Name                          :           Md. Salahuddin Ahmed

Occupation                 :           Member of Bangladesh Civil Service (Economic)

Present Position         :           Deputy Chief

Industry and & Energy Division, Planning Commission.

Government of the People’s Republic of Bangladesh

Present Address        :           Industry & Energy Division, Planning Commission

Block- 03; Room # 33

Sher-e-Bangla Nagar, Dhaka-1207, Bangladesh

Residence Address    :           House# B-35, 4th Floor (East), Masjid Road, Arambag R/A,

Police Station: Rupnagar, Mirpur-7, Dhaka-1216, Bangladesh

Contact Phone           :           88 02 9180996 (Office),

88 01717 53 52 54 (Mobile)

e-mail                          :           [email protected]

Date of Birth              :           29 July 1969                Nationality                 :           Bangladeshi Religion             :            Islam                           Marital Status            :           Married

Academic Achievements:

Name of the Examination
Subject
Institute
Year
Division/Class
Master of Public Policy
Economics/Public Policy/World Trade Law & Economics/ International Relations
KDI School of Public Policy and Management,

Republic of Korea
Feb 2005 to Jan 2006
GPA 3.4 out of 4.0 (90%)

Master of Social Science
Economics
University of Chittagong, Chittagong, Bangladesh
1993 (exam held ’97)
Second Class 1st  (Overall position 2nd out of 206 students)
Bachelor of Social Science (Hons.)
Economics
University of Chittagong, Chittagong, Bangladesh
1992
Second Class
Higher Secondary School Certificate
Science
Savar College, Savar, Dhaka, Bangladesh
1987
First Division (69.2%)
Secondary School Certificate
Science
Cantonment Public School & College, Bogra, Bangladesh
1985
First Division (72.9%)
Diploma in Computer Science
Application Softwares, Programming Language, Web Page Designing, Database Programming, Database Administration
NIIT, Dhaka, Bangladesh
1998-2001

Ability to Use Statistics Software: STATA, EVIEWS & SPSS

Professional Trainings:

Name of the Training/Programme
Period
Institute and Country
Training on Development Planning & Project Management
02 August-30 September, 2002
Academy for Planning and Development, Dhaka, Bangladesh
Foundation Training for Civil Service
November 2002-April 2003
Bangladesh Public Administration Training Centre (BPATC), Savar, Dhaka, Bangladesh
Training Programme on Foreign Direct Investment
02 -21 April 2007
China Investment Promotion Agency, MOFCOM, Beijing, China
Managing a Market Economy in the Globalizing World
12-23 May, 2008
International Institute for Trade and Development (ITD), Bangkok, Thailand
International Training Programme on Grassroots Economic Development Followed Sufficiency Economy Philosophy, 2010
16 August-24 September, 2010
The Thailand International Development Cooperation Agency (TICA) , and

The Unit of International Study, Faculty of Economics, Kasetsart University, Bangkok, Thailand
Public Debt Management
22 Feb-7 March 2011
Ministry of Finance, Reserve Bank of India and different other organizations of India
Flood Control and Water resources Management
16 September- 5 October 2011
China
Commonwealth Regional Programme on Advancing Good Governance
19-23 March 2012
Malaysian Institute of Integrity, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
G-20 Korea Global Leaders Fellowship Programme
17 September-30 November 2012
KDI School of Public Policy and Management, Seoul, Republic of Korea
7th International Conference on Community based Adaptation to Climate Change (CBA7)
April 22-25, 2013

Venue, Dhaka, Bangladesh
International Institute for Environment and Development (IIED) & Bangladesh Centre for Advanced Studies (BCAS)
Frontiers Development Policy: Workshop on Innovative Development Case Studies
21-22 November 2013
KDI School of Public Policy and Management

&

World Bank Institute
Training Programme on Macro Econometric Model for the Bangladesh Economy (Phase-I)
21-25 July, 2013
SPEMP in collaboration with Finance Division, Ministry of Finance, Government of Bangladesh
Training Programme on Macro Econometric Model for the Bangladesh Economy (Phase-II)
21-29 August, 2013
SPEMP in collaboration with Finance Division, Ministry of Finance, Government of Bangladesh
Training Programme of Financial Soundness Indicators
27-29 August, 2013

Policy Research Institute (PRI) in collaboration with General Economics Division (GED), Planning Commission, Government of Bangladesh
Frontier in Development Policy:

Workshop on Innovative Development Case Studies
21-22 November 2013
KDI School of Public Policy and Management, Seoul, Republic of Korea and World Bank Institute

Hotel Shilla, Seoul, Republic of Korea
Three Week Training on Procurement of Goods, Works and Services
15 February-03 March 2014
Central Procurement Technical Unit (CPTU), IMED,

Support-Bangladesh Institute of Management (BIM), Bangladesh
Strengthening Capacity of the General Economics Division (GED) to Integrate Population Issues into the Development Plans
01-05 June, 2014
Population Science Department, University of Dhaka

Bangladesh
Inter-ministerial Consultation Workshop on Means to Implementation of Development Results Framework (DRF) in the 7th Five Year Plan (7th FYP) and Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) Monitoring.
05-07 December 2015,

Sea Pearl Beach Resort, Inani, Cox’s Bazar
General Economics Division (GED) of the Planning Commission, Supported By: Support to Sustainable & Inclusive Planning (SSIP) Project, UNDP
Workshop on Youth Unemployment and Job Creation Strategy
4-18 December, 2015
KDI School of Public Policy and Management, Sejong City, Republic of Kora.
Mainstreaming Environment, Climate Change and Disaster Risk Management into Development Planning.
02-04 February, 2016
National Academy for Planning and Development (NAPD), General Economics Division (GED) of the Planning Commission, Supported By: Support to Sustainable & Inclusive Planning (SSIP) Project, UNDP.
Planning and Design of Gorashal 365 MW Combined Cycle Power Plant Construction Project.
1 November 2016 – 15 January 2017
China National Technical Import & Export Corporation (CNTIC), CMC Consortium, Beijing, China.
Training Programme on Cost Benefit Analysis (CBA) and Logical Framework Analysis (LFA) under Strengthening Public Investment Management System (SPIMS) Project
24-26 February, 2017
Programming Division

Planning Division, Dhaka, Bangladesh
Skill Development Course on Cost Benefit Analysis & Logical Framework Analysis (LFA).
28-30 April 2018

5-7 May 2017
Programming Division

Planning Division, Dhaka, Bangladesh
Training of Trainers (ToT) on Integrating Climate Change Adaptation into Development Planning of Bangladesh.
February 26-March 03, 2018
Rural Development Academy (RDA), Bogura, Bangladesh

General Economics Division (GED) and GIZ
Training on Financial and Economic Appraisal for Development
25-27 September 2018
General Economics Division,

Planning Commission

Ministry of Planning
Training on “Latest Advancement in Project Management”

“Strengthening Development Budget Management Capability of Programming Division through Establishing A New Digital Database Project (SDBM), Programming Division, Bangladesh Planning Commission.
25 February-06 March 2019
Malaysia
ToT (Training of Trainers) Course on ‘Financial & Economic Analysis for Development Projects’ under Establishment of National Academy for Development Administration (2nd Revised) (ENADA) Project (2nd Phase), General Economics Division (GED), Planning Commission, Ministry of Planning, Government of the People’s Republic of Bangladesh.

07-21 September2019
Institute of Economy and Community Research, Faculty of  Economics,

University of Indonesia

(Lembega Penyelidikan Ekpnomidan Masyarakat

Fakultas Ekonomi Universitas Indonesia) and

Asian Integrated Training Network (AIT Network), Indonesia
 

IELTS score              :           (Academic) Overall Band Score-7.0 (Reading: 6.0, Writing: 6.0,                                                               Speaking: 7.5, Listening: 7.5); Test Date: 19/04/2008

Responsibilities/ Job Description:

Current Work
I have been working in the Industry & Energy Division of the Bangladesh Planning Commission under the Ministry of Planning since 10 February 2016 till date. Currently, my job responsibility is to facilitate processing and implementation monitoring of the development projects of the industry sector. Specifically, I am responsible for processing the project documents and monitoring the projects of Bangladesh Economic Zone Authority (BEZA) and Bangladesh Export Processing Zones Authority (BEPZA) under the Prime Minister’s Office. In this division, previously, I also worked for processing of the project documents and implementation monitoring of the projects under Ministry of Jute and Textile and Statistics and Informatics Division (SID) under Ministry of Planning and Energy and Mineral Resources Division under the Ministry of Power, Energy & Mineral Resources.

Previous Work 1
I worked in the Planning Wing of the Ministry of Youth and Sports since August 15, 2014 to 10 February 2016. My job responsibility in the Ministry was to facilitate sports and youth development of the country through processing and monitoring of Government’s and Development Partners’ financed projects in the aforementioned sectors.

Previous Work 2
I worked in the International Development Association (IDA) assisted Emergency Cyclone 2007 Cyclone Recovery and Restoration Project (ECRRP): Project Coordination and Monitoring Unit (PCMU) since September 2013 to August 2014. The Project is being implemented by the Programming Division of the Planning Commission of the Government of Bangladesh. My position was Deputy Director (M&E). My responsibilities were to coordinate, monitor and evaluate different activities under the project. I also worked with the World Bank through regular correspondence and reporting in order to keep them updated regarding the progress of various activities under ECRRP. Moreover, the responsibility of PCMU was to work as a hub between IDA and all the implementing agencies of the project and coordinate among agencies.

Previous Work 3
I worked in the General Economic Division (GED) of the Planning Commission. GED is responsible for preparing Five Year Plans, Perspective Plans, medium and short term plans and other policy related documents of the Government. Specifically, I worked in the Macroeconomics and Perspective Plan Wing of GED.

Previous Work 4
·        Worked in the IDA-3 section under World Bank Wing of the Economic Relations Division (ERD);

Performing (as a member of Government Team) Economic Negotiations and Processing of Financing /Credit Agreements with the World Bank and other Development Partners;
Worked in the Government team that is mandated to ensure donors’ fund flows to implement development projects and worked as a hub to coordinate and monitor between Development Partners’ and Government’s Financing in the development activities;
Worked for the World Bank assisted projects in Bangladesh.
 

f. Previous Work 5

·        Worked in the IDA-5 section under World Bank Wing of the Economic Relations Division (ERD);

Mobilization of Foreign Fund for the implementation of development programme/projects in Bangladesh;
Worked as a member of poverty reduction strategy implementation team;
Preparation of policy briefs and talking points for the Bangladesh delegation in the IMF-World Bank Annual Meetings.
 

g. Previous Work 6

Worked in the EEP-3 section under External Economic Policy (EEP) branch of ERD;
Preparation of policy papers on various economic issues and policy briefs for Bangladesh delegations in various economic forums;
Worked as the Point of Contacts (PoCs) of the Commonwealth Fund for Technical Cooperation (CFTC) of the Commonwealth Secretariat and the Colombo Plan Secretariat for the technical assistance projects;
Preparation of policy briefs and talking points for the Bangladesh delegation in the Commonwealth Finance Ministers and Senior Officials Meetings and the Consultative Committee Meetings of the Colombo Plan Secretariat;
PoC of ITEC and TCS of Indian Government;
h. Previous Works 7

I worked in the City Bank Limited, a private commercial bank, from September 1999 to May 2001. During my work as a banker, I received the Foundation Training on Banking and also received different other specialized trainings, such as, trainings on Credit and Advances, Foreign Exchange, Export & Import related training including International Commercial Terms (INCOTERMS) etc;
Publications:

No.
Title of the Publication & Year Published
Publisher
1.
A Study on Economic Development of Bangladesh by Promoting Trade under the WTO System: Current Trends, Problems and Prospects; November 2009
KDI School of Public Policy and Management, Seoul, Republic of Korea

https://archives.kdischool.ac.kr/handle/11125/30194
2.
Study on Ways to Overcome the Factors Constraining Rapid Economic Growth and Sustainable Development of Bangladesh: Prospects of Benefiting from G-20’s Development Consensus; November 2012
KDI School of Public Policy and Management, Seoul, Republic of Korea