের নতুন চেয়ারপারসন". dhakapost.com (in Bengali). 1970-01-01. Retrieved 2023-09-28.
- ^ "Chawkbazar fire: 'Responsible persons to be brought to book'". The Daily Star. 2019-02-24. Retrieved 2023-09-28.
- ^ a b "Pradip Ranjan new member of Planning Commission". The Business Standard. 2020-05-27. Retrieved 2023-09-28.
- ^ "30 govt offices to move for 100pc e-GP". businesspostbd.com. Retrieved 2023-09-28.
- ^ "Ministry of Planning Bangladesh Visit". Swiss School of Business and Management Geneva. 2022-05-11. Retrieved 2023-09-28.
- ^ "Competition Commission for action against bottled water price hike". Dhaka Tribune. 3 September 2023. Retrieved 28 September 2023.
- ^ "BCC raises awareness of Competition Act | Daily Sun |". daily sun. June 2023. Retrieved 2023-09-28.