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Md Aminul Islam Khan

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Md Aminul Islam Khan is a retired Bangladeshi civil servant and former senior secretary of the Ministry of Home Affairs.[1][2] He was the secretary of the Ministry of Primary and Mass Education.[3] He was arrested and charged with murder of the fall of the Sheikh Hasina led Awami League government.[4]

Career

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Khan joined the Bangladesh Civil Service in 1986 as an admin cadre.[5] He was the first secretary of the Embassy of Bangladesh in Qatar.[5]

Khan had served as additional secretary of the Local Government Division.[6]

Khan was the secretary of the Technical and Madrasah Education Division of the Ministry of Education in 2020 under Dipu Moni.[7] He was appointed secretary of the Ministry of Liberation War Affairs in February 2020.[8][6] He was previously additional secretary to the Ministry of Housing and Public Works.[6] In March 2022, Khan was the director of SAARC and BIMSTEC wing of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.[9] On 13 February, he was appointed the secretary of the Ministry of Primary and Mass Education.[8] He was promoted to senior secretary in May.[10] He announced plans to open a hotline for education.[11] In October, he was transferred to the Public Security Division of the Ministry of Home Affairs, responsible for law enforcement agencies in Bangladesh including Bangladesh Police.[12] He replaced Md Akhter Hossain as secretary.[12]

Khan was the senior secretary of the Public Security Division of the Ministry of Home Affairs.[13] Khan sent Md Mahbub Hakim, additional deputy inspector general of Tourist Police, and Md Alamgir Alam, additional deputy inspector general of Criminal Investigation Department, to forced retirement in November 2022.[14] In the last month he had sent three superintendents of police, Delwar Hossain Mia, Mirza Abdullahel Baqui, and Shahidullah Chowdhury to forced retirement.[14] He sent Md Ali Hossain Fakir to forced retirement.[15] He terminated Mizanur Rahman after he was arrested in a corruption case.[16]

Khan was arrested after the fall of the Awami League government led by Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina in October 2024 from Banani.[17][18] He was charged with the murder of Bangladesh Nationalist Party activist, Shamim, who died in 2023.[17] He was sent to jail along with Md. Nojibur Rahman.[17] Shamim had died after the rally of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party was attacked by Awami League and Bangladesh Police.[19]

References

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  1. ^ "Engage villagers in cultivation activities, PM tells Ansar, VDP". The Daily Star. 2023-02-12. Retrieved 2024-10-12.
  2. ^ "Nagad declares charge-free services for police". The Daily Star. 2022-12-20. Retrieved 2024-10-12.
  3. ^ "6 ministries, divisions get new secretaries". www.kalerkantho.com. 27 October 2022. Retrieved 2024-10-12.
  4. ^ "Ex-secretaries Nazibur, Aminul on 3-day remand". businesspostbd.com. Retrieved 2024-10-12.
  5. ^ a b "Aminul Islam Khan promoted to senior secretary". Daily Sun. 25 May 2022. Retrieved 2024-10-12.
  6. ^ a b c "Govt promotes two officials to secretaries". The Financial Express. Retrieved 2024-10-12.
  7. ^ "Working on education system changes during and after Covid-19: Education minister". The Daily Star. 2020-08-28. Retrieved 2024-10-12.
  8. ^ a b "Aminul Islam Khan promoted to senior secretary". dailycountrytodaybd.com. Retrieved 2024-10-12.
  9. ^ "'Need common strategies to rebuild a resilient Bay of Bengal region'". The Daily Star. 2022-03-30. Retrieved 2024-10-12.
  10. ^ "Aminul Islam Khan promoted to senior secretary". Daily Sun. 25 May 2022. Retrieved 2024-10-12.
  11. ^ "Government to open hotline service for quality education". Prothomalo. 2022-10-24. Retrieved 2024-10-12.
  12. ^ a b "Govt appoints new secretaries in key positions". Prothom Alo. 27 October 2022. Retrieved 2024-10-12.
  13. ^ "Will take measures if political programmes cause public sufferings: Home Minister". The Daily Star. 2022-11-09. Retrieved 2024-10-12.
  14. ^ a b "Two add'l DIGs now sent into retirement". The Daily Star. 2022-11-01. Retrieved 2024-10-12.
  15. ^ "Govt sends another SP on compulsory retirement". Jagonews24.com. 16 November 2022. Retrieved 12 October 2024.
  16. ^ "Suspended DIG Mizanur Rahman sacked". Dhaka Tribune. 3 November 2022. Retrieved 12 October 2024.
  17. ^ a b c "Ex-secretaries Nazibur, Aminul sent to jail in Jubo Dal leader murder case". The Business Standard. 2024-10-10. Retrieved 2024-10-12.
  18. ^ "Ex-secretaries Nazibur, Aminul remanded over Jubo Dal leader Shamim murder". The Business Standard. 2024-10-07. Retrieved 2024-10-12.
  19. ^ "Ex-secretaries Nazibur, Aminul sent to jail in Shamim murder case | News". BSS. Retrieved 2024-10-12.
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