Director General of Border Guards Bangladesh
Director General of Border Guards Bangladesh | |
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বর্ডার গার্ড বাংলাদেশের মহাপরিচালক | |
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Incumbent since 30 January 2024Major General Mohammad Ashrafuzzaman Siddiqui | |
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Type | BGB service chief |
Abbreviation | DG |
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Residence | DG Residence, Pilkhana |
Seat | BGB Headquarter, Pilkhana, Bangladesh |
Appointer | Prime Minister on the advice of the Minister of Home Affairs |
Term length | 3 years, or at the age of 60, whichever is earlier. |
Precursor | Director General of Bangladesh Rifles |
Formation | 31 July 1972; 52 years ago (31 July 1972) |
First holder | Major General Chitta Ranjan Datta |
Unofficial names | Head of BGB |
Deputy | Additional Director General (ADG) |
Salary | ৳ 9,60,000 annually (US$ 11,283) |
Website | Official Website |
The Director General of Border Guards Bangladesh (abbreviated as BGB), also known as the Border Guards chief, is the professional head of the Border Guards Bangladesh (previously Bangladesh Rifles). The current DG is Major General Mohammad Ashrafuzzaman Siddiqui.[1] The first BGB chief was General Chitta Ranjan Dutta.[2]
The Director General functions from the Bangladesh Border Guards Headquarters, which is located in Pilkhana, Dhaka.
List of Director Generals of Border Guards Bangladesh
# | Name | Photo | Term Began | Term Ended |
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1st | Major General Chitta Ranjan Datta | 31 July 1972 | 21 February 1974 | |
2nd | Major General M Khalilur Rahman | 22 February 1974 | 31 October 1975 | |
3rd | Major General Quazi Golam Dastgir | ![]() | 1 November 1975 | 14 December 1977 |
4th | Major General Muhammad Atiqur Rahman | 15 December 1977 | 30 June 1982 | |
5th | Major General R A M Golam Muktadir | 1 July 1982 | 16 July 1985 | |
6th | Major General Sofi Ahmed Chowdhury | 17 July 1985 | 30 June 1988 | |
7th | Major General Sadiqur Rahman Chowdhury | 1 July 1988 | 23 September 1990 | |
8th | Major General Mohammad Abdul Latif | 24 September 1990 | 8 June 1992 | |
9th | Major General Mohammad Anwar Hossain | 10 June 1992 | 11 February 1995 | |
10th | Major General Ejaz Ahmed Chowdhury | 12 February 1995 | 18 July 1996 | |
11th | Major General Mohammad Azizur Rahman | 25 August 1996 | 30 December 1999 | |
12th | Major General A. L. M. Fazlur Rahman | 29 February 2000 | 11 July 2001 | |
13th | Major General Mohammad Abu Ishaque Ibrahim | 12 July 2001 | 1 December 2001 | |
14th | Major General Rezaqul Haider | 1 December 2001 | 21 January 2003 | |
15th | Major General Md Jahangir Alam Choudhury | ![]() | 21 January 2003 | 18 February 2006 |
16th | Major General Shakil Ahmed | 19 February 2006 | 25 February 2009 † | |
17th | Major General Md Mainul Islam | 28 February 2009 | 9 May 2010 | |
18th | Major General Md Rafiqul Islam | 9 May 2010 | 30 June 2011 | |
19th | Major General Anwar Hussain | 30 June 2011 | 5 December 2012 | |
20th | Major General Aziz Ahmed | ![]() | 5 December 2012 | 1 November 2016 |
21st | Major General Abul Hossain | 2 November 2016 | 8 March 2018 | |
22nd | Major General Md Shafeenul Islam | 20 March 2018 | 28 February 2022 | |
23nd | Major General Shakil Ahmed | 02 March 2022 | 17 January 2023 | |
24th | Major General A K M Nazmul Hasan | 18 January 2023 | 30 January 2024 | |
25th | Major General Mohammad Ashrafuzzaman Siddiqui | 30 January 2024 | Incumbent |
References
- ^ Correspondent, Senior. "Major General Shakil Ahmed appointed as director general of BGB". bdnews24.com. Retrieved 18 February 2022.
- ^ "The passing of Bir Uttam Chitta Ranjan Dutta". Dhaka Tribune. 25 August 2020.
- ^ "Border Guard Bangladesh". www.bgb.gov.bd. Archived from the original on 2016-11-26. Retrieved 2017-04-09.
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