DHAKA, Dec 8, 2022 (BSS) - Mohammad Tofazzel Hossain Miah today joined as the Principal Secretary to Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina.

The Public Administration Ministry on Wednesday issued a
gazette notification, appointing Tofazzel Hossain Miah as the principal secretary to Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina.

Before joining as principal secretary, he served in different capacities like Senior Secretary, Secretary, Private Secretary to the Prime Minister and Director General at the Prime Minister's Office (PMO), said a press release. 

Tofazzel also served in different capacities in Ministry of Public Administration, Bangladesh Investment Development Authority (BIDA), Ministry of Primary and Mass Education, Power Division, Local Government Division. 

Apart from serving as the Deputy Commissioner (DC) in Dhaka, Cumilla and Panchagharh districts, he also served as Additional Deputy Commissioner (ADC), Upazila Nirbahi Officer (UNO), First Class Magistrate and Assistant Commissioner (Land). 

The newly appointed Principal Secretary has been conferred upon various awards by the government for his creditable performance in the discharge of official duties.

He started his career in Bangladesh Civil Service (BCS) in 1991 and, since then, in his long career he has played an exemplary role in the making of policy, strategy, planning, guideline, and decision of the government by working in several important offices of the government.

Besides, working in various capacities at the field level of administration in the country, he has shown remarkable success in implementing the decisions taken by the government.

Tofazzel has exposure to a number of trainings both home and abroad. He received specialized training in leadership from Harvard University in the USA and had been acclaimed for his distinctive attainments. 

He had undergone training in Project Management and Governance in the UK, Vietnam and India.

In Bangladesh, he took part in trainings on land management, office management, law and administration, good governance, rural development and poverty alleviation.

Tofazzel obtained his honors and master's degrees from Dhaka University (DU) English Department. Later, he obtained another master's degree on Early Childhood Development (ECD) from Brac University.