Director General of Border Guard Bangladesh

The Director General of Border Guard Bangladesh is the professional head of the Border Guard Bangladesh (abbreviated as BGB, previously Bangladesh Rifles). The current DG is Major General Mohammad Ashrafuzzaman Siddiqui.[1] The first BGB chief was General Chitta Ranjan Dutta.[2]

Director General of Border Guard Bangladesh
বর্ডার গার্ড বাংলাদেশের মহাপরিচালক
Monogram of BGB
Flag of BGB
since 30 January 2024
Border Guard Bangladesh
TypeBGB service chief
AbbreviationDG
Member ofNational Committee on Security Affairs
Reports to Chief Adviser
Ministry of Home Affairs
ResidenceDG Residence, Pilkhana
SeatPilkhana, Bangladesh
AppointerChief Adviser
on the advice of the Minister of Home Affairs
Term length4 years / Years left before reaching Govt. Service age limit (59 years)
Constituting instrumentBorder Guard Bangladesh Act, 2010
PrecursorDirector General of Bangladesh Rifles
Inaugural holderMajor General Chitta Ranjan Datta
Formation31 July 1972; 52 years ago (31 July 1972)
DeputyAdditional Director General (ADG)
Salary112080 (US$940)
per month
1344960 (US$11,000)
annually (incl. allowances)
Websitewww.bgb.gov.bd

The Director General functions from the Bangladesh Border Guard Headquarters, which is located in Pilkhana, Bangladesh.

Director generals

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Director Generals[3]
# Name Photo Term Began Term Ended
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

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  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". www.bgb.gov.bd. Archived from the original on 2016-11-26. Retrieved 2017-04-09.