Director General of Border Guard Bangladesh

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Director General of Border Guard Bangladesh
বর্ডার গার্ড বাংলাদেশের মহাপরিচালক
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Monogram of BGB
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Flag of BGB
since 30 January 2024
brddaar gaardd baaNlaadesher ptaakaa.svg Border Guard Bangladesh
Type BGB service chief
AbbreviationDG
Member of National Committee on Security Affairs
Reports to Standard of the Chief Adviser of Bangladesh.svg Chief Adviser
Flag of Bangladesh.svg 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 instrumentBorder Guard Bangladesh Act, 2010
Precursor Director General of Bangladesh Rifles
Inaugural holder Chitta Ranjan Datta
Formation31 July 1972;52 years ago (31 July 1972)
DeputyAdditional Director General (ADG)
Salary120000 (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.NameImageStart of TermEnd of TermLength of TermRef.
1 Major General

Chitta Ranjan Datta

31 July 197221 February 19741 year, 205 days [3]
2 Major General

M Khalilur Rahman

brddaar gaardd baaNlaadesher mnograam.svg 22 February 197431 October 19751 year, 251 days
3 Major General

Quazi Golam Dastgir

Ambassador Major General Quazi Golam Dastgir in 1991.jpg 1 November 197514 December 19772 years, 43 days
4 Major General

Muhammad Atiqur Rahman

brddaar gaardd baaNlaadesher mnograam.svg 15 December 197730 June 19824 years, 197 days
5 Major General

R A M Golam Muktadir

brddaar gaardd baaNlaadesher mnograam.svg 1 July 198216 July 19853 years, 15 days
6 Major General

Sofi Ahmed Chowdhury

brddaar gaardd baaNlaadesher mnograam.svg 17 July 198530 June 19882 years, 349 days
7 Major General

Sadiqur Rahman Chowdhury

brddaar gaardd baaNlaadesher mnograam.svg 1 July 198823 September 19902 years, 84 days
8 Major General

Mohammad Abdul Latif

brddaar gaardd baaNlaadesher mnograam.svg 24 September 19908 June 19921 year, 258 days
9 Major General

Mohammad Anwar Hossain

brddaar gaardd baaNlaadesher mnograam.svg 10 June 199211 February 19952 years, 246 days
10 Major General

Ejaz Ahmed Chowdhury

brddaar gaardd baaNlaadesher mnograam.svg 12 February 199518 July 19961 year, 157 days
11 Major General

Mohammad Azizur Rahman

brddaar gaardd baaNlaadesher mnograam.svg 25 August 199630 December 19993 years, 127 days
12 Major General

A. L. M. Fazlur Rahman

A.L.M Fazlur Rahman on a telephone call.jpg 29 February 200011 July 20011 year, 133 days
13 Major General

Mohammad Abu Ishaque Ibrahim

brddaar gaardd baaNlaadesher mnograam.svg 12 July 20011 December 2001142 days
14 Major General

Rezaqul Haider

brddaar gaardd baaNlaadesher mnograam.svg 1 December 200121 January 20031 year, 51 days
15 Major General

Md Jahangir Alam Choudhury

Director General, Bangladesh Rifles (BDR) Major General Md. Jahangir Alam Choudhury.jpg 21 January 200318 February 20063 years, 28 days
16 Major General

Shakil Ahmed

Major General Shakil Ahmed.jpg 19 February 200625 February 20093 years, 6 days
17 Major General

Md Mainul Islam

brddaar gaardd baaNlaadesher mnograam.svg 28 February 20099 May 20101 year, 70 days
18 Major General

Md Rafiqul Islam

brddaar gaardd baaNlaadesher mnograam.svg 9 May 201030 June 20111 year, 52 days
19 Major General

Anwar Hussain

brddaar gaardd baaNlaadesher mnograam.svg 30 June 20115 December 20121 year, 158 days [4]
20 Major General

Aziz Ahmed

Chief of Army Staff, Bangladesh Army, General Aziz Ahmed.JPG 5 December 20121 November 20163 years, 332 days
21 Major General

Abul Hossain

brddaar gaardd baaNlaadesher mnograam.svg 2 November 20168 March 20181 year, 126 days [5]
22 Major General

Md Shafeenul Islam

brddaar gaardd baaNlaadesher mnograam.svg 20 March 201828 February 20223 years, 345 days [6]
23 Major General

Shakil Ahmed

brddaar gaardd baaNlaadesher mnograam.svg 2 March 202217 January 2023321 days [7]
24 Major General

A K M Nazmul Hasan

The Prime Minister of Bangladesh, Smt. Sheikh Hasina receives warm welcome (cropped).jpg 18 January 202330 January 20241 year, 12 days [8]
25 Major General

Mohammad Ashrafuzzaman Siddiqui

Mmohammad Ashrafuzzaman Siddiqui.jpg 5 February 2024Incumbent1 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.