Shafiq-ur-Rahman (born, 3 December 1945) is a Bangladesh Nationalist Party politician and the former director general of the Bangladesh Coast Guard.[1][2]
Shafiq-ur-Rahman | |
|---|---|
| 1st Director General of Bangladesh Coast Guard | |
| In office 22 February 1995 – 6 August 1998 | |
| President | Abdur Rahman Biswas Shahabuddin Ahmed |
| Prime Minister | Khaleda Zia Shahabuddin Ahmed (acting) Sheikh Hasina |
| Succeeded by | Mohammed Abdul Motalib |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 3 December 1945 Sonatala, Bengal, British India |
| Political party | Bangladesh Nationalist Party |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance |  Pakistan (before 1972) Bangladesh |
| Branch/service |  Pakistan Navy Bangladesh Navy Bangladesh Coast Guard |
| Years of service | 1967 - 1998 |
| Rank |  Commodore |
| Commands |
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Career
editShafiq-ur-Rahman was the director general of the Bangladesh Coast Guard from February 1995 to August 1998. In 1998, the Bangladesh Anti Corruption Commission filed cases against him at the Cantonment Police Station for embezzling 70 million taka. He retired as a naval commodore. He is a director of Ashiyan Group and executive director of Sentry Security Services Limited.[3][4] He was arrested in September 2016 on the charges filed by the Anti Corruption Commission.[5] He is a member of the national executive committee of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party.[6]
References
edit- ^ "ACC arrests former DG of Coast Guard". The Independent. Dhaka. Archived from the original on 2 February 2017. Retrieved 29 January 2017.
- ^ "Ex-Coast Guard DG lands in jail on graft charge". The Daily Observer. Retrieved 29 January 2017.
- ^ "Former coast guard DG Shafiq-ur-Rahman arrested on graft charges". bdnews24.com. 29 September 2016. Retrieved 29 January 2017.
- ^ "ACC arrests ex-DG of Coast Guard". The Daily Star. 29 September 2016. Retrieved 29 January 2017.
- ^ "Ex-Coast Guard DG arrested on graft charge". Prothom Alo. Retrieved 29 January 2017.
- ^ "Ex-Coast Guard DG Shafiq, army corporal arrested". New Age. 30 September 2016. Retrieved 29 January 2017.