MD. RAFIQUL ISLAM, PHD
Father’s Name: Late TUFANI MONDOL
Mother’s Name : MRS RAHIMA BEGUM
Permanent Address:
Mahalla: Ramnager, Municipality: Godagari
Upazila : Godagari, District: Rajshahi, Bangladesh
Phone: 0722556175, 01715302098
Present Address:
Flat No. A-4 Desdemona
140 Lake Circus Kalabagan
Dhanmandi, Dhaka, Bangladesh
Phone: 9135247, Cell No. 01712562717
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Nationality: Bangladeshi
Date & place of birth: 1st January 1955, Rajshahi, Babgladesh
Educational Qualifications:
- Secondary School Certificate (SSC), 1970
- Higher Secondary Certificate (HSC), 1972/73
- MSc. In Economics & Tourism, Bulgaria, 1980
- Diploma in Computing, UK; 1992
- Diploma in English Language, British Council, UK; 1997
- MA in Government Financial Management, UK; 2000
- PhD in Management, USA; 2004
Training obtained:
In country:
- Foundation Training, 1985;
- Law & Administration, 1992;
- Survey & Settlement, 1994;
- Project Preparation, 1994;
- Management, Accounting, Auditing, Budgeting, 1997;
- Advanced Course on Development & Economics, 2000;
- Senior Staff Course, 2005;
- Managing at Top (MATT), 2007
Abroad:
- India & Philippines: 27-day study tour on minimum learning system, 1988;
- UK: 3-month training course on Computing and Project Management 1994;
- Irelands: A certificate course on Financial Management, 1998;
- Thailand: 5-day international seminar on Accounting Standard for Non-Governmental Organizations, 2002;
- Canada: 18-day study tour on Non-Formal Education, 2005.
- Nepal: 5-day workshop on Improvement of Electoral Process, 2007.
- Australia: 5-day course on Election Management, 2009
Present position:
Secretary of Bangladesh Government.
Information & Communication Technology Department, Bangladesh
Name of the cadre & batch:
BCS (Administration) originally BCS (Secretariat) 1982
Regular Batch
Working Experience: (28 years)
- Assistant/ Senior Assistant Secretary/Upazila Nirbahi Officer/ Deputy Director Non-formal Education, 1984 to 2000;
- Deputy Secretary Finance Division/Director, NGO Affairs Bureau, Dhaka, 2000 to 2005;
- Project Director- PLCEHD1 Non-formal Education, Joint Secretary, The Parliament Secretariat/Election Commission Secretariat, 2005 to 2009;
- Additional Secretary/National Project Director, Election Commission Secretariat, 2009 to June 2011.
- Secretary-in-Charge of Bangladesh Government, Information & Communication Technology Division, Bangladesh, June 2011 to 14 December 2011
- Secretary of Bangladesh Government, Information & Communication Technology Division, Bangladesh, 15 December 2011 to till date.
Professional Experience (Trainer):
As Trainer of the Government of Bangladesh
I provided training on Basic Computer Operations & Computer Applications, Economics, Management, Auditing & Accounting; Service Rules, TOT on Election Management Data Collection, Data Management, Reporting etc. in the following Institutes:
- International Financial Academy, Dhaka
- National Defense College, Dhaka.
- Planning & development Academy, Dhaka.
- Bangladesh BCS Administration Academy, Dhaka
- Bangladesh Public Administration Training Academy, Savar, Dhaka.
- Electoral Training Institute, Dhaka.
- BRAC Institute for Development Studies, Gazipur.
- Also in many other institutes operated under national & international NGOs
Professional Experience (Research & Publications):
Research & publications:
I conducted the following research in my individual capacity and in groups. Research findings are published. List of the researchs conducted are given below:
- Bangladesh Civil Services: Problem & prospects; 2000
- Effectiveness of RDRS activities for poverty reduction; 2004.
- Bangladesh NGO Legal Frameworks: Bangladesh Perspectives; 2004
- Micro-credit operation: Does it work? 2005.
- Utility of Non-formal Education in Bangladesh; 2006.
Professional Experience (Books Publications):
Books Published:
- NGO Directory; 2004, Government Publication; I was convener.
- NGO BHABNA (in Bengali), 2005
- Gobesonar tukitaki. (in Bengali), 2006
- Somozhatai Kachhakachhi (in Bengali), 2006
- Projects A to Z, 2006
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Planed to be published:
- Alomelo Bhabna (in Bengali)
- Training Methodology
Professional Experience (Important works completed):
Important works done by myself during service period:
- Provided assistance during preparation of Industrial Policy, 1086.
- Prepared draft Milk Policy, 1988.
- Introduced privately produced package program for Bangladesh Television.
- Developed Trade Manuals for Non-formal Education.
- Developed detail methodology for Electoral Roll with photograph for Sreepur, Gazipur pilot project and tested it.
- Organized preparation of specifications of equipments for Electoral Roll with Photograph; Prepared tender documents.
- Selected software for electoral roll and acquired those.
- Involved methodology for capturing data for Electoral Roll with Photograph.
- Involved directly in introduction of Translucent Ballot Boxes & Indelible Ink Pen in the election management process in the capacity of National Project Director of two projects naming, “ Support to the Electoral Process in Bangladesh” & Translucent Ballot Boxes Project”, supported by UNDP.
- Made arrangements for publishing election results and transporting all documents electronically, by developing necessary software and by establishing wireless network.
- Modernized training procedures of the Electoral Training Institute.
Ongoing important activities where I am involved:
- Involved in preparation of Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) for preparation of Electoral Roll with Photograph and National Identity Card in the capacity of convener of the committee.
- Involved in the committee for selecting national identity card material; design; security features and all other related issues.
Professional Experience (Others):
In addition to those I am involved in providing policy preparation, implementation, monitoring and supervision since, 1984.
Signed/-
Dhaka 16-11-2011
Md. Rafiqul Islam, PhD
Additional Secretary
(ID No. 2167)
Election Commission Secretariat
Sher-e-Bangla Nager, Dhaka