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Musammat Nazmanara Khanum
Member, Bangladesh Public Service Commission

Incumbent

Assumed office
17 May 2023
Appointed byPresident of Bangladesh
Personal details
Born (1962-06-09) 9 June 1962 (age 62)
Jessore District, Bangladesh
ProfessionGovernment official

Musammat Nazmanara Khanum is a Bangladeshi retired government official and former secretary of the Ministry of Food.[1] She is currently a member of the Bangladesh Public Service Commission.

Early life

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Khanum was born in June 1962 in Jessore District, East Pakistan, Pakistan.[2] She has a bachelors in agriculture and a masters in plant pathology.[2] She did her PhD in food nutrition from Japan.[3]

Career

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Khanum joined the Bangladesh Civil Service in 1989.[2] She served as an assistant commissioner and Upazila Nirbahi Officer.[3]

Khanum was the Deputy Commissioner and District MagistrateofNaogaon District in 2010.[4] She served as the Divisional CommissionerofSylhet Division. She was the first woman Divisional Commissioner of Bangladesh.[5] She was made the Director General of Directorate General of Food on 27 May 2019.[5]

On 19 December 2019, Khanum was appointed secretary of the Ministry of Food.[2] In April 2020, she stopped the Open Market Sale of subsidized essentials to stop the spread of COVID-19.[6] She introduced letter based grading food quality and hyenine in restaurants and cafes in Bangladesh.[7] She saw the import of 100 thousand ton of rice from Myanmar.[8]

In April 2022, Khanum visited the Centre for Food Policy of the City, University of London.[9] She is a member of the advisory board of the Japanese Universities Alumni Association in Bangladesh.[10] She was the president of the Bangladesh Civil Service Women Network.[11] She retired in May 2023.[12]

In May 2023, Khanum was appointed a member of the Bangladesh Public Service Commission along with Helal Uddin Ahmed, Shafiqul Islam, and Md Muksodur Rahman Patwary.[13]

References

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  1. ^ "No chance of food crisis amid corona pandemic : Dr Razzaque". The Business Standard. 2020-09-03. Retrieved 2023-12-21.
  • ^ a b c d "Dr. Mosammat Nazmanara Khanum" (PDF). Ministry of Food. Retrieved 21 December 2023.
  • ^ a b "Dr. Mosammat Nazmanara Khanum". GAIN. Retrieved 2023-12-21.
  • ^ "Step up watch on militants, market". The Daily Star. 2010-07-26. Retrieved 2023-12-21.
  • ^ a b "Profile of Director General of Food" (PDF). Directorate General of Food. Retrieved 21 December 2023.
  • ^ "OMS of rice postponed". Daily Sun. 14 April 2020. Retrieved 21 December 2023.
  • ^ "Govt to cancel restaurant license for substandard food | banglatribune.com". Bangla Tribune. Retrieved 2023-12-21.
  • ^ "Bangladesh to buy Myanmar rice, putting aside Rohingya crisis". Yahoo Finance. 2021-01-24. Retrieved 2023-12-21.
  • ^ "Bangladesh Food Minister visits the Centre for Food Policy | City, University of London". www.city.ac.uk. 2022-04-18. Retrieved 2023-12-21.
  • ^ "Advisory Council". www.juaab-bd.org. Retrieved 2023-12-21.
  • ^ "BCS Women Network demands early justice for UNO attack". New Age. Retrieved 2023-12-21.
  • ^ "4 promoted to secretary, 5 more reshuffled - - observerbd.com". The Daily Observer. Retrieved 2023-12-21.
  • ^ "3 former secretaries, ex-DMP commissioner appointed PSC members". The Daily Star. 2023-05-11. Retrieved 2023-12-21.

  • Retrieved from "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Musammat_Nazmanara_Khanum&oldid=1226068705"

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