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Engr. Mohammad Hossain

Director General, Power Cell, Power Division, Govt of Bangladesh

Engr. Mohammad Hossain, for the past 34 years of his career, has been serving in different organizations in diverse high-profile positions. He joined Power Cell as an Assistant Director in 1996. Consequently, he served as the Deputy Director and Director of Power Cell and played a noteworthy role in enhancing the capacity of the Power Sector. He has also played a vital role in the development of power generation, transmission, and distribution and prepared several acts, rules & regulations for spearheading the power sector development. Engr. Hossain has been serving as the Director General of Power Cell since 2013. He is the elected Chairman (2023-2024) of The Institution of Engineers Bangladesh (IEB), ‘Dhaka Center’.

Recognized as an International Energy Specialist, Engr. Mohammad Hossain was elected the Chairperson of the Steering Committee of the South Asian Regional Initiative (SARIE/I) in the energy sector of SAARC countries for the year 2021-22, a member of Governing Board of the SAARC Energy Center, and a member of the Working Committee on Renewable Energy of D-8. He was the Chairman of the Energy Committee (2019-21) of the ESCAP conference (2019-21) held in Bangkok, Thailand in 2019, Engr. Mohammad Hossain was the first signatory of the Memorandum of Understanding on Power Cooperation between Bangladesh and India and a member of the Bangladesh-India and Bangladesh-Nepal Joint Steering Committee. He has raised Bangladesh to a unique status by performing his duties with due diligence. He is a member of the Harvard Kennedy School Alumni Association. Engr. Mohammad Hossain was awarded with the 'Global Business and CSR Award-2021' for his special contribution and tireless social services in the advancement of Bangladesh.

Engr. Mohammad Hossain graduated from the Bangladesh University of Engineering & Technology (BUET) and received an MBA from IBA, University of Dhaka. Later, he received a post-graduate diploma in Institutional and Human Resource Development (IHRD) from Denmark. He has presented papers in various seminars, workshops at national and international levels which were highly appreciated. Engr. Mohammad Hossain has published numerous articles in different national and international online platforms, journals and publications. In his career, he took part in various higher training in the power sector at home and abroad. Engr. Mohammad Hossain has traveled to more than 33 countries around the world for professional purposes. As the current Director General of Power Cell, Engr. Mohammad Hossain is diligently carrying out his responsibilities as a skilled craftsman of the present government's unimaginable success in the power sector and has been playing a leading role in implementing the government's vision of 'Electricity for All'.

10:00 AM - 12:00 PM

September 10 Day 3

Session: South Asia Parliamentarians’ Roundtable on Regional Parliamentary Forum for Enhancing Regional Energy Co-operation: Bangladesh Consultation

Inaugural Address

Saber Hossain Chowdhury, MP
Special Envoy to the Honourable Prime Minister for Climate Change

Introductory Address

Shayan Shafi
USAID Bangladesh

Welcome Remarks & Moderators

Dr. Mukul Sharma
Asia Director, Climate Parliament Discussant

Mohammad Hossain
Director General, Power Cell Division, Government of Bangladesh

Namrata Mukherjee
Deputy Chief of Party, South Asia General, Energy Partnership

Rajiv Ratna Panda
Power Market Specialist, South Asia General, Energy Partnership

RPF

Dr. Sanjay Jaiwal MP
India on Behalf of BBINS lead MPs

Keynote

MP’s Discussion on RPF
Bhutan, Bangladesh, India, Nepal, Srilanka

Key Points

Monali Zeya Hazra
Regional Energy & Clean Energy Specialist and Mission, USAID India

Vote of Thanks

Mohammad Mamun Mia
Executive Director, The Earth Society