Major General Mohammad Ashrafuzzaman Siddiqui on Monday took charge as Director General (DG) of the Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB).
He took the charge from outgoing BGB chief Major General AKM Nazmul Hasan.
Prior to his new assignment, Siddiqui served as director of Military Training and chairman of Army Sports Control Board.
Earlier on January 30, the government appointed Siddiqui as the BGB chief. He got commission in
the Artillery Crops of Bangladesh Army in 1992 and completed different professional training courses at home and abroad.
Major General AKM Nazmul received trainings from School of Artillery in Fort Sill, USA, Defence Services Command and Staff College in Mirpur, Dhaka, Defence Services Staff College in Wellington, India and National Defence College in New Delhi, India.