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Md Sohorab Hossain

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Md Sohorab Hossain
14th Chairman of Bangladesh Public Service Commission
In office
21 September 2020 – 8 October 2024
Appointed byPresident of Bangladesh
PresidentMohammad Abdul Hamid
Mohammed Shahabuddin
Preceded byMohammad Sadique
Senior Secretary
Ministry of Education
In office
6 December 2016 – 31 December 2019
Prime MinisterSheikh Hasina
MinisterNurul Islam Nahid
Preceded byNazrul Islam Khan
Succeeded byMd. Mahbub Hossain
Personal details
Born (1961-01-01) 1 January 1961 (age 63)
Noakhali District, Bangladesh
SpouseMahmuda Yasmin
Children1
Alma mater
ProfessionGovernment official

Md Sohorab Hossain is a retired Bangladeshi civil servant and served as the chairman of the Bangladesh Public Service Commission.[1][2] He is a former senior secretary of the Ministry of Education.[3][4]

Early life

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Hossain was born in 1961 in Chatkhil Upazila, Noakhali District, East Pakistan, Pakistan.[5] He passed SSC from St. Joseph Higher Secondary School. He completed his bachelor's degree and master's in Bengali language and literature from the University of Dhaka.[6]

Career

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Hossain joined the admin cadre of Bangladesh Civil Service in 1984 and after training started working as an assistant commissioner in 1986.[5][6] He took Military Orientation Training Course at Bangladesh Military Academy in Bhatiary.

Hossain was appointed the secretary of the Secondary and Higher Education Division on 6 December 2016.[7][8]

In May 2018, Hossain chaired a meeting of the National Curriculum Coordination Committee.[9]

He later served as the secretary at the Ministry of Education and retired on 31 December 2019.[7]

Hossain served as the Bangladesh Civil Service (Admin) Academy as its rector.[6]

In September 2020, Hossain was appointed the chairman of the Bangladesh Public Service Commission for a five-year term.[10][11] He replaced Mohammad Sadique as chairman of the Bangladesh Public Service Commission.[11]

In February 2022, Hossain served as a member of the Election Commission Search Committee.[12][13]

Personal life

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Hossain is married to Mahmuda Yasmin, a professor of the University of Dhaka.[5] The couple has a daughter.

References

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  1. ^ "PSC chairman resigns". The Daily Star. 8 October 2024. Archived from the original on 2024-10-08.
  2. ^ "Former senior secretary Sohrab Hossain to head PSC". bdnews24.com. 16 September 2020. Retrieved 2022-03-01.
  3. ^ "New PSC chairman sworn in". The Daily Star. 2020-09-21. Retrieved 2022-03-01.
  4. ^ "WUB permanent campus inaugurated". The Daily Star. 2019-03-07. Retrieved 2022-03-01.
  5. ^ a b c "-মাননীয়-চেয়ারম্যান". www.bpsc.gov.bd. Retrieved 2022-03-01.
  6. ^ a b c Hasan, Shariful (2020-09-16). "Md Sohorab Hossain appointed new chairman of Public Service Commission". The Daily Star. Retrieved 2022-03-01.
  7. ^ a b "Sohrab Hossain appointed as PSC chairman - National". The Daily Observer. Retrieved 2022-03-01.
  8. ^ "Boys' dropout highest in seven years". The Daily Star. 2019-02-11. Retrieved 2022-03-01.
  9. ^ "200 marks to be lessened at JSC, JDC exams". The Daily Star. 2018-05-31. Retrieved 2022-03-01.
  10. ^ "Sohrab Hossain appointed new PSC chairman". UNB. Retrieved 2022-03-01.
  11. ^ a b "Retired senior secretary Sohrab Hossain to head PSC". The Financial Express. Retrieved 2022-03-01.
  12. ^ "EC search committee: Short time, tough task". The Daily Star. 2022-02-06. Retrieved 2022-03-01.
  13. ^ "Search committee to seek opinions of eminent citizens". The Daily Star. 2022-02-08. Retrieved 2022-03-01.