Abdur Rouf Talukder

Abdur Rouf Talukder is the senior secretary at the Ministry of Finance of Bangladesh.[1] He is a director of Bangladesh Biman.[2]

Early life

Talukder was born on 15 August 1964 in Sirajganj District, East Pakistan, Pakistan.[3][4] He completed his Master's in Business Administration from the Institute of Business Administration of the University of Dhaka.[3] He has a second master's degree in development studies from the University of Birmingham.[3] He is married to Selina Rawshan and has two children.[4]

Career

Talukder joined the Bangladesh Civil Service in 1985 as a secretariat cadre.[5]

In October 2017, Talukder was appointed the additional secretary of budget and macroeconomics in the Finance Division of the Ministry of Finance.[4]

Talukder was appointed the acting secretary of the Ministry of Finance on 16 July 2018.[3] He replaced Mohammad Muslim Chowdhury.[6]

At a conference organised by Bangladesh Institute of Development Studies, he blamed the Ministry of Health for failing to spend their budget during the COVID-19 pandemic in Bangladesh.[7] He received the FY 2020-21 Integrity Award from the government of Bangladesh.[8] On 21 September 2021, he was promoted to the rank of senior secretary.[9]

Talukder is a director of Bangladesh Foreign Trade Institute and Bangladesh Public Administration Training Centre.[10][11] He was part of a delegation led by Salman F. Rahman to the World Bank.[12] He is a director of Hotels International Limited.[13]

References
  1. "On behalf of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, Liberation War Affairs Minister AKM Mozammel Haque hands over national integrity service award to Abdur Rouf Talukder, Senior Secretary of Finance Division, at a function on the occasion of signing the Annual Performance Agreement (APA) of various ministries and departments for the FY 2021-2022 at the Osmani Memorial Auditorium in the capital on Sunday. Cabinet Secretary Khandker Anwarul Islam was present. PID PHOTO". Daily Sun. Retrieved 2021-09-17.
  2. "Biman Bangladesh Airlines Official Website". www.biman-airlines.com. Retrieved 2021-09-17.
  3. "Abdur Rouf Talukder made new acting finance secretary". jagonews24.com. Retrieved 2021-09-17.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  4. "Abdur Rouf Talukder appointed as acting secretary of Finance Division". Dhaka Tribune. 2018-07-16. Retrieved 2021-09-17.
  5. "Abdur Rouf Talukder appointed new finance secretary". bdnews24.com. Retrieved 2021-09-17.
  6. "Talukder appointed as acting finance secretary". Bangla Tribune. Retrieved 2021-09-17.
  7. "Funds abundant, but ministry can't spend". The Daily Star. 2021-06-10. Retrieved 2021-09-17.
  8. "No let-up in efforts to change people's fate amid Covid-19: PM". RTV. Retrieved 2021-09-17.
  9. "Two promoted to senior secretary post". The Business Standard. 2020-09-21. Retrieved 2021-09-17.
  10. "Our Board of Directors – BFTI". Retrieved 2021-09-17.
  11. "Board Members". www.bpatc.org.bd. Retrieved 2021-09-17.
  12. "WB lauds Bangladesh's economic growth despite downturn". UNB. Retrieved 2021-09-17.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  13. "Board of Directors – HIL". Retrieved 2021-09-17.
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