Bangladesh-India Friendship Power Company Limited (BIFPCL) has appointed Kazi Absar Uddin Ahmed as its new managing director.
On February 1, he replaced Animesh Jain. And before joining BIFPCL, Absar served as the chief engineer (generation) of Bangladesh Power Development Board (BPDB).
Absar was born on 15 February 1963 in Dhaka. He graduated in mechanical engineering from the Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology.
He joined BPDB in September 1986 as an assistant engineer and did his post-graduation in public affairs from the University of Dhaka-affiliated Civil Service College.
Absar also worked as the chief procurement officer of BIFPCL, reads a press release.