Ayub Quadri (born March 16, 1946) is a former advisor for the ministries of

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and Cultural Affairs to the interim Government of Bangladesh that assumed power on January 11, 2007. After serving as an advisor for 11 months, he resigned from the post over a scandal concerning artifact theft.

Early life

Born in

Chittagong Chittagong ( /ˈtʃɪt əˌɡɒŋ/ ''chit-uh-gong''; ctg, চিটাং; bn, চিটাগং), officially Chattogram ( bn, চট্টগ্রাম), is the second-largest city in Bangladesh after Dhaka and third largest city in B ...

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, Quadri completed his Bachelor of Arts (Honours) and Master of Arts in English literature from

Dhaka University The University of Dhaka (also known as Dhaka University, or DU) is a public research university located in Dhaka, Bangladesh. It is the oldest university in Bangladesh. The university opened its doors to students on July 1st 1921. Currently i ...

in 1966. He obtained another master's degree in public affairs from

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, US in 1983.

Career

Quadri joined the then

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(CSP) in 1969 and served the government of

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and Bangladesh in different capacities for 36 years. His major portfolios as secretary of the government included Rural Development and Cooperative Division, Ministry of Fisheries and Livestock, Ministry of Food and Disaster Management,

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, Economic Relations Division (ERD), Ministry of Water Resources and Ministry of Industries. Quadri also served as Chairman of Bangladesh Chemical Industries Corporation (BCIC) and Director General of Bangladesh Rural Development Board (BRDB). He retired from the government service in 2005. Quadri was appointed an advisor to the interim Government of Bangladesh headed by

Fakhruddin Ahmed Fakhruddin Ahmed (born 1 May 1940) is a Bangladeshi economist, civil servant, and a former governor of the Bangladesh Bank, the country's central bank. On 12 January 2007, he was appointed Chief Adviser (Head of the Government) of the non-p ...

on January 16, 2007. He was given the responsibility for the

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, Ministry of Primary and Mass Education as well as the Ministry of Cultural Affairs. His house came into attack of angry protesters seeking withdrawal of the state of emergency on August 21, 2007. On December 26, 2007 Quadri resigned from his position amid an inquiry into the theft of two rare archaeological artifacts. The antiques were lost while being boarded in a Paris-bound plane at the Dhaka airport, which was waiting to fly a consignment of antiques from Bangladesh for an exhibition at the

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in Paris.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Quadri, Ayub 1946 births Living people People from Chittagong Bangladeshi civil servants University of Dhaka alumni University of Connecticut alumni Advisors of Caretaker Government of Bangladesh