
A 1981 BCS (Administration) cadre, Howlader in his distinguished career as an efficient public servant has served the government as Member of Planning Commission, Secretary of Ministry of Shipping, Chairman of Bangladesh Inland Water Transport Authority (BIWTA), DG of Compulsory and Mass Education, Member of Bangladesh Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (BCSIR), Deputy Commissioner of Laxmipur District and also as the Deputy Secretary with Economic Relations Division and the Ministry of Water Resources.