Civil Service College, Dhaka

Mr. Md. Matiul Islam obtained Masters in Public Administration degree from Harvard University, USA. He is a Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Bangladesh. Mr Islam joined Civil Service of Pakistan in 1952 and retired as Secretary to the Government of Bangladesh. He also served as Alternate Executive Director of the World Bank.
Mr. Matiul Islam was President, International Centre for Public Enterprises, Lubjana, Yugoslovia; Head of UNIDO-World Bank Cooperative Programme at UNIDO Headquarters in Vienna; and Country Director, UNIDO in New Delhi. Mr. Islam set up a number of banks and financial institutions in the private sector. He also worked as Consultant to Shamil Bank and Bank Alfalah based in Bahrain and Abu Dhabi respectively.

Dr. Fakhruddin Ahmed obtained BA Hons. and MA degree in Economics from Dhaka University, MA in Development Economics from Williams College, USA and PhD in Economics from Princeton University, USA. Dr. Ahmed started his career as Lecturer in Economics, Dhaka University. He joined the Civil Service of Pakistan in 1963 and held various positions in the Government of Pakistan and Bangladesh. While a Joint Secretary, GoB,  he joined the World Bank  and held various important positions there.
Dr Ahmed was the Chief Adviser of the Caretaker Government of Bangladesh during the period from 2007 to 2008. Prior to this appointment, he worked as Managing Director, PKSF and Governor, Bangladesh Bank.

Dr. A. B. Mirza Azizul Islam has BA Hons. and MA degree in Economics from Dhaka University, MA in Development Economics from Williams College, USA and PhD in Economics from Boston University, USA.
Dr. Islam served as Lecturer in Economics, Dhaka University. He joined the Civil Service of Pakistan in 1964 and held various positions of the Government of Pakistan and Bangladesh. While a Joint Secretary, Government of Bangladesh he joined UN Service and held important positions in UNCTC and ESCAP. Dr. Islam was Chairman, Bangladesh Security and Exchange Commission and Chairman, Sonali Bank. He was Finance Adviser of the Caretaker Government of Bangladesh during the period of 2007-2008.

Mr. Syed Manzur Elahi is a prominent businessman in Bangladesh and is the chairman of Apex group, a leading business organization in Bangladesh. He has made significant contribution in various industrial & business enterprises including Banking. He was the founder Chairman of Mutual Trust Bank Ltd.. Mr. Syed Manzur Elahi did M. A. in Economics from University of Dhaka. He joined the former Pakistan Tobacco after graduation but left the job to start his own business. He is now the Chairman of Bangladesh Association of Banks, Vice Chairman, Bangladesh Association of Publicly Listed Companies and Director of ACI.

Dr. Mohammad Abdur Rashid obtained PhD in Psychology from University of Liverpool, UK. Dr Rashid worked in various administrative positions under the Government of Pakistan and Bangladesh and retired as Secretary, GoB. He held some academic positions including Lecturer, University of Dhaka, Bangladesh and University of Malay, Malaysia and Associate Professor, International Islamic University, Kuala Lumpur.

Dr. Rashid published a number of articles on mental health in the professional journals of Bangladesh, Pakistan and Malaysia and has written two books on psychology.

Dr Mohammad Haroonur Rashid obtained MA degree in Economics from Dhaka University, MPA from Karachi University and MA and PhD in Economics from Boston University, USA. Dr. Rashid served in the Civil Service of Pakistan and Bangladesh and retired as Secretary to the Government of Bangladesh. He was also Chairman, Bangladesh  Security and Exchange Commission; Chairman, Grameen Bank; Member, National Pay Commission, GoB; Member, UN Body on Public Administration and Finance; and Alternate Executive Director, Common Fund for Commodities, Amsterdam, Netherlands. He  served as Consultant of various national and international organisations.

Dr. Akbar Ali Khan received BA Hons. and MA degree in History from Dhaka University and MA and PhD in Economics from Queen's University, Canada. He was a Civil Servant in Pakistan and Bangladesh and retired as Cabinet Secretary, GoB. He also held the posts of MDS, PATC; Economic Minister, Bangladesh Embassy in Washington DC, USA; Alternate Executive Director, the World Bank; and Director, Institute of Governance Studies, BRAC University. Dr. Khan was also Adviser to the Caretaker Govt. of Bangladesh, 2006.
Dr Akbar Ali Khan has published several books and articles on economics and public administration.

Mr. Abdul Muyeed Chowdhury secured BA Hons. and MA degree in History from Dhaka University.  He also studied Public administration in the University of Tennessee, USA.
Mr. Chowdhury joined the Civil Service of Pakistan in1968, served both in Pakistan and Bangladesh and retired as Secretary to the Government of Bangladesh. He was Advisor to the Caretaker Government of 2001. He also served as Managing Director of Bangladesh Biman, Executive Director of Jamuna Multipurpose Bridge Authority and Global Councillor of IUCN.

Dr. Kamal Uddin Siddiqui was in the  Civil Service of Pakistan and Bangladesh and retired as Principal Secretary to the Prime Minister, GoB. Dr Siddiqui also served as Alternate Executive Director, Asian Development Bank and Consultant in various national and international development organisations.
Dr. Kamal Uddin Siddiqui secured M.Sc. degree in Applied Chemistry from Dhaka University and MA and PhD in Economics from the University of London. He is a Specialist in economic development, poverty alleviation and local governance. He wrote a number of books on Local Government.

Mr. Mohammad Shahidul Alam received BA Hons. and MA degree in Economics from Dhaka University. Mr. Alam started his career as a Lecturer in Economics, Dhaka University. He served in the Civil Service of Pakistan and Bangladesh and retired as Secretary to the Government of Bangladesh. Mr. Alam was also Director General of BIAM Foundation and Principal-in-Charge, Civil Service College, Dhaka.

Dr. Salehuddin Ahmed was appointed as Governor of the Bangladesh Bank on May 2005. As Governor, he was Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Bank. Dr. Ahmed did his master degrees from Dhaka University and McMaster University in 1969 and 1974 respectively and obtained his Ph.D. in Economics from McMaster University, Canada in 1978.

Mr. Muhammad Fazlur Rahman is a former Secretary, Ministry of Food and Disaster Management of the Government of Bangladesh. He joined Civil Service of Pakistan and served in various important positions of the Government of Pakistan and Bangladesh. He also served as Managing Director of the Social Development Foundation (SDF) from Jan 2006 to Dec. 2009.
A post-graduate in Economics, Mr. Rahman received higher training from Civil Service College, London & Birmingham University. He did Project Management course from Arhus Technical College, Denmark. In addition to this, he received Post-Graduate Diploma in Planning and Development.
Muhammad Fazlur Rahman held key positions like Sub-Divisional Officer, Upazila Nirbahi Officer and Deputy Commissioner during his tenure with the government. He was associated with the grass-root level development activities of the Government.

Mr. Abu  Md. Moniruzzaman joined Civil Service of Bangladesh, served in different capacities and retired as Secretary to the Government of Bangladesh. He was also Rector, PATC.

Dr. Mohammed Tareque has MA degree from Dhaka University and PhD in Health Economics from Boston University, USA. He joined Bangladesh Civil Service and served in various capacities both in the Field and in the Secretariat. Presently, Dr. Tareque is the Secretary, Finance Division, Ministry of Finance, GoB.

Mr. Iqbal Mahmud is a Civil Servant. He is currently the Secretary, Ministry of Establishment, Government of Bangladesh.

Mr. Farid Uddin Ahmed is a Professor, Department of Economics, University of Dhaka. He is currently the Dean of the Faculty of Social Sciences. Mr. Farid received M. Ec. degree from Monash University of Australia. Professor Farid is the Representative of the Academic Council of Dhaka University to the Governing Body of Civil Service College, Dhaka.

Professor. Md. Abdur Rashid belongs to the Department of Pharmacy, Dhaka University. He holds a PhD degree. Professor Rashid is the Representative of the Academic Council of Dhaka University to the Governing Body of Civil Service College, Dhaka.

Dr. S. M. Imamul Huq obtained M. Sc. degree in Soil Science from Dhaka University. He did a second M. Sc. from AIT, Bangkok and
D. Engg. from the University of Nancy I, France. Dr. Huq is a Professor of Soil Science, Dhaka University and currently working as Chairman, BCSIR. He has been rendering consultancy services to various national and international organisations  like FAO, UNDP, DANIDA, IUCN etc.
Dr. Imamul Huq has to his credit more than 200 publications in national and international journals. Dr. Huq has been awarded Bangladesh Academy of Science Gold Medal for his outstanding contribution to agricultural and biological sciences. He has also received Bangladesh UGC award in physical and biological sciences.

An M. Sc. in Agricultural Economics, Mr. Ali is a career banker and during his long banking career held the position of Managing Director of Rajshahi Krishi Unnayan Bank, Rupali Bank Ltd. and Bangladesh Shilpa Bank. He also served in important positions of Bangladesh Krishi Bank and Agrani Bank. Presently, he is the Managing Director of Dutch-Banla Bank.

Dr. M. Matiur Rahman is a PhD in Political Science from University of Washington, USA. He also obtained Post Graduate Diploma in Social Science from the University of Stockholm, Sweden.

Dr. Rahman has been engaged in teaching, research and publication. He was MDS, PATC  and Academic Coordinator, Centre for Governance Studies, BRAC University.