Md. Alamgir Explained

Md. Alamgir is a Bangladeshi former civil servant and former election commissioner of Bangladesh.^{[1] [2]} He was a former Senior Secretary of the Government of Bangladesh.^[3]

Early life

Alamgir was born in Manikganj District.^[4] He has a degree in economics from the University of Dhaka.

Career

Alamgir joined the admin branch of the Bangladesh Civil Service in 1986.

In May 2019, Alamgir was made the secretary of the Election Commission.

Alamgir retired on 3 February 2021 and was replaced M Humayun Kabir Khandaker as secretary of the Election Commission.^[5]

On 26 February 2022, Alamgir was appointed an Election Commissioner of Bangladesh.^{[6] [7]}

Notes and References

1. News: CEC, 4 election commissioners resign . . 5 September 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240905062932/https://www.tbsnews.net/bangladesh/cec-4-election-commissioners-resign-934011 . 2024-09-05 . en.
2. News: 2022-02-26 . Want to work with all stakeholders: EC Alamgir . 2022-02-27 . The Business Standard . en.
3. News: 2022-02-26 . BNP not interested in newly formed EC: Fakhrul . 2022-02-27 . The Business Standard . https://web.archive.org/web/20220705074124/https://www.tbsnews.net/bangladesh/politics/bnp-not-interested-newly-formed-ec-fakhrul-376789 . 2022-07-05 . en.
4. News: Kazi Habibul Awal, a law professor and former secretary, is the new chief of Election Commission . 26 February 2022 . bdnews24.com . 26 February 2022.
5. News: Humayun Kabir Khandaker new EC secretary - National . 2022-02-27 . The Daily Observer.
6. News: President forms EC with ex-senior secretary Habibul Awal as CEC . 2022-02-27 . RTV . en.
7. News: Main thing is to carry out the job properly: New commissioner Alamgir . 2022-02-27 . Prothom Alo . 26 February 2022 . en.