Director General of Border Guards Bangladesh
বর্ডার গার্ড বাংলাদেশের মহাপরিচালক
Monogram of BGB
Flag of BGB
Incumbent
Major General A K M Nazmul Hasan
since 18 January 2023
Border Guards Bangladesh
TypeBGB service chief
AbbreviationDG
Reports to Prime Minister
Ministry of Home Affairs
ResidenceDG Residence, Pilkhana
SeatBGB Headquarter, Pilkhana, Bangladesh
AppointerPrime Minister
on the advice of the Minister of Home Affairs
Term length3 years, or at the age of 60, whichever is earlier.
PrecursorDirector General of Bangladesh Rifles
Formation31 July 1972 (31 July 1972)
First holderMajor General Chitta Ranjan Datta
Unofficial namesHead of BGB
DeputyAdditional Director General (ADG)
Salary৳ 9,60,000 annually
(US$ 11,283)
WebsiteOfficial Website

The Director General of Border Guards Bangladesh (abbreviated as BGB), also known as the Border Guards chief, is the professional head of the Border Guards Bangladesh (previously Bangladesh Rifles). The current DG is Major General A K M Nazmul Hasan.[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 Pilkhana, Dhaka.

List of Director Generals of Border Guards Bangladesh

Director Generals[2]
#NamePhotoTerm BeganTerm Ended
1stMajor General Chitta Ranjan Datta31 July 197221 February 1974
2ndMajor General M Khalilur Rahman22 February 197431 October 1975
3rdMajor General Quazi Golam Dastgir1 November 197514 December 1977
4thMajor General Muhammad Atiqur Rahman15 December 197730 June 1982
5thMajor General R A M Golam Muktadir1 July 198216 July 1985
6thMajor General Sofi Ahmed Chowdhury17 July 198530 June 1988
7thMajor General Sadiqur Rahman Chowdhury1 July 198823 September 1990
8thMajor General Mohammad Abdul Latif24 September 19908 June 1992
9thMajor General Mohammad Anwar Hossain10 June 199211 February 1995
10thMajor General Ejaz Ahmed Chowdhury12 February 199518 July 1996
11thMajor General Mohammad Azizur Rahman25 August 199630 December 1999
12thMajor General A. L. M. Fazlur Rahman29 February 200011 July 2001
13thMajor General Mohammad Abu Ishaque Ibrahim12 July 20011 December 2001
14thMajor General Rezaqul Haider1 December 200121 January 2003
15thMajor General Md Jahangir Alam Choudhury21 January 200318 February 2006
16thMajor General Shakil Ahmed19 February 200625 February 2009 †
17thMajor General Md Mainul Islam28 February 20099 May 2010
18thMajor General Md Rafiqul Islam9 May 201030 June 2011
19thMajor General Anwar Hussain30 June 20115 December 2012
20thMajor General Aziz Ahmed5 December 20121 November 2016
21stMajor General Abul Hossain2 November 20168 March 2018
22ndMajor General Md Shafeenul Islam20 March 201828 February 2022
23ndMajor General Shakil Ahmed02 March 202217 January 2023
24th Major General A K M Nazmul Hasan 18 January 2023 Present

References

  1. ↑ Correspondent, Senior. "Major General Shakil Ahmed appointed as director general of BGB". bdnews24.com. Retrieved 18 February 2022.
  2. ↑ "Border Guard Bangladesh". www.bgb.gov.bd. Archived from the original on 2016-11-26. Retrieved 2017-04-09.
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