Mihir Kanti Majumder

Majumder joined the Bangladesh Civil Service as an admin cadre in 1981.^[1] He has served as an Assistant Commissioner and Upazila Nirbahi Officer of Paikgachha Upazila.^[1][6]

Majumder was the deputy secretary of the Ministry of Health & Family Planning.^[7] He was promoted to joint secretary in 2003.^[7] He was a leader of the Bangladesh Scouts.^[8]

Majumder was a member of the Land Reform Board.^[9] He was appointed to the Implementation, Monitoring and Evaluation Division in 2009.^[9] As Secretary of the Rural Development and Co-operatives Division, he appointed Mohammad Munir Chowdhury chairman of Milk Vita, who developed a reputation as an anti-corruption crusader.^[10]

In 2014, Majumder was appointed the first chairperson of the newly created state-owned Palli Sanchay Bank.^[11][12] He was accused of violating rules and laws while carrying out recruitment at the bank.^[12] In 2016, he was sued for making allegedly defamatory comments against Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina.^[13] By 2018, the bank had nearly 73 percent bad loans and was on the verge of collapse.^[14] He received the Nature Conservation Award from Prokriti O Jibon Foundation.^[15]

In 2022, Majumder's name was proposed for the post of commissioner of the Bangladesh Election Commission.^[16] He is a director of Surjer Hashi Network.^[17] He sought the nomination of Awami League ahead of the 2024 general election.^[18] After the fall of the Sheikh Hasina-led Awami League government, the Muhammad Yunus-led interim government cancelled his passport.^[18] It also cancelled the passport of his brother, Banaj Kumar.^[19]

Majumder's brother is Banaj Kumar Majumder, former chief of the Police Bureau of Investigation.^[18]