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Md. Nurul Amin
Md. Nurul Amin
Former Chairman; Bangladesh Energy Regulatory Commission
	Incumbent
	Assumed office ; 22 March 2023 - 20 August 2024
Prime Minister	Sheikh Hasina
Preceded by	Md. Abdul Jalil
Senior Secretary; Planning Division
	In office; 5 February 2019 – 3 June 2020
Minister	M. Abdul Mannan
Preceded by	Md. Ziaul Islam
Succeeded by	Md. Asadul Islam
Personal details
Born	10 June 1961 (age 63); Faridganj Upazila, Chandpur District, East Pakistan (present day Bangladesh)
Children	3
Alma mater	University of Dhaka
Occupation	Government official

Md. Nurul Amin is a retired government official who is the former Chairman of the Bangladesh Energy Regulatory Commission.^[1] Prior to joining, he served as the Chairman of Karmasangsthan Bank. He also served as the Senior Secretary of Ministry of Planning as well as the Secretary of Ministry of Chittagong Hill Tracts Affairs.^[2]

Early life

Nurul Amin was born on 10 June 1961 in Aitpara, Paschim Subidpur Union, Faridganj Upazila, Chandpur District, East Pakistan, Pakistan.^[3] He did his master's degree from the University of Dhaka in management.^[3]

Career

Nurul Amin joined the BCS Administration Cadre in the 1984 batch and started his career as an Assistant Commissioner on 21 January 1986, in the office of the Divisional Commissioner's office Dhaka. Initially, he served as an Assistant Commissioner and a First-Class Magistrate in the office of the Deputy Commissioner's office, Dhaka. Subsequently, he took on various roles in the field administration, including Assistant Commissioner (Land) in the Sadarpur Upazila of Faridpur District, Upazila Magistrate in the Rajoir Upazila of Madaripur District, Land Revenue Officer in the Jhalokati District, and Upazila Nirbahi Officer in the Louhajang Upazila of Munshiganj District and Ramganj Upazila of Lakshmipur District.^[4]

Subsequently, Nurul Amin took on responsibilities as the Secretary of the District Councils in Manikganj, Netrokona, Mymensingh, and Kishoreganj, as the Additional Deputy Commissioner in Faridpur District, as the Director (Training) in the Directorate of Primary Education, and as the Project Director of the "Flood-Affected School Construction Project." On 16 March 2009, he was posted as the Deputy Commissioner and District Magistrate in Netrokona^[5] and later in Jashore district. During his tenure as the DC of Netrokona, he was the president of Birishiri Upajatiya Cultural Academy in Netrokona.^[6] He was promoted to the position of Joint Secretary and joined the Ministry of Religious Affairs. Later, he assumed the highest position in field administration as the Divisional Commissioner in the Barisal Division. During his tenure as Divisional Commissioner, he was promoted to the position of Additional Secretary and took on the responsibility as the Managing Director of the Prime Minister's Education Assistance Trust in March 2014. Subsequently, in March 2018, he served as the Secretary of the Ministry of Chittagong Hill Tracts Affairs and the Ministry of Planning, and was promoted to the rank of Senior Secretary. After a long career, he retired on 9 June 2020.^[4]

Nurul Amin was appointed chairman of Karmasangsthan Bank in April 2022.^[7]

On 22 March 2023, Nurul Amin was appointed chairman of the Bangladesh Energy Regulatory Commission in the rank of a judge of Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of Bangladesh, responsible for regulating the prices of fuel and electricity, for a three-year term.^[3]^[8]^[9]