Shafiul AzimShafiul Azim is a secretary and former CEO and managing director of Biman Bangladesh Airlines.[1] He is the former secretary of the Bangladesh Election Commission.[2] He is the former Joint Secretary of the Cabinet Division.[3] He was the additional secretary of the Law and Rules Division of the Cabinet Division.[4] CareerAzim joined the Bangladesh Civil Service in 1995.[5] In 2009, Azim was elected vice-president of the 15th BCS Forum.[5] He was the deputy director of the Bangladesh Public Administration Training Centre.[6] Azim was made CEO and managing director of Biman Bangladesh Airlines in December 2022 replacing Zahid Hossain who had faced a scandal over recruitment test leaks.[7][8] He was previously stationed at the Cabinet Division.[9][7] He negotiated with Airbus to purchase planes for Biman Bangladesh Airlines.[10][11] He signed an agreement for code sharing between Biman Bangladesh and Air Canada.[12] He took steps to develop Biman Bangladesh into a smart airlines.[13] Muhammad Faruk Khan, Minister of Civil Aviation and Tourism, ordered Azim to talk to Boeing about problems with the Boeing 787 Dreamliner aircraft.[14] He established a number of new routes for Biman Bangladesh including Dhaka to Rome.[15][16] He took steps to reduce baggage theft during ground handling.[17] Biman Bangladesh Airlines faced a malware attack under him.[18] In May 2024, Mohammad Jahidul Islam Bhuiyan, former additional secretary at the Prime Minister's Office, replaced him as CEO and managing director of Biman Bangladesh Airlines.[19][15] In May 2024, Azim was appointed secretary of the Bangladesh Election Commission replacing Md Jahangir Alam after being promoted to secretary.[9][20] He approved registration of Ganosamhati Andolon and Gono Odhikar Parishad.[21][22] In August 2024, following the fall of the Sheikh Hasina led Awami League government, he cancelled a foreign trip by the Chief Election Commissioner of Bangladesh Kazi Habibul Awal.[23] In December 2024, he was removed from office and made an officer on special duty at the Ministry of Public Administration.[24][25] References
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