Md. Abu Bakr Siddique
Md. Abu Bakr Siddique | |
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| আবু বকর ছিদ্দীক | |
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| Secretary of the Ministry of Education | |
| In office 8 January 2022 – 2 January 2023 | |
| Preceded by | Md. Mahbub Hossain |
| Succeeded by | Suleman Khan |
Md. Abu Bakr Siddique is the former secretary of the Ministry of Education in charge of the Secondary and Higher Education Division.[1] He was the former Chairman of the Bangladesh Petroleum Corporation.[2][3] He was the Secretary of the Bridges Division.[4] He served in the Public Security Division of the Ministry of Home Affairs.[5]
Career
[edit]Siddique joined the 9th batch of Bangladesh Civil Service administration cadre in 1991.[2]
In 2015, Siddique was the personal officer to the Secretary of the Ministry of Road Transport and Bridges.[6] He was part of the inauguration run of the Dhaka to Agartala bus service.[6]
Siddique was appointed the Chairman of the Bangladesh Petroleum Corporation in October 2020.[7] He replaced Md Shamsul Rahman as chairman.[8] He was the additional secretary of the Public Security Division of the Ministry of Home Affairs responsible for Political and ICT affairs.[7]
In May 2021, Siddique was appointed the secretary of the Bridges Division of the Ministry of Road Transport and Bridges.[2] He was appointed the Director of the Bangladesh Bridge Authority.[2]
Siddique was appointed Secretary of the Ministry of Education in January 2022.[9] After his appointment, Siddique paid tribute to the founder of Bangladesh, President Sheikh Mujibur Rahman at the Bangabandhu Memorial Museum.[9] Siddique led a team of the Ministry of Education in September 2022 to visit various universities in the Netherlands.[10] He is the chairman of the Government Mohammadpur Model School & College.[11] He was succeeded by Suleman Khan in January 2023.[12]
References
[edit]- ^ "RANGPUR: Secretary of the Ministry of Education Md. Abu Bakar Siddique inaugurats the newly constructed examination hall at Begum Rokeya University (BRU) in Rangpur on Sunday". The New Nation. 2022-03-08. Retrieved 2024-03-13.
- ^ a b c d "BSS-30 Abu Bakar joins Bridges Division as secretary". Bangladesh Sangbad Sangstha. Retrieved 2024-03-13.
- ^ "নতুন শিক্ষা সচিব হলেন আবু বকর ছিদ্দীক". thedailycampus.com (in Bengali). Retrieved 2024-03-14.
- ^ "Abu Bakar Siddique joins as bridges div secy". New Age. Retrieved 2024-03-13.
- ^ "Abu Bakar Siddique new BPC chairman - - observerbd.com". The Daily Observer. Retrieved 2024-03-14.
- ^ a b "Memo" (PDF). Road Transport and Highways Division. 31 May 2015. Retrieved 13 March 2024.
- ^ a b Rahman, Wafiur (25 October 2020). "Abu Bakar Siddique new BPC chairman". Dhaka Tribune. Retrieved 13 March 2024.
- ^ "Energy & Power Magazine". ep-bd.com. Retrieved 2024-03-13.
- ^ a b "Abu Bakar new secy of edn ministry". Daily Sun. 2 January 2022. Retrieved 2024-03-13.
- ^ "Office Order" (PDF). Secondary and Higher Education Division. Retrieved 13 March 2024.
- ^ "Governing Body". www.mmsc.edu.bd. Retrieved 2024-03-13.
- ^ "মাধ্যমিক ও উচ্চ শিক্ষা বিভাগ-শিক্ষা মন্ত্রণালয়". shed.portal.gov.bd. Retrieved 2024-03-14.