A. B. M. Abdus Sattar

A. B. M. Abdus Sattar is a retired secretary of the government of Bangladesh and personal secretary to the chairperson of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party and former Prime Minister Khaleda Zia.[1][2][3] He took control and declared himself general secretary of the Officers Club, Dhaka after the fall of the Sheikh Hasina-led Awami League government.[4] He is the president of BCS (Admn) Welfare Multipurpose Cooperative Society Limited and the Anti-Discrimination Employees' Unity Forum.[5][6]

Career

Sattar joined the administration cadre of the Bangladesh Civil Service in 1984.[7]

Sattar was promoted to joint secretary in June 2004 while serving as the DC of Dinajpur District.[8]

In April 2015, Sattar handed over an Eid card from former Prime Minister Khaleda Zia to Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina.[9] He was injured that month in an attack by activists of the Awami League on a motorcade of Khaleda Zia while she was campaigning for Tabith Awal for the Dhaka North City Corporation mayoral election.[10] In 2016, he went to Hajj with Khaleda Zia.[11]

In 2018, Sattar hired Blue Star Strategies and Rasky Partners to lobby the President Donald J. Trump administration on behalf of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party, according to Politico.[12] Both he and the Bangladesh Nationalist Party denied the report.[12] In 2023, he sought permission from the government to take Khaleda Zia abroad for medical treatment.[13]

Sattar is the personal secretary to the chairperson of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party and former Prime Minister Khaleda Zia.[14] He is the President of the BCS (Administration) Welfare Multi-purpose Cooperative Society Limited.[15] After the fall of the Sheikh Hasina-led Awami League government, he took over the Officer's Club in Dhaka.[4] He is the self-declared general secretary of the Officers Club, Dhaka.[2][4] He cancelled a book launch by Kazi Kayum Shishir, Director of the Department of Inspection and Audit, on Khaleda Zia.[4]

In December 2024, he called for the removal of the head of the Public Administration Reform Commission Abdul Muyeed Chowdhury.[15] He is the president of the Baisamya Birodhi Karmachari Oikya Forum, an anti-discrimination forum of civil servants, and has called for an end to contractual appointments in the civil administration.[16][17] In June 2025, he was present at the handover of a house in Gulshan to Khaleda Zia by the advisor of the Ministry of Housing and Public Works Adilur Rahman Khan and Rajdhani Unnayan Kartripakkha Chairman Riazul Islam.[18]

In August 2025, Sattar accused eight advisors of the Muhammad Yunus led interim government of being corrupt and questioned the competence of health advisor Nurjahan Begum.[19] The interim government asked him for evidence and denied his allegations.[19] He is a director of Rupali Bank Limited.[20]

References

  1. ^ "Khaleda being taken to Evercare as health deteriorates". The Daily Star. 2024-03-27. Retrieved 2025-08-09.
  2. ^ a b "Ex-secy alleges corruption by govt advisers". The Daily Star. 2025-08-09. Retrieved 2025-08-09.
  3. ^ BSS (2025-08-09). "Govt rejects ex-official Abdus Sattar's allegations against advisers". Prothomalo. Retrieved 2025-08-09.
  4. ^ a b c d "Officers' Club member Shishir alleges harassment over Khaleda Zia's biography launch -". The Daily Observer. Retrieved 2025-08-09.
  5. ^ "Ultimatum protesting Reform Commission's decision to reduce quota for BCS (Admn) Cadre -". The Daily Observer. Retrieved 2025-08-09.
  6. ^ "ADEUF places five-point demand to ensure neutral admin structure". The Financial Express. Retrieved 2025-08-09.
  7. ^ "Public administration was an accomplice of looters". Prothomalo. 2024-11-17. Retrieved 2025-08-09.
  8. ^ "List of new jt secretaries". The Daily Star. 2004-06-16. Retrieved 2025-08-09.
  9. ^ "PM, Khaleda send greetings to each other". The Daily Star. 2015-04-13. Retrieved 2025-08-09.
  10. ^ "Khaleda's motorcade attacked, 4 injured". The Daily Star. 2015-04-20. Retrieved 2025-08-09.
  11. ^ Report, Star Online (2016-09-07). "Khaleda leaves Dhaka for Hajj". The Daily Star. Retrieved 2025-08-09.
  12. ^ a b "BNP hires US lobbyist: Politico". The Daily Star. 2018-09-14. Retrieved 2025-08-09.
  13. ^ "Khaleda must seek govt approval to go abroad". The Daily Star. 2023-09-24. Retrieved 2025-08-09.
  14. ^ "Armed forces day: Khaleda to attend event today, first time in 12yrs". The Daily Star. 2024-11-21. Retrieved 2025-08-09.
  15. ^ a b "Admin cadres demand removal of reform commission head within 48hrs". Dhaka Tribune. Retrieved 2025-08-09.
  16. ^ "End contractual appointments in civil admin". The Daily Star. 2025-04-20. Retrieved 2025-08-09.
  17. ^ Khan, Baharam (2024-12-11). "764 retired civil servants pitched for promotion". The Daily Star. Retrieved 2025-08-09.
  18. ^ "Govt hands over title deed of Gulshan house to Khaleda Zia | News". BSS. Retrieved 2025-08-09.
  19. ^ a b "৮ উপদেষ্টাকে নিয়ে আবদুস সাত্তারের বক্তব্য প্রত্যাখ্যান করেছে অন্তর্বর্তী সরকার". Prothomalo (in Bengali). 2025-08-09. Retrieved 2025-08-09.
  20. ^ "Rupali Bank PLC". rupalibank.com.bd. Retrieved 2025-08-09.
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