Bangladesh Coast Guard
| Bangladesh Coast Guard |
| Active |
1995 - present |
| Country |
Bangladesh |
| Size |
1,000+ personnel |
| Coast Guard Headquarters |
Dhaka, Bangladesh |
| Nickname |
CG |
| Commanders |
| DG Bangladesh Coast Guard |
Rear Admiral Kazi Sarwar Hossain (TAS), (CD), ncc, psc |
Bangladesh Coast Guard (Bangla: বাংলাদেশ কোস্ট গার্ড) is the maritime border patrol agency of Bangladesh. It is under the jurisdiction of the Ministry of Home Affairs but its officers are transferred from the Bangladesh Navy. The headquarter is in Dhaka, Bangladesh.
History
The Coast Guard Act 1994 was passed by the Parliament in September 1994. Formally, the Coast Guard came into being on 14 February 1995 and started her operational activities in December 1995 with two patrol craft received from Bangladesh Navy on loan. Since then, the Coast Guard has been rapidly expanded and have been active in several high-profile anti-piracy operations in close conjunction with the Navy, Army, BGB, Police and various other law enforcement agencies.
Mission
Bangladesh Coast Guard, being the principal maritime law enforcing authority implements both national and international maritime laws.
Structure
At present the Bangladesh Coast Guard has the following zonal command namely East, West, South and the Dhaka sub zone.
Director General
Rear Admiral Kazi Sarwar Hossain (TAS), (CD), ncc, psc BN is the present Director General of Bangladesh Coast Guard.
List of Director General (DG) of Bangladesh Coast Guard
- Commodore Shafiq-ur-Rahman (N) ncc psc BN (22 Feb 1995 - 06 Aug 1998)
- Captain M A Motalib (G) ndu psc BN (07 Aug 1998 - 28 Apr 1999)
- Commodore M Shahabuddin (E) psc BN (29 Apr 1999 - 29 Jan 2002)
- Commodore Shah Iqbal Mujtaba (D) ndc psc BN (29 Jan 2002 - 29 May 2002)
- Captain S M H Kabir ndu psc BN (4th June 2002 - 21st March 2005)
- Commodore Sarwar Jahan Nijam (C) ndu psc BN (22nd March 2005 - 20th June 2006)
- Rear Admiral Sarwar Jahan Nijam (C) ndu psc BN (20th June 2006 - 9th February 2007)
- Commodore M A K Azad (G) ndc psc BN (10th February 2007 - 5th January 2008)
- Commodore Moqsum Ul Kader (C) ndc afwc psc BN (6th January 2008 - 25 Jan 2009)
- Rear Admiral Z U Ahmed ndc, psc, BN (26 Jan 2009 to 27 Jan 2009)
- Commodore Moqsum Ul Kader (C) ndc afwc psc BN (27 Jan 2009 to 23 Mar 2009)
- Commodore A S M A Abedin (E)ndc, psc, BN (23 Mar 2009 - )
- Rear Admiral Kazi Sarwar Hossain (TAS), (CD), ncc, psc
Equipments
Fast Attack Craft (Gun)
Coastal Patrol Craft
Riverine Patrol Craft
High Speed Boat
Rapid Response Boat
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