Mohammad Sadique
13th Chairman of Bangladesh Public Service Commission
In office
2 May 2016 – 16 September 2020
Appointed byPresident of Bangladesh
PresidentAbdul Hamid
Preceded byIkram Ahmed
Succeeded byMd Sohorab Hossain
Personal details
Born (1955-09-19) 19 September 1955
Sunamganj District, Sylhet Division
CitizenshipBangladesh
SpouseJesmin Ara Begum
Alma materUniversity of Dhaka

Muhammed Sadique (born 1955) is a Bangladeshi writer and public official.[1] He served as 13th chairman of Bangladesh Public Service Commission (PSC).[2] He was awarded Bangla Academy Literary Award in 2017 for his contributions to Bengali poetry.[3]

Biography

Sadique was born in September 1955 at Dharargaon village of Sunamganj District.[4] His father's name is Alhajj Mohammad Mubasshir Ali and mother's name is Mastura Begum.[1]

Sadique received his bachelor's degree in Bengali language and literature in 1976 and master's in 1977. He did research on Sylheti Nagri script and received his Ph.D. from Assam University in 2005. He joined the Bangladesh Civil Service in 1982.[4]

As a member of Bangladesh Civil Service, he served as the Education Secretary of the Government of Bangladesh and as a secretary of the Bangladesh Election Commission. He also served as additional secretary of Ministry of Public Administration, Director General of the Bangladesh Institute of Administration and Management Foundation and Director and Acting Director General of the Bangladesh Civil Service Administration Academy.[1]

He had served as a member of Bangladesh Public Service Commission since 3 November 2014[5] and appointed as the chairman of the commission on 2 May 2016.[6] On 16 September 2020, he was replaced by Md Sohorab Hossain.[7]

Sadique is a lifetime member of Asiatic Society of Bangladesh and a fellow of Bangla Academy.[1] He was elected to parliament from Sunamganj-4 as an Awami League candidate on 7 January 2024.[8]

Literature works

  • Agune Rekhechi Haat (1985)
  • Trikaaler Shwaralipi (1987)
  • Binidro Bollom Haate Shomudrer Shobdo Shuni (1991)
  • Ke Loibo Khobor (2010)
  • Nirbachito Kobita (2005)
  • Shofat Shaher Laathi (2017)
  • Kobi Radharomon Datta: Shohojiar Jotil Jamiti (2017)
  • Nei Ar Nilakaash, Translated from No Longer at Ease (1960) by Chinua Achebe[1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 বাংলাদেশ সরকারি কর্ম কমিশন [Dr. Mohammad Sadiq]. Bangladesh Public Service Commission (in Bengali). Archived from the original on 2020-07-17. Retrieved 2020-07-01.
  2. ↑ "Mohammad Sadiq new PSC chairman". Prothom Alo. Retrieved 2020-07-01.
  3. ↑ "12 win Bangla Academy Literary Award 2017". Dhaka Tribune. 2018-01-27. Retrieved 2020-07-01.
  4. 1 2 "Public Service Commission member Sadiq made its chairman". bdnews24.com. Retrieved 2021-01-17.
  5. ↑ "Mohammad Sadiq made PSC member". Prothom Alo. Retrieved 2021-01-17.
  6. ↑ "Mohammad Sadiq made PSC chairman". banglanews24.com (in Bengali). 2016-04-25. Retrieved 2021-01-17.
  7. ↑ "Md Sohorab Hossain appointed new chairman of Public Service Commission". The Daily Star. 2020-09-16. Retrieved 2021-01-17.
  8. ↑ "Who won and where: Check the map". The Business Standard. 2024-01-07. Retrieved 2024-01-10.
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