Sheikh Abdur Rashid

Sheikh Abdur Rashid
শেখ আব্দুর রশিদ
25th Cabinet Secretary of Bangladesh
Incumbent
Assumed office
14 October 2024
PresidentMohammed Shahabuddin
Prime MinisterMuhammad Yunus (acting)
Preceded byMd. Mahbub Hossain
Personal details
Born (1957-05-05) May 5, 1957 (age 67)
Shatkhira District, East Pakistan (present day Bangladesh)


Sheikh Abdur Rashid (born: May 5, 1957) is a Bangladeshi government official who has served as the chairman of Petrobangla and additional secretary of the Ministry of Home Affairs.[1] In 2024, the Yunus Interim Government brought him back from retirement as an additional secretary in the Department of Secondary and Higher Education. [2][3][4] Later, he was promoted to the position of secretary and is currently serving as the 25th Cabinet Secretary of Bangladesh.[5][6][7]

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  3. ^ "Abdur Rashid new cabinet secretary". Prothom Alo. 8 October 2024.
  4. ^ "Abdur Rashid appointed cabinet secretary". The Business Standard. 8 October 2024.
  5. ^ "New Cabinet Secretary Sheikh Abdur Rashid". Prothomalo (in Bengali). 2024-10-08. Retrieved 2024-10-08.
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  7. ^ Rashid, Sheikh Abdur (September 4, 2024). "Senior Secretary, Department of Secondary and Higher Education" (PDF). Department of Secondary and Higher Education - Ministry of Education. Archived (PDF) from the original on October 8, 2024. Retrieved October 8, 2024.