Ghulam Rahman

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Ghulam Rahman is a former government secretary at the Ministry of Shipping[1] and President of Consumers Association of Bangladesh.[2] He is the former chairman of the Anti-Corruption Commission and Bangladesh Energy Regulatory Commission.[3][4]

Ghulam Rahman
গোলাম রহমান
3rd Chairman of Anti-Corruption Commission
In office
1 May 2009 – 23 June 2013
Appointed byZillur Rahman
PresidentZillur Rahman
Mohammad Abdul Hamid
Preceded byHasan Mashhud Chowdhury
Succeeded byM Badiuzzaman
Personal details
NationalityBangladeshi

Career[edit]

Rahman taught Economics at the University of Dhaka in the 1960s after which he joined the Central Superior Services of Pakistan.[5]

Rahman retired as secretary of the Ministry of Shipping in 2004.[6]

In 2007, the Caretaker government appointed Rahman chairman of Bangladesh Energy Regulatory Commission.[6]

On 1 May 2009, Rahman was appointed chairman of the Anti-Corruption Commission.[6] Rahman replaced Hasan Mashhud Chowdhury.[6] The government of Bangladesh also downgraded the status of the post from that of a minister to that of a judge of Bangladesh Supreme Court.[6]

In 2013, Rahman said that the Anti-Corruption Commission had become "toothless" due to its weak ability to prosecute suspects.[7][8] He had in the past blamed the judiciary for failure to reduce corruption.[9] On 23 June, he completed his 4 year term as chairman of Anti-Corruption Commission.[10]

Rahman became President of the Consumers Association of Bangladesh in August 2014 after the death of the last president, Quazi Faruque.[10]

On 8 December 2021, Rahman was re-elected President of Consumers Association of Bangladesh.[11]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Staff Correspondent (2009-06-08). "Ghulam Rahman takes over as ACC chairman June 24". The Daily Star. Retrieved 2022-03-23.
  2. ^ "Consumers, industrialists slam energy regulator over tariff setting failure". The Business Standard. 2021-12-02. Retrieved 2022-03-23.
  3. ^ "Ghulam Rahman says graft reduces at upper level". Risingbd.com. Retrieved 2022-03-23.
  4. ^ "Lack of governance raises corruption". New Age. Retrieved 2022-03-23.
  5. ^ "Golam Rahman new ACC chief". bdnews24.com. Retrieved 2022-03-23.
  6. ^ a b c d e "Ghulam Rahman new ACC chief". The Daily Star. 2009-05-01. Retrieved 2022-03-23.
  7. ^ "ACC is a 'toothless tiger': Ghulam Rahman". Dhaka Tribune. 2013-06-19. Retrieved 2022-03-23.
  8. ^ Staff Correspondent; bdnews24.com. "'ACC is a toothless tiger'". bdnews24.com. Retrieved 2022-03-23.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  9. ^ "Bangladesh ACC Chairman for Tough Stand against Corruptions". ভিওএ (in Bengali). Retrieved 2022-03-23.
  10. ^ a b Staff Correspondent. "Ghulam Rahman made CAB president". Prothomalo. Retrieved 2022-03-23.
  11. ^ sun, daily. "Ghulam Rahman re-elected president of CAB | Daily Sun |". daily sun. Retrieved 2022-03-23.