Shafeenul takes charge as BGB new chief

Staff Correspondent: Major General Md Shafeenul Islam has taken charge as new Director General (DG) of Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB).

A press release, signed by Muhammad Mohsin Reza, public relations officer of BGB, has been issued in this regard on Wednesday afternoon.

He took the charge from acting BGB DG Brigadier General Md Anisur Rahman at the BGB headquarters at Philkhana, said the release.

Major General Md Shafeenul Islam, who was serving as the Chairman of Bangladesh Tea Board, replaced Major General Abul Hossain as the chief of the paramilitary force.

Major General Md Shafeenul Islam had been serving as the Chairman of Bangladesh Tea Board since February 14, 2016.

He joined Bangladesh Military Academy on June 25, 1984 and was commissioned on June 27, 1986 in the Corps of Infantry.

He has attended several professional courses both at home and abroad.

Shahfeenul is a graduate of Defence Services Command and Staff College, Mirpur and obtained his Masters in Defence Studies from National University, Bangladesh.

He loves hunting, travelling and playing golf. The name of his wife is Soma Islam and he has a son and a daughter.


risingbd/Dhaka/March 28, 2018/Maksud/AI