Forkan Ahmad (born 21 February 1959) is a retired lieutenant colonel of the

Bangladesh Army The Bangladesh Army () is the land warfare branch, and the largest component of the Bangladesh Armed Forces. The primary mission of the Army is to defend the land of Bangladesh from any external attack. Control of personnel and operations is ad ...

and former chairman of the

Cox's Bazar Development Authority Cox's Bazar Development Authority () is a Bangladesh government development authority responsible for the development of the city of Cox's Bazar in south-eastern Bangladesh Bangladesh, officially the People's Republic of Bangladesh, is a co ...

Early life

Ahmad was born on 21 February 1959.

Career

The Government of Bangladesh established the Cox's Bazar Development Authority on 6 July 2015 and appointed Ahmed its first chairman. In 2017, he worked on rehabilitation efforts following floods that left half a million people marooned in Cox's Bazar. Ahmad was re-elected chairman of the

in August 2020 for a third consecutive term. He returned 43 million BDT surplus fund to the government after completing the construction of the 10-story headquarters of the Cox's Bazar Development Authority. Justices J. B. M. Hasan and Razik-Al-Jalil of the

High Court Division The High Court Division, Supreme Court of Bangladesh (), popularly known as High Court, is one of the two divisions of the Supreme Court of Bangladesh, the other division being the Bangladesh Supreme Court, Appellate Division, Appellate Division. ...

summoned Ahmad over not removing illegal structures from the beach per a 2011 High Court verdict following a contempt of court petition filed by Manzil Morshed, president of Human Rights and Peace for Bangladesh. The court removed the contempt of court verdict against him and other officials after accepting a report on the demolition of illegal structures. Mohammed Nurul Absar replaced him as chairman of the Cox's Bazar Development Authority. Ahmad is a member of the Bhatiary Golf & Country Club.

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