Hi, I’m
Abu Hanif Mohammad Abdul Ahad
Dhaka,Bangladesh
Summary
To contribute to the international development arena using my expertise in the public sector of a developing country.
Overview
2027
years of professional experience
Work History
Customs, Excise & VAT Division, BrahmanbariaBrahmanbaria
Divisional Officer
10.2023 - Current
Job overview
- [Customs & VAT Operation, Financial Management, Stakeholder Engagement, Trade Facilitation, Administration, Human Resources Management, Revenue Prevention, Risk management, VAT Intelligence, Investigation, Audit, Public Procurement, Knowledge Management, Data Management, Data Analysis, Coordination, Legal Documentation, Adjudication, Training, Auction, Event Management]
Land Customs Station, AkhauraAkhaura
Deputy Commissioner of Customs
02.2023 - Current
Job overview
- [Customs Operation, Passenger Control, Anti-Smuggling Operation, Financial Management, Stakeholder Engagement, Assessment, Examination, Trade Facilitation, Intelligence, Risk Management, Administration, HR Management, Public Procurement, Knowledge Management, Data Management, Data Analysis, Research, Training, Post Clearance Audit, Bond Management, Project Management, Legal Documentation, Adjudication, Auction, Destruction of Confiscated Goods, Event Management, Grievance Redressal, ASYCUDA World]
Customs, Excise & VAT Commissionerate, CumillaCumilla
Deputy Commissioner of Customs
12.2021 - Current
Job overview
- [Administration, Financial Management, Training, HR Management, Public Procurement, Knowledge Management, Refund Management, Data Management, Data Analysis, Enforcement, Legal Documentation, Licensing, Audit, Investigation, Risk management, Intelligence, Event Management]
Customs, Excise & VAT Division, CumillaCumilla
Divisional Officer
08.2022 - 10.2023
Job overview
- [Customs & VAT Operation, Stakeholder Engagement, Administration, Financial Management, Human Resources Management, Revenue Prevention, Trade Facilitation, Risk management, Intelligence, Investigation, Audit, Public Procurement, Data Management, Data Analysis, Knowledge Management, Coordination, Legal Documentation, Adjudication, Training, Auction, Disposal of Seized Goods, Event Management]
Land Customs Station, Bibir Bazar
Deputy Commissioner of Customs
08.2022 - 10.2023
Job overview
- [Customs Operation, Trade Facilitation, Passenger Service, Intelligence, Adjudication, Post Clearance Audit, ASYCUDA World, Grievance Redressal]
Land Customs Station, Akhaura
Deputy Commissioner of Customs
08.2022 - 10.2023
Job overview
- [Customs Operation, Passenger Control, Anti-Smuggling Operation, Financial Management, Stakeholder Engagement, Assessment, Examination, Trade Facilitation, Intelligence, Risk Management, Administration, HR Management, Public Procurement, Knowledge Management, Data Management, Data Analysis, Research, Training, Post Clearance Audit, Bond Management, Project Management, Legal Documentation, Adjudication, Auction, Destruction of Confiscated Goods, Grievance Redressal, ASYCUDA World, Event Management]
Customs, Excise & VAT Division, FeniFeni
Divisional Officer
12.2021 - 08.2022
Job overview
- [Customs & VAT Operation, Stakeholder Engagement, Financial Management, Trade Facilitation, Establishment, Administration, Human Resources Management, Revenue Prevention, Risk management, Intelligence, Investigation, Audit, Public Procurement, Knowledge Management, Data Management, Data Analysis, Coordination, Legal Documentation, Adjudication, Training, Auction, Event Management]
Land Customs Station, Akhaura
Deputy Commissioner of Customs
12.2021 - 08.2022
Job overview
- [Customs Operation, Passenger Control, Anti-Smuggling Operation, Financial Management, Stakeholder Engagement, Assessment, Examination, Trade Facilitation, Intelligence, Risk Management, Administration, HR Management, Public Procurement, Knowledge Management, Data Management, Data Analysis, Research, Training, Post Clearance Audit, Bond Management, Project Management, Legal Documentation, Adjudication, Auction, Destruction of Confiscated Goods, Grievance Redressal, ASYCUDA World, Event Management]
Customs Intelligence & Investigation Directorate
Deputy Director
10.2021 - 12.2021
Job overview
- [Risk Management, Data Analysis, Intelligence, Operation, Enforcement, Investigation, Anti-Money Laundering Unit, Training]
National Board of Revenue
Second Secretary
10.2019 - 12.2021
National Single Window Project
Assistant Project Director
10.2019 - 12.2021
Job overview
- [Training, Publication, Project Management, Stakeholder Engagement, Automation, Establishment, Knowledge Management, Data Management, Data Analysis, HR Management, Project Administration, Event Management]
Customs Intelligence & Investigation Directorate
Assistant Director
12.2019 - 10.2021
Job overview
- [Risk Management, Data Analysis, Intelligence, Operation, Enforcement, Investigation, Knowledge Management]
Customs, Excise & VAT Division, GaibandhaGaibandha
Divisional Officer
03.2019 - 10.2019
Job overview
- [Customs & VAT Operation, Stakeholder Engagement, Administration, Human Resources Management, Financial Management, Revenue Prevention, Risk management, Knowledge Management, Data Management, Data Analysis, Intelligence, Investigation, Audit, Public Procurement, Coordination, Legal Documentation, Adjudication, Training, Auction, Destruction of Confiscated Goods, Event Management]
Customs, Excise & VAT Division, PanchagarhPanchagarh
Divisional Officer
03.2019 - 10.2019
Job overview
- [Customs & VAT Operation, Stakeholder Engagement, Administration, Human Resources Management, Financial Management, Revenue Prevention, Risk management, Knowledge Management, Data Management, Data Analysis, Intelligence, Investigation, Audit, Procurement, Coordination, Adjudication, Training, Auction, Destruction of Confiscated Goods, Event Management, Legal Documentation]
Land Customs Station, Banglabandha
Assistant Commissioner of Customs
03.2019 - 10.2019
Job overview
- [Customs Operation, Passenger Control, Anti-Smuggling Operation, Financial Management, Stakeholder Engagement, Assessment, Examination, Trade Facilitation, Intelligence, Risk Management, Administration, HR Management, Public Procurement, Knowledge Management, Data Management, Data Analysis, Research, Training, Post Clearance Audit, Bond Management, Project Management, Adjudication, Auction, Destruction of Confiscated Goods, Grievance Redressal, ASYCUDA World, Event Management, Legal Documentation]
Customs, Excise & VAT Training Academy, ChittagongChittagong
Assistant Director
01.2017 - 03.2019
Job overview
- [Knowledge Management, Training Management, Research & Development, Data Management, Data Analysis, Coordination, Public Procurement, Event Management]
Customs Intelligence & Investigation Directorate
Assistant Director
04.2018 - 08.2018
Job overview
- [Risk Management, Data Analysis, Intelligence, Operation, Enforcement, Investigation, Training, ASYCUDA World]
Custom House, ChittagongChittagong
Assistant Commissioner of Customs
09.2016 - 01.2017
Job overview
- [Unstuffing, Examination, Assessment, Rummaging, Droughting, Manifest Administration, Licensing, Chemical Laboratory, Airport Operations, Intelligence, Risk Management, Post Clearance Audit, Investigation, ASYCUDA World, Auction, Custody, Adjudication, Coordination, Liaising, Stakeholder Engagement, Legal Documentation, Policy Drafting, Off-dock Operation, Patrolling, Training]
VAT Online Project
Assistant Project Director
03.2014 - 08.2015
Job overview
- [Knowledge Management, Training, Publication, Public Procurement, Logistics, Project Management]
Customs, Excise & VAT Commissionerate, CumillaCumilla
Assistant Commissioner of Customs
11.2013 - 08.2015
Job overview
- [Audit, Preventive Operation, Legal Documentation, Public Procurement, Training, Licensing]
Customs, Excise & VAT Commissionerate, Dhaka (South), DhakaDhaka
Assistant Commissioner of Customs
12.2011 - 11.2013
Job overview
- [Audit, Preventive Operation, Legal Documentation, ICT Management]
Customs, Excise & VAT Commissionerate, Dhaka (South), DhakaDhaka
Assistant Commissioner of Customs
12.2011 - 11.2013
Job overview
- [Audit, Preventive Operation, Legal Documentation, ICT Management]
Customs, Excise & VAT Commissionerate, Dhaka (South), DhakaDhaka
Assistant Commissioner of Customs
12.2011 - 11.2013
Job overview
- [Audit, Preventive Operation, Legal Documentation, ICT Management]
Customs, Excise & VAT Commissionerate, Dhaka (South), DhakaDhaka
Assistant Commissioner of Customs
12.2011 - 11.2013
Job overview
- [Audit, Preventive Operation, Legal Documentation, ICT Management]
Customs, Excise & VAT Division, MunshiganjMunshiganj
Divisional Officer
12.2011 - 04.2012
Job overview
- [Jurisdiction Demarcation, Establishment, Trade facilitation, Customs & VAT Operation, Stakeholder Engagement, Administration, Human Resources Management, Revenue Prevention, Risk management, Knowledge Management, Data Management, Data Analysis, Intelligence, Investigation, Audit, Procurement, Coordination, Legal Documentation, Adjudication, Training]
Customs, Excise & VAT Division, MunshiganjMunshiganj
Divisional Officer
12.2011 - 04.2012
Job overview
- [Jurisdiction Demarcation, Establishment, Trade facilitation, Customs & VAT Operation, Stakeholder Engagement, Administration, Human Resources Management, Revenue Prevention, Risk management, Knowledge Management, Data Management, Data Analysis, Intelligence, Investigation, Audit, Procurement, Coordination, Legal Documentation, Adjudication, Training]
Customs, Excise & VAT Division, MunshiganjMunshiganj
Divisional Officer
12.2011 - 04.2012
Job overview
- [Jurisdiction Demarcation, Establishment, Trade facilitation, Customs & VAT Operation, Stakeholder Engagement, Administration, Human Resources Management, Revenue Prevention, Risk management, Knowledge Management, Data Management, Data Analysis, Intelligence, Investigation, Audit, Procurement, Coordination, Legal Documentation, Adjudication, Training]
Customs, Excise & VAT Division, MunshiganjMunshiganj
Divisional Officer
12.2011 - 04.2012
Job overview
- [Jurisdiction Demarcation, Establishment, Trade facilitation, Customs & VAT Operation, Stakeholder Engagement, Administration, Human Resources Management, Revenue Prevention, Risk management, Knowledge Management, Data Management, Data Analysis, Intelligence, Investigation, Audit, Procurement, Coordination, Legal Documentation, Adjudication, Training]
Custom House, DhakaDhaka
Assistant Commissioner of Customs
08.2011 - 12.2011
Job overview
- [Customs Assessment, Departmental Foundation Training]
Custom House, DhakaDhaka
Assistant Commissioner of Customs
08.2011 - 12.2011
Job overview
- [Customs Assessment, Departmental Foundation Training]
Custom House, DhakaDhaka
Assistant Commissioner of Customs
08.2011 - 12.2011
Job overview
- [Customs Assessment, Departmental Foundation Training]
Custom House, DhakaDhaka
Assistant Commissioner of Customs
08.2011 - 12.2011
Job overview
- [Customs Assessment, Departmental Foundation Training]
SASEC Integrated Trade Facilitation Project
Deputy Project Director
Job overview
- [Stakeholder Engagement, Negotiation, Liaising with SASEC, Data Management, Data Analysis, Knowledge Management, Transcription, Proofing, Event Management]
Customs, Excise & VAT Commissionerate, Rangpur
Assistant Commissioner of Customs
Job overview
- [Training, HR Management, Public Procurement, Refund Management, Enforcement, Licensing, Audit, Investigation, Risk management, Intelligence]
Export Import Bank of Bangladesh Limited
Management Trainee Officer
Job overview
- [Foreign Exchange, Export, Import, LC, Credit, Cash Incentive, General Banking, Instruments]
Institute of Microfinance
Assistant Director (Executive Secretary to Executive Director)
Education
Charles Sturt UnivsersityAustralia
Masters from Customs Administration
2024 - Current (2 education.years_Label & 6 education.months_Label)
University of GlasgowUnited Kingdom
MSc from Global Economy
2024 - Current (2 education.years_Label & 6 education.months_Label)
University of DhakaBangladesh
Master of Development Studies
01.2014
University Overview
GPA: 3.45
Jahangirnagar UniversityBangladesh
Master of Arts in English, Second Class
01.2002
University Overview
Class: Second Class
Jahangirnagar UniversityBangladesh
Bachelor of Arts (Honors) in English, Second Class
01.2001
University Overview
Class: Second Class
Skills
- Leadership
- Public speaking
- Project Management
- Training Management
- MS Office
- ASYCUDA World
- Financial Management
- Knowledge Management
- Public Procurement
- Integrity Management
- Stakeholder Engagement
- Event Management
Languages
Bengali
English
French
Custom Section
- Customs & VAT Administration, Customs, Excise & VAT Training Academy, Chittagong, Bangladesh, 2011
- Development Administration, Bangladesh Public Administration Training Centre, Savar, Dhaka, Bangladesh, 2013
- Project Management, BD Jobs, Dhaka, Bangladesh, 2014
- Port Security, United States Navy, Chittagong, Bangladesh, 2015
- Online VAT Administration, VAT Online Project, National Board of Revenue, Dhaka, Bangladesh, 2015
- Integrity Management in Customs Administration, United Nations Office on Drugs & Crime, Chittagong, Bangladesh, 2016
- Training Management, Bangladesh Public Administration Training Centre, Savar, Dhaka, Bangladesh, 2018
- Program Global Shield, World Customs Organization, Manila, Philippines, 2018
- National Single Window Management, Spain Customs Administration, Madrid, Spain, 2019
- International Trade Negotiation, Bangladesh Foreign Service Academy, Dhaka, Bangladesh, 2020
- Public Procurement, Engineering Staff College, Munshiganj, Bangladesh, 2022
- HS Classification, Japan International Cooperation Agency, Tokyo, Japan, 2023
- Fiscal Economics and Economic Management, Institute of Public Finance, Dhaka, Bangladesh, 2023
Personal Information
Title: Deputy Commissioner of Customs
References
- Mohammad Ehteshamul Hoque, Technical Officer (Customs), Secretariat of the WHO FCTC, 20, Avenue Appia CH 1211 Geneva, Switzerland, +41791262846, mhoque@who.int
- Md. Ghyes Kamal, Senior Customs Specialist, Feed the Future Bangladesh, House 10C, Road 90, Gulshan 2, Dhaka 1212, Bangladesh, +8801710083035, gkcustoms@nbr.gov.bd
Timeline
Divisional Officer
Customs, Excise & VAT Division, Brahmanbaria
10.2023 - Current
Deputy Commissioner of Customs
Land Customs Station, Akhaura
02.2023 - Current
Divisional Officer
Customs, Excise & VAT Division, Cumilla
08.2022 - 10.2023
Deputy Commissioner of Customs
Land Customs Station, Bibir Bazar
08.2022 - 10.2023
Deputy Commissioner of Customs
Land Customs Station, Akhaura
08.2022 - 10.2023
Deputy Commissioner of Customs
Customs, Excise & VAT Commissionerate, Cumilla
12.2021 - Current
Divisional Officer
Customs, Excise & VAT Division, Feni
12.2021 - 08.2022
Deputy Commissioner of Customs
Land Customs Station, Akhaura
12.2021 - 08.2022
Deputy Director
Customs Intelligence & Investigation Directorate
10.2021 - 12.2021
Assistant Director
Customs Intelligence & Investigation Directorate
12.2019 - 10.2021
Second Secretary
National Board of Revenue
10.2019 - 12.2021
Assistant Project Director
National Single Window Project
10.2019 - 12.2021
Divisional Officer
Customs, Excise & VAT Division, Gaibandha
03.2019 - 10.2019
Divisional Officer
Customs, Excise & VAT Division, Panchagarh
03.2019 - 10.2019
Assistant Commissioner of Customs
Land Customs Station, Banglabandha
03.2019 - 10.2019
Assistant Director
Customs Intelligence & Investigation Directorate
04.2018 - 08.2018
Assistant Director
Customs, Excise & VAT Training Academy, Chittagong
01.2017 - 03.2019
Assistant Commissioner of Customs
Custom House, Chittagong
09.2016 - 01.2017
Assistant Project Director
VAT Online Project
03.2014 - 08.2015
Assistant Commissioner of Customs
Customs, Excise & VAT Commissionerate, Cumilla
11.2013 - 08.2015
Divisional Officer
Customs, Excise & VAT Division, Munshiganj
12.2011 - 04.2012
Divisional Officer
Customs, Excise & VAT Division, Munshiganj
12.2011 - 04.2012
Divisional Officer
Customs, Excise & VAT Division, Munshiganj
12.2011 - 04.2012
Divisional Officer
Customs, Excise & VAT Division, Munshiganj
12.2011 - 04.2012
Assistant Commissioner of Customs
Customs, Excise & VAT Commissionerate, Dhaka (South), Dhaka
12.2011 - 11.2013
Assistant Commissioner of Customs
Customs, Excise & VAT Commissionerate, Dhaka (South), Dhaka
12.2011 - 11.2013
Assistant Commissioner of Customs
Customs, Excise & VAT Commissionerate, Dhaka (South), Dhaka
12.2011 - 11.2013
Assistant Commissioner of Customs
Customs, Excise & VAT Commissionerate, Dhaka (South), Dhaka
12.2011 - 11.2013
Assistant Commissioner of Customs
Custom House, Dhaka
08.2011 - 12.2011
Assistant Commissioner of Customs
Custom House, Dhaka
08.2011 - 12.2011
Assistant Commissioner of Customs
Custom House, Dhaka
08.2011 - 12.2011
Assistant Commissioner of Customs
Custom House, Dhaka
08.2011 - 12.2011
University of Glasgow
MSc from Global Economy
2024 - Current (2 education.years_Label & 6 education.months_Label)
Charles Sturt Univsersity
Masters from Customs Administration
2024 - Current (2 education.years_Label & 6 education.months_Label)
Deputy Project Director
SASEC Integrated Trade Facilitation Project
Assistant Commissioner of Customs
Customs, Excise & VAT Commissionerate, Rangpur
Management Trainee Officer
Export Import Bank of Bangladesh Limited
Assistant Director (Executive Secretary to Executive Director)
Institute of Microfinance
University of Dhaka
Master of Development Studies
Jahangirnagar University
Master of Arts in English, Second Class
Jahangirnagar University
Bachelor of Arts (Honors) in English, Second Class