Mohammad Muslim Chowdhury

Mohammad Muslim Chowdhury is the former finance secretary and who served as the 12th Comptroller and Auditor General of Bangladesh.[1] Now, He is the chairman of Sonali Bank.[2]

Early life

Chowdhury was born in Chittagong.[3]

Chowdhury completed his B.A. in commerce and M.A. in accounting from the University of Chittagong.[4] He graduated from the University of Birmingham with a master's in finance and accounting.[4]

Career

Chowdhury joined Bangladesh Civil Service as a Audit and Accounts Cadre in 1984.[3]

Chowdhury served in a number of capacities in the Ministry of Finance.[4] He held the position of Controller General Defense Finance and the Controller General of Accounts.[4] He has held the position of Deputy Secretary, Joint Secretary, and Additional Secretary.[4] He was a Director of the SAARC Development Fund.[3]

Chowdhury served a director of a number of state owned companies such as Bangladesh Biman, Bangladesh Krishi Bank, Dhaka Bus Rapid Transit Company Limited, Eastern Refinery Limited, Sonali Bank, and Titas Gas.[5] He was the founding CEO of the Bangladesh Infrastructure Finance Fund Limited.[5]

In 2012, Chowdhury was a Director of Deepening Medium Term Budget Framework, a project to develop and reform financial management services.[6] He was a member of the transaction execution committee of the government tasked with offloading sovereign bonds.[7]

Hossain was appointed the finance secretary of the Ministry of Finance on 4 October 2017.[8]

On 17 July 2018, Chowdhury was appointed the 12th Comptroller and Auditor General of Bangladesh.[4][3][9] Abdur Rouf Talukder replaced him as the new Finance Secretary.[10] He had looked at developing a joint platform between the office of the comptroller and auditor general and the Anti-Corruption Commission.[11]

References

1. "Muslim Chowdhury made CAG". The Independent (Bangladesh). Retrieved 2021-12-07.
2. Former CAG Muslim Chowdhury made Sonali Bank chairman, The Financial Express, 28 August 2024
3. "CAG | Cags profile". cag.org.bd. Retrieved 2021-12-07.
4. "Chowdhury Assumes Office as 12th CAG of Bangladesh". INTOSAI Journal. 2018-10-31. Retrieved 2021-12-07.
5. "Office of the Chief Accounts Officer Pension and Fund Management". www.cafopfm.gov.bd. Retrieved 2021-12-07.
6. "Government to automate financial services". The Daily Star. 2012-01-15. Retrieved 2021-12-07.
7. Byron, Rejaul Karim (2013-01-08). "Sovereign bond plan set in motion". The Daily Star. Retrieved 2021-12-07.
8. "New acting finance secretary takes charge". The Daily Star. 2017-10-04. Retrieved 2021-12-07.
9. "Muslim Chowdhury new CAG". New Age (Bangladesh). Retrieved 2021-12-07.
10. "Talukder appointed as acting finance secretary | banglatribune.com". Bangla Tribune. Retrieved 2021-12-07.
11. Byron, Rejaul Karim; Rahman, Md Fazlur (2020-03-11). "CAG and ACC can team up to crack down on swindlers". The Daily Star. Retrieved 2021-12-07.