Business Report :
Former Cabinet Secretary ASM Abdul Halim has been appointed as a director and the chairman of the Board of Directors of Bangladesh House Building Finance Corporation (BHBFC).
The Financial institutions Department of the Ministry of Finance, through a notification issued on Sunday, appointed him as the same for the next three years of period. Previously, he served as one of the directors of BHBFC during 1999-2000.
ASM Abdul Halim was born on January 1, 1948 in Islampur of Jamalpur district in a noble Muslim family.
As a former EPCS officer who obtained a Bachelor’s and Master’s degree from the Faculty of Commerce of Dhaka University and a higher degree in Development Studies from the University of Birmingham, England, served as an efficient administrator at the field level as Sub-Divisional and Deputy Commissioner and Divisional Commissioner.
After serving as the Secretary of the Ministry of Jute and Textiles, Agriculture and Establishment, lastly he served as the Cabinet Secretary with a great reputation.
Moreover, he served in the former Anti-Corruption Bureau and as a director and chairman of various organizations and corporations.
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