H.T Imam, one of the members of the advisory council of Bangladesh Awami League and political advisor to the Prime Minister, passed away at 1 am while undergoing treatment (Inna Lillahi wa Inna Ilahi Raziun). Awami League leaders have confirmed this information. Earlier, he was suffering from various complications of old age including lung, kidney and heart diseases.
He has been undergoing treatment at the Combined Military Hospital in Dhaka for the past few days. Earlier, HT Imam's son Sirajganj-4 MP Tanvir Imam said his father was hospitalized. He is undergoing treatment. I pray for the father of all of you.
HT Imam has been the Prime Minister's Adviser since 2009. At first, he was an Administrative Adviser. HT Imam, who was the cabinet secretary of the expatriate government during the war of liberation, has been the political advisor to the prime minister since 2014.
In the last three elections, he was on the election management committee of the Awami League. Meanwhile, according to Wikipedia about HT Imam, he participated in the liberation war in 1971 as a high-ranking government official of the then East Pakistan and played an important role in running the expatriate Bangladesh government.
He was the first cabinet secretary of independent Bangladesh. After the formation of the Awami League government in 2009, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina appointed him as a Cabinet Minister and Adviser on Public Administration. In 2014, he was appointed political advisor to the Prime Minister. He is an eloquent speaker and writer.
He has some valuable books on the management of freedom fighters in Bangladesh. According to Wikipedia, he was born on January 15, 1939 in Tangail. Father Tafsir Uddin Ahmed B.A. B.L. And mother Tahsin Khatun. Due to his father's job, he stayed in Rajshahi in his childhood and received his primary education in Rajshahi. He later studied in Bankura and Calcutta in West Bengal.
He passed matriculation in 1952 from Dhaka Collegiate High School. Then he was admitted to Pabna Edward College. From here he passed Intermediate in 1954. After that he was admitted to Rajshahi College and from there he did B.A. with Honors in Economics. He obtained his degree in 1956. Then he was admitted to Dhaka University.
During this time he became involved in progressive student politics, especially in the politics of the East Pakistan Students Union. He obtained his degree in Economics from Dhaka University in 1958. In search of a livelihood, he joined Rajshahi Government College as a lecturer in economics. At this time he took part in the civil service examination in Pakistan.
He was ranked 4th among the CSPs of the 1961 batch and joined senior positions in the Government of Pakistan. In 1968, he received a postgraduate diploma in development administration from the London School of Economics. M. from Dhaka University. A. After graduation, he started his career as a lecturer in the Department of Economics, Rajshahi Government College.
Then in 1962 he joined the Pakistan Civil Service. As a member of the Pakistan Civil Service, he held important positions in various parts of the then East Pakistan. Initially, he was appointed as Assistant Commissioner in Rajshahi Collectorate from 1962-1963.
He was then promoted and served as Naogaon Sub-Divisional Administrator or SDO for the period 1963-1964. Later he was transferred as SDO of Narayanganj subdivision and served for about a year.
In 1965, he was appointed Additional Deputy Commissioner in the Dhaka Deputy Commissioner's Office. According to Wikipedia, during the war of liberation in 1971, he was the first cabinet secretary of the caretaker government of Bangladesh.
After 16 December 1971, he continued to serve as the Cabinet Secretary in independent Bangladesh. Until August 26, 1975, he was the Cabinet Secretary. From 1978 to 1984, he was the Project Director of the Public Administration Training Center at Savar. From 1984 to 1986, he was the Secretary to the Ministry of Roads and Communications.
From 1986 to 1987 he was the Planning Secretary. He has also served as a member of the Planning Commission. He has also served as the Executive Director of the Jamuna Multipurpose Bridge Authority.
In March 1971, he was the Deputy Commissioner and District Magistrate of Rangamati District. He is an important official of the Central Committee of the Awami League. He has been working as an advisor to the Prime Minister since 2009.
After the formation of the Awami League government in 2009, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina appointed him Adviser on Public Administration. In 2014, he was appointed political adviser to the Prime Minister.
He is currently a member of the Awami League's advisory council and co-chairman of the party's election steering committee.
He was also the Chairman of the Publicity and Publication Sub-Committee of the Bangladesh Awami League. Awami League President and Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has expressed deep grief over the death of HT Imam.
