Mahbubur reappointed as BPDB chairman

Engineer Md Mahbubur Rahman has been reappointed as chairman of Bangladesh Power Development Board (BPDB) on a contract basis for one year.

He took over the charge as chairman for a new term on September 1, 2022.

Mahbubur Rahman was born in Shariatpur district on 1 Sepember, 1963. He obtained B.Sc. Engineering (Civil) degree from Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology (BUET) in 1986. He completed his M.Sc. Engineering (Hydro-Power) degree from the Norwegian University of Engineering & Technology, Norway in 1995 with a full scholarship from the Norwegian government. He later obtained MBA degree from Bangladesh.

Besides, he also completed various professional courses from Oxford University in United Kingdom, Kochi University in Japan and Melbourne Institute of Technology in Australia.

Mahbubur joined Siddhirganj Power Station under Bangladesh Power Development Board on September 1, 1986 as an Assistant Engineer. Later he worked as sub-divisional engineer and executive engineer at Siddhirganj 210 MW Thermal Power Station construction project, as director IPP Cell-1, director IPP Cell-3 and as chief engineer Private Generation.

He visited various countries including USA, Russia, Japan, United Kingdom, Australia, Germany and Switzerland for training and professional purposes during his long career.

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