NM Ziaul Alam

N M Ziaul Alam
NationalityBangladeshi
Alma materUniversity of Chittagong
BRAC University
OccupationGovernment official

NM Ziaul Alam is a retired senior secretary of the Information and Communication Technology Division under Zunaid Ahmed Palak, State Minister for Information and Communication Technology.[1][2] He is a former Secretary of Coordination and Planning of the Cabinet Division.[3]

Career

Alam joined the Bangladesh Civil Service in 1984.[4]

Alam was appointed the Deputy Commissioner of Khulna District in August 2008.[5][6] He was promoted to additional secretary in September 2009.[7] He later served as the Director General of the Department of Immigration & Passports.[8]

Alam served as the Secretary of Coordination and Planning of the Cabinet Division from December 2015 to January 2019.[9][4] He briefly served as the acting secretary of the Cabinet Division.[10] He was promoted to full secretary in June 2016.[11] He worked on renaming five districts and establishing Mymensingh City Corporation per the recommendations of the National Implementation Committee for Administrative Reforms/ Reorganisation led by Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina.[9]

In 2019, Alam was appointed the secretary of the Information and Communication Technology Division and promoted to senior secretary.[4] He oversaw the launch of Shuroksha, a COVID-19 vaccine registration app.[12] His tenure was contractually extended for two years in January 2021.[4] He cancelled a number of events of the ministry to save costs in 2022.[13] He oversaw the issuing of Certifying Authority license to Bangladesh Bank by the Controller of Certifying Authorities of the Information and Communication Technology Division.[14]

After the fall of the Sheikh Hasina led Awami League government, a case of data theft of more than 110 million people from the National Identity Card database against Alam and 19 others plus 15 to 20 unnamed accused.[15] The accused in the case include Zunaid Ahmed Palak, State Minister, Sajeeb Wazed Joy, Information and Communication Technology advisor to and son of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, Tareque M Barkatullah, Data Centre director, Lieutenant Colonel Rakibul Hasan, National Telecommunication Monitoring Center, Haider Ali, professor of the University of Dhaka, Muhammad Mahfuzul Islam, the former vice chancellor of the Canadian University of Bangladesh.[15][16]

In March 2025, Alam was detained from Panchlaish Residential area by a team from Panchlaish Police Station and handed over to the Dhaka Metropolitan Police.[17]

References

  1. ^ "Shujog.xyz, a new online platform for skills development, launched today". The Daily Star. 2021-05-01. Retrieved 2025-03-05.
  2. ^ "IDEA and CT Bangladesh sign MoU to train underprivileged youth in IT". The Daily Star. 2020-12-12. Retrieved 2025-03-05.
  3. ^ "National anthem to be sung simultaneously nationwide on March 26". The Daily Star. 2018-03-24. Retrieved 2025-03-05.
  4. ^ a b c d "Ziaul to remain senior secy of ICT Division for 2 more yrs". Daily Sun. 21 January 2021. Retrieved 5 March 2025.
  5. ^ "Major reshuffle at DC, UNO levels". The Daily Star. 2008-08-22. Retrieved 2025-03-05.
  6. ^ "Traditional boat race held in Khulna". The Daily Star. 2008-10-12. Retrieved 2025-03-05.
  7. ^ "Names of promoted government officials". archive.thedailystar.net. Retrieved 2025-03-05.
  8. ^ "5% official passports found fake". Prothomalo. 2015-09-18. Retrieved 2025-03-05.
  9. ^ a b "5 dists get changed English spelling". The Daily Star. 2018-04-03. Retrieved 2025-03-05.
  10. ^ "Sylhet now 'free' of child marriage". The Daily Star. 2016-11-09. Retrieved 2025-03-05.
  11. ^ "6 promoted to secretary". The Daily Star. 2016-06-14. Retrieved 2025-03-05.
  12. ^ "Gift from India: 20 lakh vaccine doses arrive today". The Daily Star. 2021-01-21. Retrieved 2025-03-05.
  13. ^ "ICT Division cancels 17 events to reduce costs". businesspostbd.com. Retrieved 2025-03-05.
  14. ^ "ICT division issues Bangladesh Bank CA license". The Business Standard. 2022-02-20. Retrieved 2025-03-05.
  15. ^ a b "Former data centre director arrested for selling NID information". The Daily Star. 2024-10-09. Retrieved 2025-03-05.
  16. ^ "Joy, Palak sued for selling NID information". The Daily Star. 2024-10-10. Retrieved 2025-03-05.
  17. ^ "Ex-senior ICT secretary held in Ctg". The Daily Star. 2025-03-06. Retrieved 2025-03-05.
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