Engr Md Mahbubur Rahman new BPDB chairman

Engineer Md Mahbubur Rahman took charge as the chairman of Bangladesh Power Development Board (BPDB) on Monday (January 31).  He is the 38th chairman of his organization. Before joining as Chairman, he was the Member (Company Affairs) of BPDB, said a press release.

Engineer Md Mahbubur Rahman was born in Shariatpur district on 1 Sepember, 1963. Md Mahbubur Rahman obtained B.Sc. Engineering (Civil) degree from Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology (BUET) in 1986. He did his M.Sc. Engineering (Hydro-Power) degree from the Norwegian University of Engineering & Technology, Norway in 1995 with a full scholarship from the Norwegian government. He later obtained MBA degree from Bangladesh.

Besides, he also completed various professional courses from Oxford University of United Kingdom, Kochi University of Japan and Melbourne Institute of Technology of Australia.

Md Mahbubur Rahman joined Siddhirganj Power Station of Bangladesh Power Development Board on September 1, 1986 as an Assistant Engineer. Later he worked as Sub-Divisional Engineer and Executive Engineer at Siddhirganj 210 MW Thermal Power Station Construction Project, as Director IPP Cell-1, Director IPP Cell-3 and as Chief Engineer Private Generation. Later he also served as Member (Distribution) of BPDB.

Engineer Md Mahbubur Rahman visited various countries including USA, Russia, Japan, United Kingdom, Australia, Germany and Switzerland for training and professional purposes during his long career. He is married and blessed with two children.