Golam Md Hashibul Alam is a retired Bangladeshi civil servant and former senior secretary of the

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Early life

Hasibul Alam was born in 1964 in Nilphamari District, East Pakistan, Pakistan. He is married to Sharmin Amin Choudhury. He completed his master's in English literature from the

University of Dhaka The University of Dhaka (), also known as Dhaka University (DU), is a public university, public research university located in Dhaka, Bangladesh. Established in 1921, it is the oldest active university in the country. The University of Dhaka w ...

Career

Hasibul Alam joined the Bangladesh Civil Service as an administration cadre in 1989 and started as a land commissioner. He held a number of field level administration posts including land acquisition officer and

upazila nirbahi officer An Upazila Nirbahi Officer (, abbreviated as UNO) is the chief executive officer of an upazila (subdistrict) and a mid-level officer of the Bangladesh Civil Service (administration cadre), known as Bangladesh Administrative Service. A senior a ...

. He served as senior assistant secretary at the

Economic Relations Division The Economic Relations Division (ERD) is one of the four divisions of the Ministry of Finance A ministry of finance is a ministry or other government agency in charge of government finance, fiscal policy, and financial regulation. It is head ...

. He is a former deputy commissioner (DC) of

Patuakhali District Patuakhali District (; ) is a district in south-central Bangladesh in Barisal Division. This district is the main entrance for the beach of Kuakata. History The early history of Patuakhali is little known. In medieval times, the northern part ...

in 2011 where he oversaw removal of illegal structures from Kuakata Beach. On 18 December 2013, Hasibul Alam was transferred from officer on special duty to the Economic Relations Division as joint secretary. Hasibul Alam joined the

Ministry of Primary and Mass Education The Ministry of Primary and Mass Education (; abbreviated as MoPME) is the ministry responsible for primary (class I-VIII) and mass education in Bangladesh. Secondary, vocational and tertiary educations is the responsibility of the Ministry of E ...

as an additional secretary. He worked at

International Fund for Agricultural Development The International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) is an international financial institution and a specialised agency of the United Nations that works to address poverty and hunger in rural areas of developing countries. It is the on ...

as its country resource officer on deputation from the

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. On 25 October 2020, Hasibul Alam was appointed Secretary of the Ministry of Primary and Mass Education. He had been serving as the chairman of the National Skills Development Authority. On 10 February 2021, Alam announced plans to vaccinate all primary school teachers in Bangladesh within one week. In September 2021, numerous media reports alleged officers of the ministry were transferring because of Hasibul Alam's behavior problems. The minister, Md Zakir Hossain, defended Hasibul Alam in a joint press conference with him. On 13 February 2022, Hasibul Alam was appointed secretary of the Ministry of Defence. He was the chief guest at the World Meteorological Day-2022 summit in Dhaka. He went to retirement in May 2024.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Hasibul Alam, Golam Md 1964 births Living people Bangladeshi civil servants University of Dhaka alumni People from Nilphamari District