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Khandker Anwarul Islam is a retired Bangladeshi civil servant. He had served as the country's 22nd
Cabinet Secretary A cabinet secretary is usually a senior official (typically a civil servant) who provides services and advice to a cabinet of ministers as part of the Cabinet Office. In many countries, the position can have considerably wider functions and powe ...
. Prior to that, he was the Senior Secretary of the Bridges Division under
Ministry of Road Transport and Bridges The Ministry of Road Transport and Bridges () is a Government of Bangladesh, Bangladeshi government Ministry (collective executive), ministry which is the apex body for formulation and administration of the rules, regulations and laws relating to ...
and the ex-officio Executive Director of Bangladesh Bridge Authority before joining at cabinet secretary post on 28 October 2019.


Career

Islam joined
Bangladesh Civil Service Bangladesh Civil Service (), popularly known by its acronym BCS, is the civil service of Bangladesh. Civil service in the Indian subcontinent originated from the Imperial Civil Service which was the elite higher civil service of the British Empir ...
(Special) in 1983 as an Upazila Magistrate under administration cadre after graduating with a Bachelor's and Master's Degree in Social Welfare from
Dhaka University The University of Dhaka (), also known as Dhaka University (DU), is a public research university located in Dhaka, Bangladesh. Established in 1921, it is the oldest active university in the country. The University of Dhaka was founded in 1921 ...
. At the beginning of his career, he served as Upazila Nirbahi Officer (UNO), Additional Deputy Commissioner and Director in
National Sports Council The National Sports Council (NSC) is the national overseer of the control authorities of 41 different sports in Bangladesh. It is responsible to the Bangladesh Ministry of Youth and Sports and is based in Purana Paltan, Dhaka. History Prior ...
. After that he served as senior assistant secretary and Deputy Secretary in Parliament Secretariat, as Director in the Department of Relief and Rehabilitation under Ministry of Disaster Management and Relief and as Secretary in National Sports Council. Islam also served as Joint Secretary and Additional Secretary in the
Cabinet Division The Cabinet Division () is the executive office of the Chief Adviser of Bangladesh. As a division of the Government of Bangladesh The government of the People's Republic of Bangladesh () is the central government of Bangladesh. The gove ...
prior to his joining in the Bridges Division. He joined Bridges Division as Secretary in-charge on 13 November 2011, promoted to Secretary on 31 January 2013 and Senior Secretary on 13 July 2017. He had been appointed as the Cabinet Secretary on 28 October 2019 and retired on 15 December 2022.


Personal life

Islam is married to Begum Kamrun Nahar, former Secretary to the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting. The couple have two sons.


References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Islam, Khandker Anwarul Living people Bangladeshi civil servants Secretaries of the Cabinet (Bangladesh) 1960 births