Asia Khatun | |
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Commissioner Anti Corruption Commission | |
Assumed office 2 July 2023 | |
Appointed by | President of Bangladesh |
President | Mohammed Shahabuddin |
Preceded by | Md Mozammel Haque Khan |
Personal details | |
Born | Chuadanga District, Bangladesh | 2 January 1963
Spouse | Md. Mokammel Hossain |
Children | 1 |
Alma mater |
University of Rajshahi National University of Singapore |
Profession | Government official, former Secretary |
Asia Khatun, also known as Mosammat Asia Khatun, is a retired secretary and the current commissioner of the Anti-Corruption Commission. [1] [2] She is the first woman to be appointed commissioner of the Anti Corruption Commission. [3] [4]
Khatun was born in 1963 in Darshana, Chuadanga District, East Pakistan, Pakistan. [3] She graduated from the University of Rajshahi in accounting. [3] She did her master's degree at the International Institute of Social Studies in Women and Gender Studies. [5] She did a master's degree in Public Policy at the National University of Singapore. [5] She did an MBA from the Nanyang Technological University. [5]
On 26 January 1991, Khatun joined the administration cadre of the Bangladesh Civil Service. [3]
Khatun was the assistant commissioner of Noakhali District. [3] She was the executive magistrate of Khulna District. [3] She served as a counselor at the Bangladesh consulate in Jeddah. [3]
Khatun was the Senior Assistant Secretary of the Ministry of Primary and Mass Education, Ministry of Public Administration, and the Ministry of Land. [3] She was a director of the National Academy for Planning and Development. [3] She served at the Bangladesh Civil Service Administration Academy as the member directing staff. [3] She was the secretary of the Bangladesh Public Service Commission secretariat. [3]
Khatun retired as a secretary on 3 January 2022. [3]
In June 2023, Khatun was appointed Commissioner in charge of investigations of the Anti-Corruption Commission with the rank of the High Court Division judge. [6] She joined under chairman of the commission, Mohammad Moin Uddin Abdullah, and replaced Mozammel Haque Khan. [7] [8] She met president President Mohammed Shahabuddin after her appointment and sought his guidance as he was a former Commissioner of the Anti-Corruption Commission. [9]
Khatun is married to Md. Mokammel Hossain, secretary of the Ministry of Civil Aviation and Tourism. She has a daughter, Sameen Hossain. [10]
Asia Khatun | |
---|---|
Commissioner Anti Corruption Commission | |
Assumed office 2 July 2023 | |
Appointed by | President of Bangladesh |
President | Mohammed Shahabuddin |
Preceded by | Md Mozammel Haque Khan |
Personal details | |
Born | Chuadanga District, Bangladesh | 2 January 1963
Spouse | Md. Mokammel Hossain |
Children | 1 |
Alma mater |
University of Rajshahi National University of Singapore |
Profession | Government official, former Secretary |
Asia Khatun, also known as Mosammat Asia Khatun, is a retired secretary and the current commissioner of the Anti-Corruption Commission. [1] [2] She is the first woman to be appointed commissioner of the Anti Corruption Commission. [3] [4]
Khatun was born in 1963 in Darshana, Chuadanga District, East Pakistan, Pakistan. [3] She graduated from the University of Rajshahi in accounting. [3] She did her master's degree at the International Institute of Social Studies in Women and Gender Studies. [5] She did a master's degree in Public Policy at the National University of Singapore. [5] She did an MBA from the Nanyang Technological University. [5]
On 26 January 1991, Khatun joined the administration cadre of the Bangladesh Civil Service. [3]
Khatun was the assistant commissioner of Noakhali District. [3] She was the executive magistrate of Khulna District. [3] She served as a counselor at the Bangladesh consulate in Jeddah. [3]
Khatun was the Senior Assistant Secretary of the Ministry of Primary and Mass Education, Ministry of Public Administration, and the Ministry of Land. [3] She was a director of the National Academy for Planning and Development. [3] She served at the Bangladesh Civil Service Administration Academy as the member directing staff. [3] She was the secretary of the Bangladesh Public Service Commission secretariat. [3]
Khatun retired as a secretary on 3 January 2022. [3]
In June 2023, Khatun was appointed Commissioner in charge of investigations of the Anti-Corruption Commission with the rank of the High Court Division judge. [6] She joined under chairman of the commission, Mohammad Moin Uddin Abdullah, and replaced Mozammel Haque Khan. [7] [8] She met president President Mohammed Shahabuddin after her appointment and sought his guidance as he was a former Commissioner of the Anti-Corruption Commission. [9]
Khatun is married to Md. Mokammel Hossain, secretary of the Ministry of Civil Aviation and Tourism. She has a daughter, Sameen Hossain. [10]