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Shafiul Azim is a secretary and former CEO and managing director of Biman Bangladesh Airlines.[1] He is the former secretary of the Bangladesh Election Commission.[2] He is the former Joint Secretary of the Cabinet Division.[3] He was the additional secretary of the Law and Rules Division of the Cabinet Division.[4]

Career

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Azim joined the Bangladesh Civil Service in 1995.[5]

In 2009, Azim was elected vice-president of the 15th BCS Forum.[5] He was the deputy director of the Bangladesh Public Administration Training Centre.[6]

Azim was made CEO and managing director of Biman Bangladesh Airlines in December 2022 replacing Zahid Hossain who had faced a scandal over recruitment test leaks.[7][8] He was previously stationed at the Cabinet Division.[9][7] He negotiated with Airbus to purchase planes for Biman Bangladesh Airlines.[10][11] He signed an agreement for code sharing between Biman Bangladesh and Air Canada.[12] He took steps to develop Biman Bangladesh into a smart airlines.[13] Muhammad Faruk Khan, Minister of Civil Aviation and Tourism, ordered Azim to talk to Boeing about problems with the Boeing 787 Dreamliner aircraft.[14] He established a number of new routes for Biman Bangladesh including Dhaka to Rome.[15][16] He took steps to reduce baggage theft during ground handling.[17] Biman Bangladesh Airlines faced a malware attack under him.[18] In May 2024, Mohammad Jahidul Islam Bhuiyan, former additional secretary at the Prime Minister's Office, replaced him as CEO and managing director of Biman Bangladesh Airlines.[19][15]

In May 2024, Azim was appointed secretary of the Bangladesh Election Commission replacing Md Jahangir Alam after being promoted to secretary.[9][20] He approved registration of Ganosamhati Andolon and Gono Odhikar Parishad.[21][22] In August 2024, following the fall of the Sheikh Hasina led Awami League government, he cancelled a foreign trip by the Chief Election Commissioner of Bangladesh Kazi Habibul Awal.[23] In December 2024, he was removed from office and made an officer on special duty at the Ministry of Public Administration.[24][25]

References

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  1. ^ "Goals: good governance, accountability, transparency". The Daily Star. 2022-12-29. Retrieved 2025-01-02.
  2. ^ "PMO secretary Salahuddin and Biman MD Zahidul made OSD". The Daily Star. 2024-08-15. Retrieved 2025-01-02.
  3. ^ "'No trust' in search panel". The Daily Star. 2022-02-12. Retrieved 2025-01-02.
  4. ^ বাংলাদেশ, Daily Bangladesh :: ডেইলি. "EC secy Shafiul Azim made OSD". Daily Bangladesh. Retrieved 2025-01-02.
  5. ^ a b "15th BCS Forum executives". The Daily Star. 2009-11-20. Retrieved 2025-01-02.
  6. ^ "EC Secretary Shafiul Azim made OSD -". The Daily Observer. Retrieved 2025-01-02.
  7. ^ a b "Biman MD removed from post". The Daily Star. 2022-12-07. Retrieved 2025-01-02.
  8. ^ "Shafiul Azim appointed as Biman MD". The Business Standard. 2022-12-07. Retrieved 2025-01-02.
  9. ^ a b "Shafiul Azim new EC secretary". The Daily Star. 2024-05-21. Retrieved 2025-01-02.
  10. ^ "Plane Purchase: 'Airbus's second proposal far better than the first'". The Daily Star. 2024-05-30. Retrieved 2025-01-02.
  11. ^ "Bangladesh plans to buy aircraft from Airbus". The Daily Star. 2023-03-23. Retrieved 2025-01-02.
  12. ^ "Biman aims to sign codeshare deal with Air Canada". The Daily Star. 2023-11-18. Retrieved 2025-01-02.
  13. ^ "Biman to become a smart airline: CEO". The Daily Star. 2023-01-03. Retrieved 2025-01-02.
  14. ^ "Address concerns with Boeing about technical issues". The Daily Star. 2024-04-21. Retrieved 2025-01-02.
  15. ^ a b "Biman gets new MD". The Daily Star. 2024-09-04. Retrieved 2025-01-02.
  16. ^ "Biman to start Dhaka-Rome flights from March next year". The Daily Star. 2023-12-21. Retrieved 2025-01-02.
  17. ^ "Biman to buy Tk 1,000 crore equipment, body cameras for ground staff". The Daily Star. 2024-01-04. Retrieved 2025-01-02.
  18. ^ "Despite malware attack, email IDs related to airline activities functioning: Biman". The Daily Star. 2023-03-23. Retrieved 2025-01-02.
  19. ^ "Jahidul Islam Bhuiyan appointed Biman MD". The Daily Star. 2024-05-26. Retrieved 2025-01-02.
  20. ^ "Biman MD Shafiul becomes EC secretary". New Age. 23 May 2024. Retrieved 2 January 2024.
  21. ^ "Ganosamhati Andolon gets EC registration". The Daily Star. 2024-09-17. Retrieved 2025-01-02.
  22. ^ "Gono Odhikar Parishad gets EC registration". The Daily Star. 2024-09-02. Retrieved 2025-01-02.
  23. ^ "Govt sets four criteria for selecting secretaries". The Daily Star. 2024-11-03. Retrieved 2025-01-02.
  24. ^ "EC Secretary Shafiul Azim made OSD". The Daily Star. 2024-12-03. Retrieved 2025-01-02.
  25. ^ "EC Secretary Shafiul Azim made OSD at public administration ministry". Dhaka Tribune. Retrieved 2025-01-02.
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