A. M. Anisuzzaman

A. M. Anisuzzaman was a government secretary and member of the Shahabuddin Ahmed ministry in charge of the Ministry of Land and the Ministry of Agriculture.[1][2] He was a special advisor for agriculture to Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina.[3] He was a former secretary of the Ministry of Agriculture.[4]

Anisuzzaman supported Muhammad Yunus in launching Grameen Bank by allowing the first branch of Grameen Bank to be opened at a branch of Bangladesh Krishi Bank in Chittagong.[5][6][7]

Career

Anisuzzaman joined the Central Superior Services in 1956.[8] He choose to focus on the agriculture sector after joining the civil service.[9] From 1966 to 1967, he was the deputy commissioner of Mymensingh District.[9] He was then made deputy secretary of the Ministry of Finance.[10]

From 1969 to 1970, Anisuzzaman was the secretary of the Relief and Rehabilitation Department.[8] After the Independence of Bangladesh, he escaped Pakistan through Afghanistan and was appointed secretary of Ministry of Agriculture.[8][9] He was the chairman of Bangladesh Agricultural Development Corporation.[9] He was the managing director of Bangladesh Krishi Bank.[9] He supported Muhammad Yunus in launching Grameen Bank by allowing the first branch of Grameen Bank to be opened at a branch of Bangladesh Krishi Bank in Chittagong.[5][6]

In 1990, Anisuzzaman retired from government service.[8] He served as an advisor in the Shahabuddin Ahmed ministry in charge of the Ministry of Land and the Ministry of Agriculture.[8][11]

Anisuzzaman was the special advisor for agriculture to Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina from 1996 to 2001.[9]

Personal life

Anisuzzaman was married to Sofia Mazumdar.[11]

Death

Anisuzzaman died on 2 December 2023 in Gulshan, Dhaka.[8] He was buried in Banani Graveyard beside his wife.[11]

References

1. "Former caretaker govt adviser AM Anisuzzaman dies". New Age. 3 December 2023. Retrieved 8 December 2024.
2. "Transcript of oral history interview with A. M. Anisuzzaman held on November 20, 1991 (English)". www.worldbank.org. Retrieved 2024-12-09.
3. Nishat, Ainun; Waliuzzaman, Mir (2000). Proceedings of the National Forum on Multi-stakeholder Sustainability Planning in Bangladesh, Dhaka, Bangladesh. IUCN-Bangladesh. p. 41. ISBN 978-984-746-009-3.
4. A Year Book of the Commonwealth. H.M. Stationery Office. 1975. p. 119. ISBN 978-0-11-580169-3.
5. Yunus, Muhammad (2007-03-31). Banker To The Poor: Micro-Lending and the Battle Against World Poverty. PublicAffairs. ISBN 978-1-58648-546-7.
6. Counts, Alex (2008-03-31). Small Loans, Big Dreams: How Nobel Prize Winner Muhammad Yunus and Microfinance are Changing the World. John Wiley & Sons. pp. 62–63. ISBN 978-0-470-28527-5.
7. Bari, Rashidul (2011-06-24). Grameen Social Business Model: A Manifesto for Proletariat Revolution. AuthorHouse. p. 101. ISBN 978-1-4685-6565-2.
8. "AM Anisuzzaman passes away". Dhaka Tribune. Retrieved 2024-12-09.
9. Shams, Khalid (2023-12-13). "Forever a restless civil servant". The Daily Star. Retrieved 2024-12-09.
10. Alam, Abu Zafar Muhammad Shamsul (1997). Administration and Ethics. Bangladesh Co-operative Book Society. pp. 180–181. ISBN 978-984-493-022-3.
11. "Anisuzzaman passes away". The Daily Star. 2023-12-02. Retrieved 2024-12-09.