Mr. Md. Nurul Alam

Secretary

Energy & Mineral Resources Division

Joining Date : 28-08-2023

Phone No      : + 08802-9514933

Fax No           : + 08802-9545110

E-mail : secretary@emrd.gov.bd

Secretary Profile

Mr. Md. Nurul Alam joined as the Secretary of Energy and Mineral Resources Division under Ministry of Power, Energy and Mineral Resources on 28 August 2023. Before joining here, he served as Additional Secretary & Joint Secretary of Power Division under Ministry of Power, Energy and Mineral Resources from April 2019.  He, a member of B.C.S. (Administration) of 13^th batch, joined Bangladesh Civil Service on April 1994.

Mr. Md. Nurul Alam was born in a reputed family in Jamalpur District. He completed his Master’s Degree (MSS) & Bachelor Degree (BSS Hons.) from the Department of Sociology, University of Dhaka. He also obtained his 2^nd Master Degree in Governance and Development from BRAC University in 2006.

Mr. Alam served in different Ministries and Divisions in different capacities. In his career in civil service for about 29 years, he achieved vast experiences in field administration as Assistant Commissioner and Upazilla Nirbahi Officer. He also experienced Ministry of Public Administration, Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, Ministry of Water Resources, Implementation Monitoring & Evaluation Division (IMED) and Finance Division. In addition, he served as the Director of Prime Minister’s Office from 2014 to 2019. Prior to that he worked as the Private Secretary to the Honorable State Minister for the Ministry of Power, Energy and Mineral Resources during 2009 to 2013. He was one of the Director of the Board Directors of Dhaka Electric Supply Company (DESCO), Karnaphuli Gas Distribution Company Limited (KGDCL), BIFPCL and CPGCBL. He also served as the Chairman of the Board of the Directors of Electricity Generation Company of Bangladesh Limited (EGCB), West Zone Power Distribution Company Limited (WZPDCL) and Bangladesh Smart Electrical Company Limited (BSECO).

Mr. Alam actively participated in various training course at home and abroad. He participated in Professional Development Program on May 2019 at Duke University, USA. He also received training arranged by KOIKA, JICA and other reputed International Organizations on Procurement, Strategic Management, Project Management and Development etc.

Mr. Alam is married in his personal life and blessed with a son and a daughter.