Director General of Border Guards Bangladesh

Director General of Border Guards Bangladesh
DG
Incumbent
Major General Abul Hossain
since 25 June 2015
Border Guards Bangladesh
Seat BGB HQ, Peekhana, Dhaka, Bangladesh
Appointer The President and PM of Bangladesh
Formation 1795
First holder Major General Chitta Ranjan Datta
Website Official Website

Director General of Border Guards Bangladesh (abbreviated as BGB) also known as 'Border Guards chief' is the professional head of the Border Guards Bangladesh (previously Bangladesh Rifles). The current DG is Major General Abul Hossain.[1] The first BGB chief was General Chitta Ranjan Datta.

The Director General  functions from the Bangladesh Border Guards Headquarters, which is located in the Peelkhana, Dhaka.

List of Director Generals of Border Guards Bangladesh

# Name Photo Term Began Term Ended
1st Major-General Chitta Ranjan Datta[2][2][2][2] 31 July 1972 21 February 1974
2nd Major General M Khalilur Rahman 22 February 1974 31 October 1975
3rd Major General Quazi Golam Dastgir 01 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  01 July 1982 16 July 1985
6th Major General Sofi Ahmed Chowdhury 17 July 1985 30 June 1988
7th Major General Sadiqur Rahman Chowdhury 01 July 1988 23 September 1990
8th Major General Mohammad Abdul Latif 24 September 1990 08 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 01 December 2001
14th Major General Rezaqul Haider 01 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 09 May 2010
18th Major General Md Rafiqul Islam 09 May 2010 30 June 2011
19th Major General Anwar Hussain 30 June 2011 05 December 2012
20th Major General Aziz Ahmed 05 December 2012 16 November 2016
21st Major General Abul Hossain 02 November 2016 present

References

  1. ↑ "Maj Gen Abul Hossain appointed Border Guard Bangladesh chief". bdnews24.com. Retrieved 2017-04-09.
  2. ↑ "Border Guard Bangladesh". www.bgb.gov.bd. Retrieved 2017-04-09.
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