Tofail Ahmed (professor)

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Tofail Ahmed
তোফায়েল আহমেদ
Ahmed in 2025
Born(1954-03-01)1 March 1954
Chittagong District, East Bengal, Dominion of Pakistan
Died8 October 2025(2025-10-08) (aged 71)
Dhaka, Bangladesh
Alma mater

Tofail Ahmed (1 March 1954 – 8 October 2025) was a Bangladeshi academic and local governance expert.[1][2] He was the chairman of the Local Government Reform Commission.[3] He was a professor and head of the department of public administration at the University of Chittagong.[4] He was the chairperson of the Knowledge and Action Network Worldwide (Knowledge Trust).[5]

Early life

Ahmed was born on 1 March 1954 in Fatehpur of Hathazari in Chittagong District in the then East Bengal.[6] He completed his SSC and HSC at the Fatehabad High School and Chittagong College respectively.[7] He completed his bachelor's degree and master's degree in politics and administration at the University of Chittagong in 1976 and 1977 respectively.[7] He earned his second master's at in Social Sector Planning and Management in 1981 and his PhD in Development Studies in 1991 from Swansea University.[7]

Career

Ahmed joined Fatehpur High School as an assistant teacher in 1975.[7] From 1976 to 1978, he worked at Agrani Bank. From 1979 to 1981, he worked at the Chittagong Port Authority.[7]

Ahmed joined Bangladesh Academy for Rural Development as a faculty in 1981; where he worked till 1994.[7][8] From 1994 to 2007, he worked at the University of Chittagong.[7] He was a Governance Adviser of Shiree from 2007 to 2008.[7] He was a member of the Local Government Commission in 2009.[7][9] Ahmed was an advisor on Local Governance for the United Nations Development Programme from 2009 to 2014.[7]

From 2014 to 2015, Ahmed was a director of the BRAC Institute of Governance and Development at Brac University.[7] From 2015 to 2016, he was the governance director of Manusher Jonno Foundation.[7] He was a professor of political science at North South University.[7] From 2018 to 2021, he was the vice chancellor of Britannia University.[7] He was awarded the Mercantile Bank Award in 2018 for his contribution to education.[6] He served on the Bangladesh Planning Commission.[7]

In 2020, Ahmed criticized the framing of charges against Matiur Rahman, editor of Prothom Alo, over the death of school student by electrocution at an event of the newspaper.[10] In 2022, Ahmed's name was suggested for the post of commissioner of the Bangladesh Election Commission.[11] In October 2023, he called on political parties to hold dialogue to avoid conflict at an event of Shushashoner Jonno Nagorik.[12]

After the fall of the Sheikh Hasina–led Awami League government, the Muhammad Yunus–led interim government made Ahmed a member of the newly created Electoral System Reform Commission in October 2024.[13] He was appointed chairman of the Local Government Reform Commission.[3]

Death

Ahmed died from heart disease on 8 October 2025, at the age of 71.[14][15]

Bibliography

  • Gender Dimensions in Local Government Institutions (2003)[16]
  • Bangladesh: Reform Agenda for Local Governance[1]

References

  1. ^ a b "Bangladesh: Reform Agenda for Local Governance". The Daily Star. 9 May 2016. Retrieved 11 December 2024.
  2. ^ "The future of elections in Bangladesh". The Daily Star. 28 February 2024. Retrieved 11 December 2024.
  3. ^ a b "Govt forms five new reform commissions". The Financial Express. Retrieved 11 December 2024.
  4. ^ "Tofail Ahmed, PhD". BRAC Institute of Governance and Development. Retrieved 11 December 2024.
  5. ^ "Knowledge Trust formed". The Daily Star. 7 October 2012. Retrieved 11 December 2024.
  6. ^ a b "Prof. Tofail Ahmed, Ph.D" (PDF). COAST Foundation. Retrieved 11 December 2024.
  7. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o "Academic Background – Professor Tofail Ahmed, Ph.D". Retrieved 11 December 2024.
  8. ^ "Professor Tofail Ahmed, Ph.D – Tofail Ahmed Biography". Retrieved 11 December 2024.
  9. ^ "20th Anniversary Supplement". archive.thedailystar.net. Retrieved 11 December 2024.
  10. ^ "Prothom Alo Editor: Noted citizens concerned over charge framing". The Daily Star. 19 November 2020. Retrieved 11 December 2024.
  11. ^ "Names to EC search panel: Ex-bureaucrats figure high". The Daily Star. 15 February 2022. Retrieved 11 December 2024.
  12. ^ "Hold dialogues to avoid confrontation". The Daily Star. 10 October 2023. Retrieved 11 December 2024.
  13. ^ "Govt finalises 5 of 6 reform commissions". The Daily Star. 4 October 2024. Retrieved 11 December 2024.
  14. ^ "Local govt expert Prof Tofail Ahmed passes away". The Daily Star. 8 October 2025. Retrieved 8 October 2025.
  15. ^ "Local govt expert Professor Tofail Ahmed dies". New Age. 8 October 2025. Retrieved 8 October 2025.
  16. ^ Ahmed, Tofail (2003). Gender Dimensions in Local Government Institutions. Nari Uddug Kendra.
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