Asia Khatun, also known as Mosammat Asia Khatun, is a retired secretary and the current commissioner of the Anti-Corruption Commission.[1][2] She is the first woman to be appointed commissioner of the Anti Corruption Commission.[3][4]
Asia Khatun | |
|---|---|
| Commissioner Anti Corruption Commission | |
| Assumed office 2 July 2023 | |
| Appointed by | President of Bangladesh |
| President | Mohammed Shahabuddin |
| Preceded by | Md Mozammel Haque Khan |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 2 January 1963 Chuadanga District, Bangladesh |
| Spouse | Md. Mokammel Hossain |
| Children | 1 |
| Alma mater | University of Rajshahi National University of Singapore |
| Profession | Government official, former Secretary |
Early life edit
Khatun was born in 1963 in Darshana, Chuadanga District, East Pakistan, Pakistan.[3] She graduated from the University of Rajshahi in accounting.[3] She did her master's degree at the International Institute of Social Studies in Women and Gender Studies.[5] She did a master's degree in Public Policy at the National University of Singapore.[5] She did an MBA from the Nanyang Technological University.[5]
Career edit
On 26 January 1991, Khatun joined the administration cadre of the Bangladesh Civil Service.[3]
Khatun was the assistant commissioner of Noakhali District.[3] She was the executive magistrate of Khulna District.[3] She served as a counselor at the Bangladesh consulate in Jeddah.[3]
Khatun was the Senior Assistant Secretary of the Ministry of Primary and Mass Education, Ministry of Public Administration, and the Ministry of Land.[3] She was a director of the National Academy for Planning and Development.[3] She served at the Bangladesh Civil Service Administration Academy as the member directing staff.[3] She was the secretary of the Bangladesh Public Service Commission secretariat.[3]
Khatun retired as a secretary on 3 January 2022.[3]
In June 2023, Khatun was appointed Commissioner in charge of investigations of the Anti-Corruption Commission with the rank of the High Court Division judge.[6] She joined under chairman of the commission, Mohammad Moin Uddin Abdullah, and replaced Mozammel Haque Khan.[7][8] She met president President Mohammed Shahabuddin after her appointment and sought his guidance as he was a former Commissioner of the Anti-Corruption Commission.[9]
Personal life edit
Khatun is married to Md. Mokammel Hossain, secretary of the Ministry of Civil Aviation and Tourism. She has a daughter, Sameen Hossain.[10]
References edit
- ^ "President for social movement against corruption". The Daily Star. 2023-07-23. Retrieved 2023-09-04.
- ^ "Asia Khatoon new ACC Commissioner". unb.com.bd. Retrieved 2023-09-04.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l "দুদকে যোগ দিলেন কমিশনার আছিয়া খাতুন". দৈনিক ইনকিলাব (in Bengali). Retrieved 2023-09-04.
- ^ "দুদকের প্রথম নারী কমিশনার আছিয়া খাতুন". Daily Bangladesh. Retrieved 2023-09-04.
- ^ a b c "দুদকের নতুন কমিশনার আছিয়া খাতুনের যোগদান". দেশ রূপান্তর. Retrieved 2023-09-04.
- ^ "Asia Khatun appointed ACC commissioner". The Daily Star. 2023-06-13. Retrieved 2023-09-04.
- ^ Biswas, P. R. "Asia Khatun joins ACC as Commissioner | The Asian Age Online, Bangladesh". The Asian Age. Retrieved 2023-09-04.
- ^ "দুদকে নিয়োগ পেলেন পিএসসি'র সাবেক সচিব আছিয়া খাতুন". thedailycampus.com (in Bengali). Retrieved 2023-09-04.
- ^ "Build social movement against corruption: President Shahabuddin tells ACC | Daily Sun |". daily sun. Retrieved 2023-09-04.
- ^ "ACC slow in investigating case of embezzling Tk 118 crore". The Daily Messenger. Retrieved 2023-09-04.