Musammat Nazmanara Khanum is a Bangladeshi retired government official and former secretary of the Ministry of Food.[1] She is curently a member of the Bangladesh Public Service Commission.
Musammat Nazmanara Khanum | |
|---|---|
| Member, Bangladesh Public Service Commission | |
| Assumed office 17 May 2023 | |
| Appointed by | President of Bangladesh |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 9 June 1962 Jessore District, Bangladesh |
| Profession | Government official |
Early life edit
Khanum was born in June 1962 in Jessore District, East Pakistan, Pakistan.[2] She has a bachelors in agriculture and a masters in plant pathology.[2] She did her PhD in food nutrition from Japan.[3]
Career edit
Khanum joined the Bangladesh Civil Service in 1989.[2] She served as an assistant commissioner and Upazila Nirbahi Officer.[3]
Khanum was the Deputy Commissioner and District Magistrate of Naogaon District in 2010.[4] She served as the Divisional Commissioner of Sylhet Division. She was the first woman Divisional Commissioner of Bangladesh.[5] She was made the Director General of Directorate General of Food on 27 May 2019.[5]
On 19 December 2019, Khanum was appointed secretary of the Ministry of Food.[2] In April 2020, she stopped the Open Market Sale of subsidized essentials to stop the spread of COVID-19.[6] She introduced letter based grading food quality and hyenine in restaurants and cafes in Bangladesh.[7] She saw the import of 100 thousand ton of rice from Myanmar.[8]
In April 2022, Khanum visited the Centre for Food Policy of the City, University of London.[9] She is a member of the advisory board of the Japanese Universities Alumni Association in Bangladesh.[10] She was the president of the Bangladesh Civil Service Women Network.[11] She retired in May 2023.[12]
In May 2023, Khanum was appointed a member of the Bangladesh Public Service Commission along with Helal Uddin Ahmed, Shafiqul Islam, and Md Muksodur Rahman Patwary.[13]
References edit
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- ^ a b c d "Dr. Mosammat Nazmanara Khanum" (PDF). Ministry of Food. Retrieved 21 December 2023.
- ^ a b "Dr. Mosammat Nazmanara Khanum". GAIN. Retrieved 2023-12-21.
- ^ "Step up watch on militants, market". The Daily Star. 2010-07-26. Retrieved 2023-12-21.
- ^ a b "Profile of Director General of Food" (PDF). Directorate General of Food. Retrieved 21 December 2023.
- ^ "OMS of rice postponed". Daily Sun. 14 April 2020. Retrieved 21 December 2023.
- ^ "Govt to cancel restaurant license for substandard food | banglatribune.com". Bangla Tribune. Retrieved 2023-12-21.
- ^ "Bangladesh to buy Myanmar rice, putting aside Rohingya crisis". Yahoo Finance. 2021-01-24. Retrieved 2023-12-21.
- ^ "Bangladesh Food Minister visits the Centre for Food Policy | City, University of London". www.city.ac.uk. 2022-04-18. Retrieved 2023-12-21.
- ^ "Advisory Council". www.juaab-bd.org. Retrieved 2023-12-21.
- ^ "BCS Women Network demands early justice for UNO attack". New Age. Retrieved 2023-12-21.
- ^ "4 promoted to secretary, 5 more reshuffled - - observerbd.com". The Daily Observer. Retrieved 2023-12-21.
- ^ "3 former secretaries, ex-DMP commissioner appointed PSC members". The Daily Star. 2023-05-11. Retrieved 2023-12-21.