The Board of Directors is the highest level of authority in the organization structure. The present strength of the Board of Directors is 7 (Seven). Of the total six Directors, 3 (three) are Nominee Directors each from NWPGCL and CMC, The Managing Director of BCPCL is the Ex-officio Director. The Board of Directors comprises of eminent experts who are committed to the key underlying principles and values. The Board meets periodically to transact matters placed before them that require Board’s approval and direction for execution.
Mr. Abdul Baki
Chairman, BCPCL
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Former Secretary, Ministry of Railways, Bangladesh
He joined as Secretary, Bangladesh Railways on 21st August 2024. Previously he performed as Member (Secretary) at Planning Commission. He graced the civil service on 1st April 1993 as an esteemed member of 11th batch BCS Cadre. During his employment he worked in Moulovibazar, Shylet, Sunamganj, Manikganj and Munshiganj district in field administration level. He also served in Ministry of Information, Rural Development and Co-operatives Division, Ministry of Shipping, Bangladesh Public Administration Training Center and Economic Relations Division. He also performed as the Managing Director and CEO of Infrastructure Investment Facilitation Company (IIFC) and Infrastructure Development Company Limited (IDCOL). During his tenure at ERD, he performed the leading role of the core committee regarding Bangladesh’s uprising from a less developed country, alongside Sustainable and Smooth Transition Project. He also led the preparation of the Bangladesh Country Report as a follow-up to the Istanbul Program of Action (IPOA) adopted under the 4th UN LDC Conference and presented it at the UN Special LDC Conference. While working in BPATC, he led the social research conducted on various critical issues of public policy including Public Servants’ Training Need Assessment, Innovation in Public Service and played a pivotal role in formulating the curriculum of various courses as well as updating the course curriculum of basic training courses. He conducts regular sessions on Development Economics and Public Policy in various public/private organizations as a resource person.
Mr. Abdul Baki received training on Public Leadership, Government Purchase Management, Project Management, Tax Law, Waste management, Mega Infrastructure Project Management and challenges, SDG Financing Strategy, Integrated Coastal zone Management, Loan Management from home and abroad. He also leads Bangladesh delegation in various meetings, seminars, workshops and negotiation in foreign.
Engineer Md Rezaul Karim
Director, BCPCL
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Chairman, BPDB
Engr. Md. Rezaul Karim assumed as the 39th Chairman of the Bangladesh Power Development Board (BPDB) on September 1, 2024. Prior to this, he served as the Member (Distribution) of BPDB.
Md. Rezaul Karim was born on June 7, 1967, in Bogura District. He obtained his B.Sc. in Electrical Engineering from Khulna University of Engineering and Technology (KUET) in 1989 and began his career at the Khulna Power Station under BPDB on August 17, 1991, as an Assistant Engineer. He later served with dedication as the Sub-Divisional Engineer, Executive Engineer, and Manager (Superintending Engineer) at the same power station.
In April 2018, he was appointed through lien by BPDB as the Deputy Project Director at the Maitree Super Thermal Power Plant, a joint venture of the Bangladesh-India Friendship Power Company Limited. He was promoted to Additional Chief Engineer on February 17, 2022, and served as Chief Engineer (Distribution-Southern Zone), BPDB Chattogram from January 3, 2023, to March 31, 2024.
He traveled to various countries including the Czech Republic, China, UAE, India, USA, and Australia for training and professional work. In his personal life, he is married and has one son and one daughter.
Mr. Zhu Zhenmin
Director, BCPCL
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President, CMC, China
Mr. Zhu Zhenmin, President of CMC, China is a Director of the BCPCL Board. He is a member of the Audit Committee, Remuneration & Appointments Committee and Technical & Procurement Review Committee of BCPCL.
Mr. Zhu, International business specialist, did his Bachelor Degree major in Italian language from Beijing Foreign Studies University. Then he obtained MBA from Nanyang Technological University, Singapore.
He has been deeply engaged in the international market for many years and has rich experience in international operation. In August 1990, he started his career in CNTIC, and successively served as the General Representative in Italy of CNTIC; General Manager in Italy of GENERTEC Europe Temax GmbH; General manager of GENERTEC Europe Temax GmbH; General manager of GENERTEC Italy; vice- president of CMC. At present, he is the President of CMC and the Vice President of Genertec International Holding Co., Ltd.
Engr. Kazi Absar Uddin Ahmed
Director, BCPCL
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Managing Director, NWPGCL
Engr. Kazi Absar Uddin Ahmed has joined as the Managing Director of North-West Power Generation Company Ltd. on 7 May, 2023. He joined the BCPCL board as the NWPGCL nominee director on May 18, 2023. Prior to joining NWPGCL, he served Bangladesh India Friendship Company Limited (BIFPCL) as Managing Director. He also served as the Chief Engineer (Generation), BPDB from December 2020 to January 2021, and Chief Engineer (Planning & Design), BPDB from January 2020 to November 2021.
Engr. Ahmed joined BPDB as an Assistant Engineer on 06 September, 1986. During the tenure of BPDB posted as Assistant Engineer, Sub-divisional Engineer, and Executive Engineer, he served in Karnafuli Hydro Power Plant, Kaptai, Rangamati, Office of the Project Director, Crash Program Generation, Directorate of Electrical Equipment, Directorate of Design & Inspection-I, Office of the Chief Engineer (Generation), Directorate of Design & Inspection-II, Directorate of Design & Inspection-IlI and Directorate of Project Planning till February 2014.
Engr. Ahmed also worked as the Chief Procurement Officer (CPO) of BIFPCL from February 2014 to February 2017 as a secondment (lien) from BPDB. Later, he was repatriated to BPDB and served as the Director, Directorate of System Planning, BPDB, Dhaka from March 2017 to December 2019. He served as the Chief Engineer (Planning & Design) and Chief Engineer (Generation), BPDB Dhaka from January 2020 to January 2021. He was also a board member of BR-Power Generation Company Ltd.
He completed his Secondary Schooling Certification in 1978 and Higher Secondary Certification in 1980. He obtained his Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering Degree from Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology (BUET) in 1986. He also completed Masters in Public Affairs (MPA) from Civil Service College, Dhaka under the University of Dhaka (DU) in 2008. He has completed an extensive training program on Renewable Energy (Solar) and its application at the Institute of Renewable Energy, University of Dhaka.
He attended several local and international training, professional certification courses, technical inspections, and official deliberations in Malaysia, Australia, Singapore, Germany, South Korea, P.R. China, Indonesia, UAE, Thailand, India, Japan and other countries. He was also an executive and management level trainer and mentor at BPDB and BIFPCL.
He was born on 15 February, 1963, in a respected Muslim family in Dhaka, Bangladesh. He is a Life Fellow at the Institute of Engineers (IEB), Bangladesh, and a Member of the Bangladesh Computer Society (BCS).
Mr. Wang Xin
Director, BCPCL
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Executive Vice-President, CMC
Mr. Wang Xin, Executive Vice-President of CMC, China is a Director of the BCPCL Board. He is also the Deputy Managing Director of BCPCL.
Mr. Wang studied in Mining Engineering from the Shandong University of Mining and completed his graduation, whereafter, he obtained his second Bachelor Degree in Environmental Economics from the Remin University of China. Then he did his MBA in Guanghua School of Management, Peking University.
Mr. Wang started his career as Staff of the Mining Department of CMC in 1996. In his long bright career, he passed several prestigious positions such as Deputy Section Chief of CMC; Section Chief/ Deputy General Manager of Energy Engineering Division of CMC; General Manager of a subsidiary company under CMC; Finally, with the proven track record success in service, he became the Vice president of CMC, China and the Chief Engineer of Genertec International Holding Co., Ltd.
Mr. Wang has a rich and varied experience of over 27 years. He has visited many countries for different official and business purposes. Particularly, he has been stayed in Bangladesh many years for execution of several large engineering projects and with abundant executive management experience.
Mr. Qi Yue
Director, BCPCL
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Vice-President, CMC
Mr. Qi Yue, General Manager of South Asia Regional Business Center of China National Machinery Import & Export Corporation (CMC), is a Director of the BCPCL Board.
Mr. Qi completed the bacholer education in Beijing Institute of Petrochemical Technology in 2006. He obtained his Master Degree in Mechatronic Engineering from China University of Mining and Technology-Beijing.
He has rich experience for project development and implementation for more than 13 years escepially for project in South Aisa. He has participated various projects since 2010, such as Sirajganj 225MW Combined Cycle Power Plant (Unit-1) as a deputy project manager and Sirajganj 225MW Combined Cycle Power Plant (Unit-2) as the Project Manager. In 2015, he and his team has successfully developed the Payra Thermal Power Plant Phase I project and he was appointed as the Assistant Managing Director of BCPCL. Since May 2022, he was promated as the Vice-President of South Asia Regional Business Center of CMC. In July 2023, he became the General Manager of China National Transportation Equipment & Engineering Co., Ltd.
