Shamima Nargis is a retired government senior secretary[1] and chairperson of the Bangladesh Development Bank.[2] She is a former member of the Planning Commission.[3]

Early life

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Nargis graduated from the University of Dhaka with a bachelor's and master's in English literature.[4] She received a Hubert H Humphrey Fellowship to study at the University of Minnesota.[5][4]

Career

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Nargis joined the Bangladesh Civil Service in 1988.[5]

In 2010, Nargis was the deputy secretary at the Economic Relations Division at the Ministry of Finance.[6] She then worked at the Local Government Division as a joint secretary.[7]

In July 2015, Nargis was the additional secretary at the Economic Relations Division at the Ministry of Finance.[8] She signed an agreement, titled Efficient and Accountable Local Governance, between the Economic Relations Division and the United Nations Development Programme.[9]

In April 2018, Nargis was promoted to secretary.[10] She was working as the acting secretary at the Planning Commission.[10]

Nargis was promoted in March 2020 to senior secretary.[11] She retired from the civil service in October 2020; she was serving as a member of the Planning Commission.[4]

On 15 November 2021, Nargis was appointed chairperson of Bangladesh Development Bank by the Financial Institutions Division of the Ministry of Finance.[5]

References

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  1. ^ সিনিয়র সচিব হলেন শামীমা নার্গিস. Janakantha (in Bengali). Retrieved 2021-12-15.
  2. ^ "Shamima Nargis joins BDBL as chairman of its board of directors". The Business Standard. 2021-11-15. Retrieved 2021-12-15.
  3. ^ "Development plans should be climate-smart: ADB". The Daily Star. 2018-11-29. Retrieved 2021-12-15.
  4. ^ a b c "Shamima Nargis new BDBL chairman". The Daily Star. 2021-11-15. Retrieved 2021-12-15.
  5. ^ a b c "Shamima Nargis new BDBL chairman". Dhaka Tribune. 2021-11-15. Retrieved 2021-12-15.
  6. ^ "Just mission for Bangladesh pilot program for climate resilience" (PDF). climateinvestmentfunds.org. Retrieved 15 December 2021.
  7. ^ "'Make village courts more functional'". The Daily Star. 2012-04-19. Retrieved 2021-12-15.
  8. ^ "Multilogue on Climate Induced Loss & Damage" (PDF). icccad.net. Retrieved 15 December 2021.
  9. ^ "Bangladesh signs deal with UNDP to prepare Local Government Division for SDGs". bdnews24.com. Retrieved 2021-12-15.
  10. ^ a b "3 promoted to secretary". Daily Bangladesh. Retrieved 2021-12-15.
  11. ^ "Shamima Nargis promoted to Senior Secretary". The Asian Age. Bangladesh. Retrieved 2021-12-15.