UNB :
Dr Shamsul Alam, an Ekushey Padak-winning economist, was sworn in as state minister for planning on Sunday.
President Abdul Hamid administered the oath of office to the new state minister at the Bangabhaban.
The liberation war affairs minister, law minister, home minster, agriculture minister, education minister, local government minister and planning
minister were present at the function. The cabinet secretary conducted the ceremony.
Dr Alam served as a member of General Economy Division (GED) at the Planning Commission since 2009 before retiring as a senior secretary.
He joined Bangladesh Agricultural University as a teacher in 1974 and continued teaching until 2009. He holds a master’s degree with honours and master’s degrees from the same university in 1965 and 1973 respectively.
Born on 1 January 1951 at Matlab Uttar in Chandpur he graduated in 1965 from the then East Pakistan Agricultural University with a degree in agricultural economics and received his post-graduate degree in 1973.In 1983, he received a post-graduate degree in economics from Thammasat University and obtained his PhD in the same subject from Newcastle University in 1991.
He joined Bangladesh Agricultural University as a teacher in 1974 and continued teaching there until 2009.
Dr Alam received Ekushey Padak in 2020 for his contribution in the country’s economy.
