A. B. Mirza Azizul Islam: Difference between revisions

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'''A. B. Mirza Azizul Islam''' is a [[Bangladesh]]i bureaucrat and the former Advisor of the Caretaker Government led by [[Fakhruddin Ahmed]].<ref>{{cite web|title=BD will propose duty-free market access to BIMSTEC member countries|url=http://www.thefinancialexpress-bd.com/2017/01/08/58602/BD-will-propose-duty-free-market-access-to-BIMSTEC-member-countries|website=The Financial Express Online Version|accessdate=31 January 2017}}</ref> He was in charge of the finance ministry.<ref>{{cite web|title=As Bangladesh stock market soars, experts advise caution to investors|url=http://bdnews24.com/business/2017/01/18/as-bangladesh-stock-market-soars-experts-advise-caution-to-investors|website=bdnews24.com|accessdate=31 January 2017}}</ref>

Islam is the former chairman of [[Bangladesh Securities and Exchange Commission]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Market experts say good shares, IPOs must to keep market stable|url=http://bdnews24.com/business/2017/01/24/market-experts-say-good-shares-ipos-must-to-keep-market-stable|website=bdnews24.com|accessdate=31 January 2017}}</ref> He was the advisor in charge of finance in the Fakhruddin Ahmed [[Caretaker government of Bangladesh|Caretaker government]]. He had begun his professional career as a Lecturer in the Department of Economics, [[Dhaka University]] in 1962; joined the erstwhile [[Central Superior Services|Civil Service of Pakistan]] (CSP) in 1964; held a number of positions in the Governments of the then [[East Pakistan|East]] and [[West Pakistan]] later in the Government of [[Government of Bangladesh|Bangladesh]]. Dr. Islam joined the [[United Nations]] in 1982 and served in [[Bangkok]] and [[New York City|New York]] in various capacities. He retired in 2001 from the United Nations service as Director, Development Research and Policy Analysis Division of United Nations [[United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific|Economic and Social Commission]] for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP), Bangkok.