Ashraful Hoq Chowdhury

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Ashraful Hoq Chowdhury
ndu, afwc, psc, BN
16th Director General of Bangladesh Coast Guard
In office
21 December 2021 14 January 2024
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina
Preceded by M Ashraful Haq
Succeeded by Mir Ershad Ali
Personal details
NationalityBangladeshi
SpouseMuslima Chowdhury
Alma mater
Military service
AllegianceFlag of Bangladesh.svg  Bangladesh
Branch/serviceNaval Ensign of Bangladesh.svg  Bangladesh Navy
Ensign of the Bangladesh Coast Guard.svg  Bangladesh Coast Guard
Years of service1988–present
Rank 12.BNF-VADM.svg British Royal Navy (sleeves) OF-7.svg Rear Admiral
BN Rear Admiral Star Plate.svg
Commands
Battles/wars MONUSCO

Ashraful Hoq Chowdhury ndu, afwc, psc, BCGM, BN is a rear admiral of the Bangladesh Navy and incumbent vice chancellor Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman Maritime University. He was the former director general of the Bangladesh Coast Guard. [1] Prior to this appointment, he was the Commander of the Khulna Naval Area. [2]

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Military career

Chowdhury joined the Bangladesh Navy in the executive branch on 1 January 1988. He completed the missile command and tactics course, a strategic studies course in China, a gunnery specialisation course in Pakistan, an armed forces war course at National Defence College in Bangladesh and combined forces maritime component commander flag officer course in the United States Pacific Fleet headquarters. He is the Senate member of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman Maritime University, Bangladesh. [3] During his tenure in the Bangladesh Coast Guard, it received four 20-metre-long rescue boats with oil pollution control equipment supplied by Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA). [4] He appointed as DG Coast Guard on 24 August 2021.

Personal life

Ashraful Hoq Chowdhury is married to Muslima Chowdhury. [5]

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References

  1. "Rear Admiral Ashraful Hoq takes over as DG of Coast Guard". The Daily Star . 25 August 2021. Retrieved 14 December 2021.
  2. "Rear Admiral Ashraful joins Coast Guard as 13th DG". New Age . Retrieved 14 December 2021.
  3. "Hon'ble Members' List of Senate". Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman Maritime University . Retrieved 14 December 2021.
  4. "BCG gets 4 rescue boats from JICA". Daily Sun . Retrieved 14 December 2021.
  5. "Ashraful" (PDF). Bangladesh Coast Guard. Archived (PDF) from the original on 14 December 2021.