Pradip Ranjan Chakraborty, former secretary of the planning commission, has been appointed as the new chairperson of Bangladesh Competition Commission (BCC).

The commerce ministry made the announcement of the appointment through a notification on November 7.

In May 2020, Chakraborty was appointed as the member (secretary) of the planning commission.

Later, he also served the Implementation Monitoring and Evaluation Division as secretary.

Finally, he went to retirement while serving as secretary of the planning commission.

Chakraborty obtained his bachelor's and master's degrees in zoology from Dhaka University and he will be entitled to the benefits of the rank of secretary in his new post at Bangladesh Competition Commission.