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Md Mokbul Hossain (secretary)Md Mokbul Hossain is a retired Ministry of Information and Broadcasting Secretary.[1] He was sent into forced retirement before his tenure ended citing public interest.[2] Early lifeHossain was born in Ballavepur, Kumarkhali Upazila, Kushtia District.[3] He completed his undergraduate in agriculture economics at the Bangladesh Agricultural University.[3] CareerHossain joined the 10th batch of the Bangladesh Civil Service in 1991 as an admin cadre.[3][4] He served as Assistant Commissioner of Land and Upazila Nirbahi Officer.[3] He was the deputy commissioner of Dinajpur District.[5] Hossain was the Additional Secretary in the Ministry of Textiles and Jute.[3] On 31 May 2021, Hossain was appointed secretary of the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting.[3] He was previously the Registrar of Joint Stock Companies And Firms.[3] Under him, in 2020, a record number of companies were registered.[6] Hossain was sent into forced retirement by the Ministry of Public Administration of the government of Bangladesh in October 2022 citing "public interest".[7][8] There was widespread speculation in the media about his termination.[9] He denied being disloyal to the government and claimed he was a member of the Bangladesh Chhatra League, the student wing of the ruling Awami League, as a student at Bangladesh Agricultural University.[9] He denied allegations of ties with the opposition Bangladesh Nationalist Party and its vice-chairman, Tarique Rahman, in London.[9][10] Justice Md Nazrul Islam Talukder and Justice Khizir Hayat Lizu of the High Court Division asked the Anti-Corruption Commission if they had taken any action on the corruption allegations against Hossain.[11] Zakia Sultana was appointed to replace him but she was replaced two months later by Humayun Kabir Khandakar.[12] Personal lifeHossain is married to Israt Jahan Nina.[3] They have two daughters.[3] References
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