Kazi Rawnakul Islam Tipu has been appointed managing director of the Bangladesh Climate Change Trust (BCCCT) on a one-year contractual basis, with Grade-2 status. The Ministry of Public Administration’s Contract and Foreign Employment Wing issued a notification on Thursday. The report was published on July 24, 2026.

The notification was signed by Md. Golam Rabbani, deputy secretary at the Ministry of Public Administration, by order of the President. It said the appointment was made under Section 19(2) of the Bangladesh Climate Change Trust Act, 2010. Tipu will serve as managing director for one year from the date of joining.

Before assuming the role, he must sever existing work relationships with any profession, business, government, semi-government, autonomous or private institution, and organization. Other contractual terms will be set through an agreement between both sides. Tipu had long served as the Bangladesh Nationalist Party’s central committee assistant secretary for forest and environment affairs. Copies of the notification were sent to relevant offices, with instructions to publish it on the ministry’s website.