Mohammad Ashrafuzzaman Siddiqui

•   Bangladesh Army
• Border Guard Bangladesh

Major General Ashrafuzzaman Siddiqui OSP, BSP, SUP
আশরাফুজ্জামান সিদ্দিকী
Siddiqui in 2024
25th Director General of Border Guard Bangladesh
Incumbent
Assumed office 5 February 2024
Years of service	1992–present
Rank	Major General
Unit	Regiment of Artillery
Commands	Director General of Border Guard Bangladesh Commander of 9th Artillery Brigade Commander of 11th Artillery Brigade
Battles/wars	UNMIS UNMEE

Mohammad Ashrafuzzaman Siddiqui ^[a] is a two star officer in the Bangladesh Army. He is the incumbent director general of the Border Guard Bangladesh and current chairman of Shimanto Bank. ^{[1] [2]} Siddique was the former chairman of the Army Sports Control Board and the director of the Internal Affairs Bureau of Directorate General of Forces Intelligence. ^{[3] [4]}

Early life and education

Siddique was born into Bengali Muslims family of Rangpur, Bangladesh. His paternal grandfather hailed from Balurghat of West Dinajpur district (now in West Bengal, India) and migrated to Rangpur during the Partition of Bengal on 1947. Siddiqui enlisted to Bangladesh Military Academy on 1990 and was commissioned in corps of artillery with the 27th BMA long course on 20 December 1992. He is a graduate of Defence Services Command and Staff College and the National Defence College. Siddique also underwent a master gunnery course at the United States Army Armor School in Fort Benning, United States. He also obtained his master's degree on Philosophy from Bangladesh University of Professionals. ^[5]

Military career

Siddique commanded two artillery batteries and one medium artillery regiment. He also served as brigade major of an artillery brigade and colonel staff of the 17th Infantry Division at Sylhet. ^[2] At army headquarters, Siddiqui was the director of military training and furthermore, the chairman of army sports control board. He was also the head of the risk management committee and trustee board member of Trust Bank Limited. Siddique served in the Directorate General of Forces Intelligence as colonel general staff and moreover, director of internal affairs in the rank of brigadier general. ^{[6] [7]}

On 30 January 2024, Siddiqui was elevated to major general and appointed as the director general of the Border Guard Bangladesh replacing major general Nazmul Hasan. He assumed office on 5 February 2024. ^{[8] [9] [10]} Soon after, Siddiqui remarked that the border guard would not allow any more Rohingyas to enter Bangladesh from Myanmar. ^[11]

References

Footnotes

1. OSP BSP SUP BGBM  ndc   psc   MPhill

Citations

1. "Maj Gen Ashrafuzzaman Siddiqui new DG of BGB". Risingbd.com. Retrieved 2024-01-30.
2. "Army launches Sampriti Bazar for poor in Narsingdi". Daily Sun . Retrieved 2024-01-30.
3. "Sheikh Mujib Dhaka Marathon-2024". Dhaka Tribune .
4. "Shimanto bank opens sub-branch in Jubilee Road". The Daily Star . 2024-06-13. Retrieved 2024-06-13.
5. "Shimanto Bank gets new chairman". The Daily Star . 2024-03-16. Retrieved 2024-06-13.
6. "Ashrafuzzaman Siddiqui appointed as new DG of BGB". Views Bangladesh. 2024-01-30. Retrieved 2024-01-30.
7. "BGB's new DG Ashrafuzzaman Siddiqui takes charge". The Daily Star . 2024-02-05. Retrieved 2024-06-13.
8. "Maj Gen Ashrafuzzaman made new BGB DG". Business Post. Retrieved 2024-01-30.
9. "Ashrafuzzaman Siddiqui new BGB DG". The Daily Star . 2024-01-30. Retrieved 2024-06-13.
10. নরসিংদীর রায়পুরাতে সেনাবাহিনীর উদ্ধোগে সম্প্রীতির বাজার চালু. newssomoy.com. Retrieved 2024-06-13.
11. "Won't allow Rohingya to enter Bangladesh anymore: BGB chief". The Daily Star . 2024-02-06. Retrieved 2024-06-13.