Shahid Ullah Khandaker is the former senior secretary of the Ministry of Housing and Public Works. [1] [2] He is the development program coordinator for the constituency of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina responsible for development work in her constituency Gopalganj-3. [3] [4]
Khandaker was born on 23 September 1948 in Kotalipara Upazila, Gopalganj. [3]
Khandaker joined the 5th batch of Bangladesh Civil Service in 1986 as an admin cadre. [3]
Khandaker was promoted to Secretary in 2015. [5] He was appointed the secretary of the Ministry of Housing and Public Works on 15 March 2016. [5] He was made president of the Dr Muhammad Shahidullah Hall Alumni Association in July 2017. [6]
In September 2021, Khandaker's tenure was extended for one year as secretary of the Ministry of Housing and Public Works. [5]
On 29 September 2022, Khandaker retired from government service and was replaced by Kazi Wasi Uddin as secretary. [3] [7] Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina appointed him as her special representative to her constituency responsible for development activities in Gopalganj-3. [3] He replaced Sheikh Mohammad Abdullah, who had died from COVID-19 In January 2024, he visited Hindu families in Gopalganj-3 who were attacked by a mob after a Hindu man posted derogatory comments about the Islamic prophet Mohammad. [8] He organized the re-elected campaign of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina for the 2024 Bangladeshi general election. [9] [10] In March 2024, he distributed aid to victims of Ghagar Bazar fire on behalf of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina. [11]