Ahsan Habib Khan
Election Commissioner of Bangladesh
Assumed office
26 February 2022
PresidentAbdul Hamid
Mohammed Shahabuddin
Prime MinisterSheikh Hasina
Preceded byShahadat Hossain Chowdhury
Personal details
NationalityBangladeshi
Military service
Allegiance Bangladesh
Branch/service Bangladesh Army
Years of service1980-2013
RankBangladesh-army-OF-6 Brigadier General
UnitCorps of Signals
Commands
  • Director General of BNCC
  • Commander of 86th Independent Signals Brigade
  • Deputy Director General of BTRC
  • Station Commander, Chittagong

Ahsan Habib Khan is a Bangladeshi retired Bangladesh Army Brigadier General and one of the four incumbent Election Commissioners of Bangladesh.[1] After retiring from the army, he served as vice-chairman of the Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission (BTRC).

Career

Khan retired from Bangladesh Army in 2013 with the rank of Brigadier General.[1] During his military career, he served as the Director General of the Spectrum Division of the Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission.[1]

From 2014 to 2017, Khan was the Vice-Chairperson of Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission.[2][3][4] During his tenure the Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission cracked down on usage of illegally imported cell phones.[5]

Bangladesh Tariqat Federation proposed Khan's name to selection committee for the Election Commission.[6] On 26 February 2022, Khan was appointed an Election Commissioner.[7]

Khan also served as Director General of Bangladesh National Cadet Corps (BNCC) from 2 January 2005 to 30 September 2007.[8]

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Kazi Habibul Awal, a law professor and former secretary, is the new chief of Election Commission". bdnews24.com. Retrieved 26 February 2022.
  2. ↑ "BTRC hands over licence to Robi | Independent". m.theindependentbd.com. Retrieved 2022-02-27.
  3. ↑ "BTRC gets new vice-chairman". banglanews24.com (in Bengali). 2014-08-27. Retrieved 2022-02-27.
  4. ↑ Staff Correspondent (2022-02-27). "Kazi Awal at the EC helm". The Daily Star. Retrieved 2022-02-27.
  5. ↑ "BTRC cracks down on illegally imported mobile phone sets". bdnews24.com. Retrieved 2022-02-27.
  6. ↑ Bhattacharjee, Partha Pratim (2022-02-13). "What is up Tariqat's sleeve this time?". The Daily Star. Retrieved 2022-02-27.
  7. ↑ "President forms EC with ex-senior secretary Habibul Awal as CEC". RTV Online. Retrieved 2022-02-27.
  8. ↑ "Hall of frame | BNCC". Bangladesh National Cadet Corps. Retrieved 2023-11-09.
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