Bangla Press Desk: Dr Ahmad Kaikaus’s rise within the bureaucracy reads like a fairy tale. Starting from virtually nothing, he suddenly emerged into the limelight. During his government service, he took study leave to Dallas, USA, where he completed a PhD and also acquired American citizenship. When the Awami League returned to power in 2009, he came back to Bangladesh. Despite holding US citizenship, his government job remained intact. In a seemingly miraculous way, he quickly ascended to the highest echelons of the bureaucracy, transforming it into a mafia-like regime.
He created a vicious cycle of corruption and lawlessness within the administration, establishing and leading a mafia circle that maintained power over the years. By early 2024, Ahmad Kaikaus realised that his corrupt activities would make it impossible for him to remain in power. At that time, he secured a government-funded overseas position and later left his job at the World Bank to join an American company, just before the anticipated fall of the Awami League. Now, he enjoys his days surrounded by vast wealth transferred abroad.
Although an average bureaucrat of the 84th batch with limited administrative experience—never having been a district commissioner or holding any senior field post—his rapid rise was facilitated by his close connection with S Alam, one of Bangladesh’s top money launderers. After returning from the US, Ahmad Kaikaus became a close associate of S Alam, who needed a bureaucrat to help execute his grand embezzlement schemes. As a local contact, Kaikaus was chosen to assist in expanding S Alam’s illicit empire, and in return, he amassed thousands of crores in wealth.
S Alam dictated whom to appoint in key positions, and Kaikaus complied obediently. This relationship earned Kaikaus the trust of former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina’s inner circle. His breakthrough came when he was appointed Secretary of the Power Division. Immediately upon assuming this role, he began overseeing the looting and corruption related to the electricity sector, particularly linked to Sheikh Hasina’s family, thus cementing his closeness and trust with them.
The godfather of corruption in the bureaucracy
Banglapress
Published: 23 September 2025, 10:25 AM
Bangla Press Desk: Dr Ahmad Kaikaus’s rise within the bureaucracy reads like a fairy tale. Starting from virtually nothing, he suddenly emerged into the limelight. During his government service, he took study leave to Dallas, USA, where he completed a PhD and also acquired American citizenship. When the Awami League returned to power in 2009, he came back to Bangladesh. Despite holding US citizenship, his government job remained intact. In a seemingly miraculous way, he quickly ascended to the highest echelons of the bureaucracy, transforming it into a mafia-like regime.
He created a vicious cycle of corruption and lawlessness within the administration, establishing and leading a mafia circle that maintained power over the years. By early 2024, Ahmad Kaikaus realised that his corrupt activities would make it impossible for him to remain in power. At that time, he secured a government-funded overseas position and later left his job at the World Bank to join an American company, just before the anticipated fall of the Awami League. Now, he enjoys his days surrounded by vast wealth transferred abroad.
Although an average bureaucrat of the 84th batch with limited administrative experience—never having been a district commissioner or holding any senior field post—his rapid rise was facilitated by his close connection with S Alam, one of Bangladesh’s top money launderers. After returning from the US, Ahmad Kaikaus became a close associate of S Alam, who needed a bureaucrat to help execute his grand embezzlement schemes. As a local contact, Kaikaus was chosen to assist in expanding S Alam’s illicit empire, and in return, he amassed thousands of crores in wealth.
S Alam dictated whom to appoint in key positions, and Kaikaus complied obediently. This relationship earned Kaikaus the trust of former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina’s inner circle. His breakthrough came when he was appointed Secretary of the Power Division. Immediately upon assuming this role, he began overseeing the looting and corruption related to the electricity sector, particularly linked to Sheikh Hasina’s family, thus cementing his closeness and trust with them.
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