Ali Imam Majumder is an advisor to the

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. He is a former Bangladeshi government official who served as the

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. He is the secretary general of

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and an executive committee member of Citizens for Good Governance (SHUJAN).

Early life

Majumder was born in 1950 in Kulubari Village, Sonamura, Tripura, India. He migrated to East Pakistan and settled in Comilla in 1962. He graduated from

University of Chittagong The University of Chittagong () also known as Chittagong University (CU), is a public research university located in Chittagong, Bangladesh. It was established on 18 November 1966. It is the fifth oldest university of Bangladesh. Having an area ...

with a master's in mathematics.

Career

Majumder joined the

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on 11 February 1977 as an administration cadre. Majumder served for a time as Civil Affairs Liaison Aide to President Ershad from 1983 to 1986. He served as the district commissioner (DC) of

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and

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between 1991 and 1998. In 2004, Majumder was the secretary of the Ministry of Labour and Employment. On 31 October 2006, Majumder was appointed the principal secretary to the chief advisor of the caretaker government. On 6 December 2006, he also became the cabinet secretary of Bangladesh. In May 2007, he approved a proposal to raise the ranks of the heads of the three armed forced forces of Bangladesh. On 19 November 2007, his term was extended by one year. He reported that the proclamation of independence of Bangladesh document had gone missing from government custody. He also served as the chairman of

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. He retired from the civil service on 28 November 2008. In March 2015, Majumder was relieved of contempt charges by a court; related to a case against David Bergman. On 27 October 2016, Majumder was elected to the trustee board of Transparency International Bangladesh. He was considered for the post of commissioner of the Election Commission in 2017. He criticized the government providing interest free loans to civil service officers to buy cars. He also had criticized the top heavy nature of the Bangladesh Civil Service. He has been critical of the Awami League government politicizing the bureaucracy and reducing the quality of the service. Majumder is a former chairperson of

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. He is an executive committee member of Citizens for Good Governance (SHUJAN). He is a director of MIDAS Financing Limited. In November 2021, Majumder concurred with the

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report that democracy was in decline in Bangladesh. He is a director of MIDAS ( Micro Industries Development Assistance and Services). In April 2023, he was elected chairman of MIDAS Financing Limited. On 12 August 2024, he was appointed as

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. He has been serving as an adviser of the

since 16 August 2024. On 10 November 2024, He is appointed as Advisor of food. On 20 January 2025, He was appointed as Adviser of Land as an additional duty to the

References

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