Md. Abu Bakr Siddique

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Md. Abu Bakr Siddique
আবু বকর ছিদ্দীক
Secretary of the Ministry of Education
In office
8 January 2022 – 2 January 2023
Preceded byMd. Mahbub Hossain
Succeeded bySuleman 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]

  1. ^ "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.
  2. ^ a b c d "BSS-30 Abu Bakar joins Bridges Division as secretary". Bangladesh Sangbad Sangstha. Retrieved 2024-03-13.
  3. ^ "নতুন শিক্ষা সচিব হলেন আবু বকর ছিদ্দীক". thedailycampus.com (in Bengali). Retrieved 2024-03-14.
  4. ^ "Abu Bakar Siddique joins as bridges div secy". New Age. Retrieved 2024-03-13.
  5. ^ "Abu Bakar Siddique new BPC chairman - - observerbd.com". The Daily Observer. Retrieved 2024-03-14.
  6. ^ a b "Memo" (PDF). Road Transport and Highways Division. 31 May 2015. Retrieved 13 March 2024.
  7. ^ a b Rahman, Wafiur (25 October 2020). "Abu Bakar Siddique new BPC chairman". Dhaka Tribune. Retrieved 13 March 2024.
  8. ^ "Energy & Power Magazine". ep-bd.com. Retrieved 2024-03-13.
  9. ^ a b "Abu Bakar new secy of edn ministry". Daily Sun. 2 January 2022. Retrieved 2024-03-13.
  10. ^ "Office Order" (PDF). Secondary and Higher Education Division. Retrieved 13 March 2024.
  11. ^ "Governing Body". www.mmsc.edu.bd. Retrieved 2024-03-13.
  12. ^ "মাধ্যমিক ও উচ্চ শিক্ষা বিভাগ-শিক্ষা মন্ত্রণালয়". shed.portal.gov.bd. Retrieved 2024-03-14.