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Rear Admiral Ashraful Haque Chowdhury takes charge of Coast Guard


Published : 24 Aug 2021 10:04 PM

Rear Admiral Ashraful Haque Chowdhury on Tuesday took his charge as the new Director General (DG) of the Bangladesh Coast Guard.

Lt. Commander Amirul Haque, media officer at the Bangladesh Coast Guard headquarters, confirmed it.

Rear Admiral Ashraful was commissioned on 1 January 1986 in the Executive Branch of the Bangladesh Navy. Later his carrier was enriched by vast experience at sea. He also took part various trainings from home and abroad. 

He completed  'Missile Command and Tactics Course' from China, 'Gunnery Specialization Course' from Pakistan, 'Staff Course' at Defense Services Command from  Staff College in Dhaka, 'Naval Staff Course' from US Naval War College, 'Armed Forces War Course' from NDC Bangladesh , 'Strategic Studies Course' in China, 'Combined Forces Maritime Component Commander Flag Officers Course' at Pacific Fleet HQ in the USA. Rear Admiral Ashraful successfully served in various important agencies of the Inter-Services. He represented the Bangladesh Navy in various seminars and foreign tours of high level delegations.  

He had also served in Sudan as an observer of UN peacekeeping missions.

He was promoted to the rank of Rear Admiral on 8 February this year. Before his current appointment, he was in charge of the Khulna Naval Area.

Earlier on August 17, an order was issued by the Ministry of Public Administration appointing him by Public Security Division of the Home Ministry.