Director General of Border Guard Bangladesh

Director General of Border Guard Bangladesh
বর্ডার গার্ড বাংলাদেশের মহাপরিচালক
Monogram of BGB
Flag of BGB
Incumbent Major General Mohammad Ashrafuzzaman Siddiqui since 30 January 2024
Border Guard Bangladesh
Type	BGB service chief
Abbreviation	DG
Member of	National Committee on Security Affairs
Reports to	Chief Adviser Ministry of Home Affairs
Residence	DG Residence, Pilkhana
Seat	Pilkhana, Bangladesh
Appointer	Chief Adviser on the advice of the Minister of Home Affairs
Term length	4 years
Constituting instrument	Border Guard Bangladesh Act, 2010
Precursor	Director General of Bangladesh Rifles
Inaugural holder	Chitta Ranjan Datta
Formation	31 July 1972;52 years ago (31 July 1972)
Deputy	Additional Director General (ADG)
Salary	৳120000 (US$990) per month (incl. allowances)
Website	bgb.gov.bd

The Director General of Border Guard Bangladesh is a post for the head of Border Guard Bangladesh (abbreviated as BGB, previously known as Bangladesh Rifles). Currently, the Director General of BGB is Major General Mohammad Ashrafuzzaman Siddiqui. ^[1] The first DG of BGB was Major General Chitta Ranjan Dutta. ^[2]

The Director General functions from BGB Headquarters, which is located in Pilkhana, Bangladesh.

Director generals

No.	Name	Image	Start of Term	End of Term	Length of Term	Ref.
1	Major General Chitta Ranjan Datta		31 July 1972	21 February 1974	1 year, 205 days	[3]
2	Major General M Khalilur Rahman		22 February 1974	31 October 1975	1 year, 251 days
3	Major General Quazi Golam Dastgir		1 November 1975	14 December 1977	2 years, 43 days
4	Major General Muhammad Atiqur Rahman		15 December 1977	30 June 1982	4 years, 197 days
5	Major General R A M Golam Muktadir		1 July 1982	16 July 1985	3 years, 15 days
6	Major General Sofi Ahmed Chowdhury		17 July 1985	30 June 1988	2 years, 349 days
7	Major General Sadiqur Rahman Chowdhury		1 July 1988	23 September 1990	2 years, 84 days
8	Major General Mohammad Abdul Latif		24 September 1990	8 June 1992	1 year, 258 days
9	Major General Mohammad Anwar Hossain		10 June 1992	11 February 1995	2 years, 246 days
10	Major General Ejaz Ahmed Chowdhury		12 February 1995	18 July 1996	1 year, 157 days
11	Major General Mohammad Azizur Rahman		25 August 1996	30 December 1999	3 years, 127 days
12	Major General A. L. M. Fazlur Rahman		29 February 2000	11 July 2001	1 year, 133 days
13	Major General Mohammad Abu Ishaque Ibrahim		12 July 2001	1 December 2001	142 days
14	Major General Rezaqul Haider		1 December 2001	21 January 2003	1 year, 51 days
15	Major General Md Jahangir Alam Choudhury		21 January 2003	18 February 2006	3 years, 28 days
16	Major General Shakil Ahmed		19 February 2006	25 February 2009	3 years, 6 days
17	Major General Md Mainul Islam		28 February 2009	9 May 2010	1 year, 70 days
18	Major General Md Rafiqul Islam		9 May 2010	30 June 2011	1 year, 52 days
19	Major General Anwar Hussain		30 June 2011	5 December 2012	1 year, 158 days	[4]
20	Major General Aziz Ahmed		5 December 2012	1 November 2016	3 years, 332 days
21	Major General Abul Hossain		2 November 2016	8 March 2018	1 year, 126 days	[5]
22	Major General Md Shafeenul Islam		20 March 2018	28 February 2022	3 years, 345 days	[6]
23	Major General Shakil Ahmed		2 March 2022	17 January 2023	321 days	[7]
24	Major General A K M Nazmul Hasan		18 January 2023	30 January 2024	1 year, 12 days	[8]
25	Major General Mohammad Ashrafuzzaman Siddiqui		5 February 2024	Incumbent	1 year, 140 days	[9]

References

1. "Major General Shakil Ahmed appointed as director general of BGB". BDNews24 . 18 February 2022. Retrieved 18 February 2022.
2. "The passing of Bir Uttam Chitta Ranjan Dutta". Dhaka Tribune . 25 August 2020.
3. "Border Guard Bangladesh". Archived from the original on 26 November 2016. Retrieved 9 April 2017.
4. "Maj Gen Anwar new BGB chief". bdnews24.com .
5. "Maj Gen Abul Hossain appointed Border Guard Bangladesh chief". bdnews24.com .
6. "Maj Gen Shafeenul new DG of BGB". The Daily Star . 21 March 2018.
7. "Major General Shakil Ahmed appointed as director general of BGB". bdnews24.com .
8. "BGB appoints AKM Nazmul Hasan as DG". The Business Standard . 29 January 2023.
9. "Ashrafuzzaman Siddiqui new BGB DG". The Daily Star . 30 January 2024.