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Shamsul Alam (born 1 January 1951) is a Bangladeshi economist, and a former State Minister of Planning of Bangladesh from 19 July 2021 until 19 November 2023. He retired as a member and the Senior Secretary of the Bangladesh Planning Commission. He is also one of the syndicate members of Sylhet Agricultural University. In recognition of his contribution in economics, the government of Bangladesh awarded him the country's second highest civilian award Ekushey Padak in 2020. He is the member of Awami league Advisory council.

Early life

Alam was born on 1 January 1951 at Matlab Uttar in Chandpur of the then East Bengal (now Bangladesh). He graduated in 1965 from the then East Pakistan Agricultural University (now Bangladesh Agricultural University) with a degree in agricultural economics and received his post-graduate degree in 1973. In 1983, he received a post-graduate degree in economics from Thammasat University and obtained his PhD in the same subject from Newcastle University in 1991.

Career

Alam served as a faculty member of Bangladesh Agricultural University during 1974–2009. He worked as a member of General Economics Division (GED) from 2009 until 30 June 2021.

Awards

• Ekushey Padak (2020)
• Economist of Influence Award (2018)
• Rebel Poet Kazi Nazrul Islam Memorial Medal (2018)

References

1. "টেকনোক্র্যাট তিন মন্ত্রীর পদত্যাগ কার্যকর". Ekattor TV (in Bengali). 29 November 2023. Retrieved 29 November 2023.
2. "BDF 2018". bdf2018.erd.gov.bd. Retrieved 6 February 2020.
3. "20 individuals, one organisation to receive Ekushey Padak 2020". The Daily Star. 5 February 2020. Retrieved 5 February 2020.
4. ^ "নিজেকে উপযোগী করে গড়ে তুলতে হবে". Jugantor. Retrieved 6 February 2020.
5. Byron, Rejaul Karim; Amin, Abdullah Al (17 July 2021). "Dr Shamsul Alam to take oath as state minister for planning tomorrow". The Daily Star. Retrieved 19 July 2021.

v t e Ekushey Padak Winners 2020
Economics	Shamsul Alam
Research	Jahangir Alam Khan Saifur Rahman Nizami
Language and Literature	Nazmun Nesa Peyari Nuran Nabi Sikdar Aminul Haq
Language Movement	Aminul Islam Badsha (Posthumous)
Liberation War	A. A. M. Mesbahul Haq (Posthumous) Akhtar Sardar (Posthumous) Abdul Jabbar (Posthumous)
Education	Bikiran Prasad Barua
Fine Arts	S. M. Mohsin Golam Mostafa Khan Dalia Nausheen Farida Zaman Mita Haque Shankar Roy
Social Service	Sufi Mohammed Mizanur Rahman Sayeba Akhter
Journalism	Zafar Wazed

• 1951 births
• Living people
• People from Matlab Uttar Upazila
• Bangladesh Agricultural University alumni
• Academic staff of Bangladesh Agricultural University
• Thammasat University alumni
• 20th-century Bangladeshi economists
• Recipients of the Ekushey Padak
• 21st-century Bangladeshi economists
• Recipients of the Ekushey Padak in economists