Mohammad Ashrafuzzaman Siddiqui Explained

Honorific Prefix:Major general
Native Name:মোহাম্মদ আশরাফুজ্জামান সিদ্দিকী
Office:25th Director General of Border Guard Bangladesh
President:Mohammed Shahabuddin
Primeminister:Sheikh Hasina
Muhammad Yunus (acting)
Preceded:A K M Nazmul Hasan
Term Start:30 January 2024
Alma Mater: Bangladesh Military Academy
Birth Date:15 March 1974
Birth Place:Mehediganj, Khulna, Bangladesh
Serviceyears:1992–present
Rank: Major General
Unit:Regiment of Artillery
Commands:
Battles:UNMIS
UNMEE
Awards: Oshamanno Sheba Padak(OSP)
Bishishto Seba Padak (BSP)
Sena Utokorsho Padak(SUP)

Mohammad Ashrafuzzaman Siddiqui is a major general in the Bangladesh Army who is the incumbent director general of the Border Guards Bangladesh (BGB).[1] Prior to his promotion to Major General, he served as the Director of Army Sports Control Board as a Brigadier General.[2]

Siddiqui is the chairman of Shimanto Bank.[3] He was the Director of the Internal Affairs Bureau of the Directorate General of Forces Intelligence.

Career

Siddiqui joined the Bangladesh Military Academy and received his commission on 10 December 1992.[4]

Siddiqui also served as Commander, 11th Artillery Brigade and Director,[5] Internal Affairs Bureau of Directorate General of Forces Intelligence.[6] He was the chairman of the Army Sports Control Board.[7] He was the director of Military Training Directorate.

Siddiqui was the head of the risk management committee and trustee board member of Trust Bank Limited. He served in United Nations Mission in Sudan and the United Nations Mission in Ethiopia and Eritrea.[8]

On 30 January 2024, Siddiqui was appointed director general of the Border Guards Bangladesh replacing Major General AKM Nazmul Hasan.[9] Deputy secretary of the Public Administration ministry, Abdullah Arif Mohammad, signed the gazette notification.[10]

In February 2024, Siddiqui said that he would not allow any more Rohingya people to enter Bangladesh from Myanmar.[11]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Maj Gen Ashrafuzzaman Siddiqui new DG of BGB . 2024-01-30 . Risingbd Online Bangla News Portal . en.
  2. News: Sheikh Mujib Dhaka Marathon-2024 .
  3. Web site: 2024-06-13 . Shimanto bank opens sub-branch in Jubilee Road . 2024-06-13 . The Daily Star . en.
  4. Web site: 2024-03-16 . Shimanto Bank gets new chairman . 2024-06-13 . The Daily Star . en.
  5. Web site: Sun . Daily . Army launches Sampriti Bazar for poor in Narsingdi . 2024-01-30 . daily-sun . en.
  6. Web site: Desk . V. B. . 2024-01-30 . Ashrafuzzaman Siddiqui appointed as new DG of BGB . 2024-01-30 . Views Bangladesh . en.
  7. Web site: 2024-02-05 . BGB's new DG Ashrafuzzaman Siddiqui takes charge . 2024-06-13 . The Daily Star . en.
  8. Web site: নরসিংদীর রায়পুরাতে সেনাবাহিনীর উদ্ধোগে সম্প্রীতির বাজার চালু . 2024-06-13 . নিউজ সময়.কম . en-US.
  9. Web site: Maj Gen Ashrafuzzaman made new BGB DG . 2024-01-30 . businesspostbd.com . en.
  10. Web site: 2024-01-30 . Ashrafuzzaman Siddiqui new BGB DG . 2024-06-13 . The Daily Star . en.
  11. Web site: 2024-02-06 . Won't allow Rohingya to enter Bangladesh anymore: BGB chief . 2024-06-13 . The Daily Star . en.