Md Mokbul Hossain (secretary)

Hossain joined the 10th batch of the Bangladesh Civil Service in 1991 as an admin cadre.^[3][4] He served as Assistant Commissioner of Land and Upazila Nirbahi Officer.^[3] He was the deputy commissioner of Dinajpur District.^[5]

Hossain was the Additional Secretary in the Ministry of Textiles and Jute.^[3]

On 31 May 2021, Hossain was appointed secretary of the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting.^[3] He was previously the Registrar of Joint Stock Companies And Firms.^[3] Under him, in 2020, a record number of companies were registered.^[6]

Hossain was sent into forced retirement by the Ministry of Public Administration of the government of Bangladesh in October 2022 citing "public interest".^[7][8] There was widespread speculation in the media about his termination.^[9] He denied being disloyal to the government and claimed he was a member of the Bangladesh Chhatra League, the student wing of the ruling Awami League, as a student at Bangladesh Agricultural University.^[9] He denied allegations of ties with the opposition Bangladesh Nationalist Party and its vice-chairman, Tarique Rahman, in London.^[9][10] Justice Md Nazrul Islam Talukder and Justice Khizir Hayat Lizu of the High Court Division asked the Anti-Corruption Commission if they had taken any action on the corruption allegations against Hossain.^[11] Zakia Sultana was appointed to replace him but she was replaced two months later by Humayun Kabir Khandakar.^[12]

Hossain is married to Israt Jahan Nina.^[3] They have two daughters.^[3]