Md Shamsul Arefin

Arefin did his bachelor's and master's in finance at the University of Dhaka.^[6][7]

Arefin joined the 11th batch of the Bangladesh Civil Service.^[7] In 1993, Arefin was the assistant commissioner of Manikganj District, his first posting in the Bangladesh Civil Service.^[6]

Arefin was secretary of the Anti-Corruption Commission.^[8] He was an additional secretary in the Cabinet Division.^[9] He was a director of the Rajdhani Unnayan Kartripakkha.^[7] He served as the deputy secretary of the Economic Relations Division.^[7]

Arefin was appointed secretary of the Information and Communication Technology Division in February 2023.^[6] He was the chairman of the Board of Directors of Startup Bangladesh Limited.^[10] He defend the poor functioning of Cyber Security Agency saying it would take more time to function.^[11]

Following the fall of the Sheikh Hasina-led Awami League government, a murder case was filed against Arefin over the death of a man during a protest against Hasina.^[12] Arefin was made an officer on special duty.^[12][13] Shish Haider Chowdhury, member of the Bangladesh Trade and Tariff Commission, was promoted and appointed to replace Arefin at the ICT Division.^[14]