After the retirement of Senior Secretary NM Zeaul Alam, Md Samsul Arefin, Secretary of Coordination and Reforms Department of the Cabinet Department, officially joined as the new Secretary of Information and Communication Technology Division on Sunday. After taking charge in the morning, he was welcomed by the officials of Information and Communication Technology Division.
Mr. Samsul Arefin is an 11th batch officer of BCS administration cadre. Prior to this, he served as Secretary (Coordination and Reforms) in the Cabinet Division. After passing the BCS examination, he joined Manikganj as the first assistant commissioner.
He has served in various positions in various ministries including Additional Secretary, Joint Secretary, Deputy Secretary. He also served as assistant commissioner, first class magistrate, Upazila Executive Officer, Additional Deputy Commissioner, Deputy Commissioner in various positions in field administration in different districts.
He holds Honors in Finance and Masters in Finance and Banking from Dhaka University. Besides receiving professional training at home and abroad, he has visited different countries of the world including USA, Japan, South Korea, China, Australia, Canada, and Sweden for official purposes.
Samsul Arefin is a native of Madaripur district. He was born into a noble Muslim family in Etterpool Lal House in the city. In personal life he is married and father of 2 (two) children.