Mohammad Muslim Chowdhury is the Comptroller and Auditor General of Bangladesh.[1]
Early life edit
Chowdhury was born in Chittagong.[2]
Chowdhury completed his B.A. in commerce and M.A. in accounting from the University of Chittagong.[3] He graduated from the University of Birmingham with a Masters in finance and accounting.[3]
Career edit
Chowdhury joined Bangladesh Civil Service as a Audit and Accounts Cadre in 1984.[2]
Chowdhury served in a number of capacities in the Ministry of Finance.[3] He held the position of Controller General Defense Finance and the Controller General of Accounts.[3] He has held the position of Deputy Secretary, Joint Secretary, and Additional Secretary.[3] He was a Director of the SAARC Development Fund.[2]
Chowdhury served a director of a number of state owned companies such as Bangladesh Biman, Bangladesh Krishi Bank, Dhaka Bus Rapid Transit Company Limited, Eastern Refinery Limited, Sonali Bank, and Titas Gas.[4] He was the founding CEO of the Bangladesh Infrastructure Finance Fund Limited.[4]
In 2012, Chowdhury was a Director of Deepening Medium Term Budget Framework, a project to develop and reform financial management services.[5] He was a member of the transaction execution committee of the government tasked with offloading sovereign bonds.[6]
Hossain was appointed the finance secretary of the Ministry of Finance on 4 October 2017.[7]
On 17 July 2018, Chowdhury was appointed the 12th Comptroller and Auditor General of Bangladesh.[3][2][8] Abdur Rouf Talukder replaced him as the new Finance Secretary.[9] He had looked at developing a joint platform between the office of the comptroller and auditor general and the Anti-Corruption Commission.[10]
References edit
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- ^ a b c d e f "Chowdhury Assumes Office as 12th CAG of Bangladesh". INTOSAI Journal. 2018-10-31. Retrieved 2021-12-07.
- ^ a b "Office of the Chief Accounts Officer Pension and Fund Management". www.cafopfm.gov.bd. Retrieved 2021-12-07.
- ^ "Government to automate financial services". The Daily Star. 2012-01-15. Retrieved 2021-12-07.
- ^ Byron, Rejaul Karim (2013-01-08). "Sovereign bond plan set in motion". The Daily Star. Retrieved 2021-12-07.
- ^ "New acting finance secretary takes charge". The Daily Star. 2017-10-04. Retrieved 2021-12-07.
- ^ "Muslim Chowdhury new CAG". New Age | The Most Popular Outspoken English Daily in Bangladesh. Retrieved 2021-12-07.
- ^ "Talukder appointed as acting finance secretary | banglatribune.com". Bangla Tribune. Retrieved 2021-12-07.
- ^ Byron, Rejaul Karim; Rahman, Md Fazlur (2020-03-11). "CAG and ACC can team up to crack down on swindlers". The Daily Star. Retrieved 2021-12-07.