Mohammad Harun Chowdhury
Mohammad Harun Chowdhury is a retired secretary and member of the Police Reform Commission of the Muhammad Yunus-led Interim government.[1][2][3]
Early life
[edit]Chowdhury was born on 13 September 1952 in Sultanpur village, Raozan Upazila, Chittagong District, East Pakistan, Pakistan.[4] He graduated from Karnafuli Project High School and Chittagong College in 1969 and 1972 respectively.[4] He did his bachelors and master's in economics at the University of Dhaka in 1976 and 1977 respectively.[4] He has a postgraduate diploma from the International Institute for Population Sciences.[4]
Career
[edit]Chowdhury joined the Bangladesh Muktijoddha Kalyan Trust after completing his studies.[4] He worked at the Bangladesh Planning Commission.[4] From 1978 to 1982, he worked at the Bangladesh Academy for Rural Development.[4] He joined the 1982 special batch of the Bangladesh Civil Service.[4]
Chowdhury served as the district commissioner of Panchagarh District and Sylhet District in the early 2000s.[4][5] In 2005, he was promoted to Joint Secretary and appointed to the Ministry of Home Affairs.[4] He was the Member Directing Staff of the Bangladesh Public Administration Training Center.[4] In 2007, he was the divisional commissioner of Barisal Division.[4]
Chowdhury is a member of the Bangladesh Association of Florida.[6][7]
After the fall of the Sheikh Hasina led Awami League government Chowdhury was appointed member of the Police Reform Commission in October 2024.[4][8] The commission would be led Safar Raj Hossain.[9] The commission considered new uniforms and logo for Bangladesh Police.[10][11]
References
[edit]- ^ UNB (2024-11-19). "Political affiliation will not be considered in police verification for govt jobs: Reform Commission Chief". Prothomalo. Retrieved 2025-01-22.
- ^ "Police to be reformed to make it pro-people: Police Commission Chairman | News". BSS. Retrieved 2025-01-22.
- ^ "Govt forms five reform commissions to improve state structures". The Business Standard. 2024-10-04. Retrieved 2025-01-22.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m "Who's on the Police Admin Reform Commission?". Dhaka Tribune. Retrieved 2025-01-22.
- ^ "Changes in admin". The Daily Star. Retrieved 2025-01-22.
- ^ Sami, Md Maruf Adnan (1 January 2021). "Zahir, Ashraf new President, GS of Bangladesh Assoc in Florida | JonotarSomoy English". Retrieved 2025-01-22.
- ^ "Bangladesh Association in Florida elects new president, general secretary". The Business Standard. 2021-01-01. Retrieved 2025-01-22.
- ^ "Govt constitutes five reform commissions -". The Daily Observer. Retrieved 2025-01-22.
- ^ "Govt. constitutes five reform commissions | News Flash". BSS. Retrieved 2025-01-22.
- ^ "New uniform, monogram sans boat on the cards for police". The Daily Star. 2024-12-24. Retrieved 2025-01-22.
- ^ "New uniforms for police, RAB, Ansar finalised". The Business Standard. 2025-01-20. Retrieved 2025-01-22.