Kamrul Ahsan

Dr. Md Kamrul Ahsan was born in 1961 in a respectable family under Lakshmipur district. His primary education started in his native village Nandanpur in Lakshmipur. He passed Secondary School Certificate examination in the first division in 1976 fromDalal Bazar N.K. High School. Later, he graduated in Agricultural Economics (Hons) from Bangladesh Agricultural University and did his Masters degree in Agricultural Economics from the same university.

Dr. Ahsan joined in Bangladesh Civil Service in Administration Cadre as Assistant Commissioner and Magistrate in 1988 through a competitive regular BCS examination. He started his job as Assistant Commissioner inSirajganjCollectorate. He served as first class Magistrate in Ullahparaupazila and as Upazila Magistrate in Shahzadpurupazila under Sirajganj district. He served as Assistant Secretary/Senior Assistant Secretary in the Ministry of Food, Finance, Planning and Home Affairs.

Dr. Md Kamrul Ahsan did his MS degree in Development Studies from the Institute of Social Studies (ISS) from Netherlands. He also did his Ph.D. in Environmental Science. He studied in Macquarie University and University of New England, Australia. He got trained in many contemporary administrative and management issues from various countries like Thailand, Japan, China, Philippines, Vietnam, India etc.

Dr. Ahsan was UNO at Kasbaupazilaunder Brahmanbaria district. He was Additional Deputy Commissioner and Additional District Magistrate at Manikganjdistrict and Additional Deputy Commissioner(General) in Dhaka district. He also served as one of the Directors in the Prime Minister’s Office. He was in lien and worked in the United States of America for five years. He was Deputy Secretary, Joint Secretary and Additional Secretary in the Roads and Highways Division under the Ministry of Road Transport and Bridges.Dr. Md Kamrul Ahsan was also the Chairman of Bangladesh Road Transport Authority (BRTA).

In his professional career Dr. Ahsan visited many countries like India, Pakistan, Thailand, Myanmar, Vietnam, China, Malaysia, Singapore, Philippines, japan, Netherlands, France, Germany, Switzerland, Belgium, Turkey, U.A.E, Qatar, USA, UK, Australia and Canada.

Dr. Md Kamrul Ahsan was a brilliant civil servant of BCS (Admin) Cadre. He served as an honest, dedicated and efficient public servant for long 32 years in Bangladesh Civil Service. He was awarded National Integrity Strategy (NIS) prize for his honesty and dedication.