Shamsul Alam (economist)

Shamsul Alam
Shamsul Alam
শামসুল আলম
State Minister of Planning
	In office; 18 July 2021 – 29 November 2023
Prime Minister	Sheikh Hasina
Minister	Muhammad Abdul Mannan
Succeeded by	vacant
Advisory Council Member of Bangladesh Awami League
	Incumbent
	Assumed office ; 24 May 2022
Personal details
Born	1 January 1951 (age 73); Matlab North, Chandpur, Bangladesh
Alma mater	Bangladesh Agricultural University; Thammasat University; Newcastle University;
Occupation	Economist
Awards	full list

Shamsul Alam (born 1 January 1951) is a Bangladeshi economist, and a former State Minister of Planning of Bangladesh from 19 July 2021 until 19 November 2023. He retired as a member and the Senior Secretary of the Bangladesh Planning Commission.^[2] He is also one of the syndicate members of Sylhet Agricultural University. In recognition of his contribution in economics, the government of Bangladesh awarded him the country's second highest civilian award Ekushey Padak in 2020.^[3] He is the member of Awami league Advisory council.

Early life[edit]

Alam was born on 1 January 1951 at Matlab Uttar in Chandpur of the then East Bengal (now Bangladesh).^[4] He graduated in 1965 from the then East Pakistan Agricultural University (now Bangladesh Agricultural University) with a degree in agricultural economics and received his post-graduate degree in 1973.^[4] In 1983, he received a post-graduate degree in economics from Thammasat University and obtained his PhD in the same subject from Newcastle University in 1991.^[4]

Career[edit]

Alam served as a faculty member of Bangladesh Agricultural University during 1974–2009. He worked as a member of General Economics Division (GED) from 2009 until 30 June 2021.^[5]

Awards[edit]

Ekushey Padak (2020)
Economist of Influence Award (2018)
Rebel Poet Kazi Nazrul Islam Memorial Medal (2018)

References[edit]

^ "টেকনোক্র্যাট তিন মন্ত্রীর পদত্যাগ কার্যকর". Ekattor TV (in Bengali). 29 November 2023. Retrieved 29 November 2023.
^ "BDF 2018". bdf2018.erd.gov.bd. Retrieved 6 February 2020.
^ "20 individuals, one organisation to receive Ekushey Padak 2020". The Daily Star. 5 February 2020. Retrieved 5 February 2020.
^ ^a ^b ^c "নিজেকে উপযোগী করে গড়ে তুলতে হবে". Jugantor. Retrieved 6 February 2020.
^ Byron, Rejaul Karim; Amin, Abdullah Al (17 July 2021). "Dr Shamsul Alam to take oath as state minister for planning tomorrow". The Daily Star. Retrieved 19 July 2021.

[1] "টেকনোক্র্যাট তিন মন্ত্রীর পদত্যাগ কার্যকর". Ekattor TV (in Bengali). 29 November 2023. Retrieved 29 November 2023.

[2] "BDF 2018". bdf2018.erd.gov.bd. Retrieved 6 February 2020.

[3] "20 individuals, one organisation to receive Ekushey Padak 2020". The Daily Star. 5 February 2020. Retrieved 5 February 2020.

[Jugantor-4] "নিজেকে উপযোগী করে গড়ে তুলতে হবে". Jugantor. Retrieved 6 February 2020.

[5] Byron, Rejaul Karim; Amin, Abdullah Al (17 July 2021). "Dr Shamsul Alam to take oath as state minister for planning tomorrow". The Daily Star. Retrieved 19 July 2021.

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