Kazi Reazul Hoque, current member of the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC), has been appointed as the new chairman of the watchdog, Law Minister Anisul Haq confirms the Dhaka Tribune.
President Abdul Hamid approved the appointment Monday night, which has been published through a government gazette on Tuesday.
Hoque will replace Dr Mizanur Rahman, who has been serving as the commission's chairman since 2009.
According to the NHRC website, Hoque retired as a secretary of Bangladesh government in 2006.
After his retirement, he has served as the executive director of the Legal Education and Training Institute (LETI), Bangladesh Bar Council where he has successfully commissioned a series of human rights training programmes on Child rights and juvenile justice, trafficking and migration, conformity of domestic law with international instruments etc. for the Government of Bangladesh projects funded by Unicef, USAID, UNDP, IOM and the Australian Bar Association.
Hoque has studied Law, Public Administration and Management at several institutions at home and abroad including Bangladesh Civil Service Academy, Birmingham University of UK, British Civil Service College and International Law Institute.
