Shafiul Azim

Azim joined the Bangladesh Civil Service in 1995.^[5]

In 2009, Azim was elected vice-president of the 15th BCS Forum.^[5] He was the deputy director of the Bangladesh Public Administration Training Centre.^[6]

Azim was made CEO and managing director of Biman Bangladesh Airlines in December 2022 replacing Zahid Hossain who had faced a scandal over recruitment test leaks.^[7][8] He was previously stationed at the Cabinet Division.^[9][7] He negotiated with Airbus to purchase planes for Biman Bangladesh Airlines.^[10][11] He signed an agreement for code sharing between Biman Bangladesh and Air Canada.^[12] He took steps to develop Biman Bangladesh into a smart airlines.^[13] Muhammad Faruk Khan, Minister of Civil Aviation and Tourism, ordered Azim to talk to Boeing about problems with the Boeing 787 Dreamliner aircraft.^[14] He established a number of new routes for Biman Bangladesh including Dhaka to Rome.^[15][16] He took steps to reduce baggage theft during ground handling.^[17] Biman Bangladesh Airlines faced a malware attack under him.^[18] In May 2024, Mohammad Jahidul Islam Bhuiyan, former additional secretary at the Prime Minister's Office, replaced him as CEO and managing director of Biman Bangladesh Airlines.^[19][15]

In May 2024, Azim was appointed secretary of the Bangladesh Election Commission replacing Md Jahangir Alam after being promoted to secretary.^[9][20] He approved registration of Ganosamhati Andolon and Gono Odhikar Parishad.^[21][22] In August 2024, following the fall of the Sheikh Hasina led Awami League government, he cancelled a foreign trip by the Chief Election Commissioner of Bangladesh Kazi Habibul Awal.^[23] In December 2024, he was removed from office and made an officer on special duty at the Ministry of Public Administration.^[24][25]