Ashraful Hoq Chowdhury ndu, afwc, psc, BN | |
|---|---|
| 13th Director General of Bangladesh Coast Guard | |
| In office 21 December 2021 – 14 January 2024 | |
| President | |
| Prime Minister | Sheikh Hasina |
| Preceded by | Rear Admiral M Ashraful Haq |
| Succeeded by | Rear Admiral Mir Ershad Ali |
| Personal details | |
| Nationality | Bangladeshi |
| Spouse | Muslima Chowdhury |
| Alma mater | |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance | 
Bangladesh |
| Branch/service | 
Bangladesh Navy
Bangladesh Coast Guard |
| Years of service | 1988–present |
| Rank |
Rear Admiral
 |
| Commands |
|
| Battles/wars | MONUSCO |
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Ashraful Hoq Chowdhury ndu, afwc, psc, BCGM, BN is a rear admiral of the Bangladesh Navy and former director general of the Bangladesh Coast Guard. [1] Prior to this appointment, he was the Commander of the Khulna Naval Area. [2]
Military career
Chowdhury joined the Bangladesh Navy in the executive branch on 1 January 1988. He completed the missile command and tactics course, a strategic studies course in China, a gunnery specialisation course in Pakistan, an armed forces war course at National Defence College in Bangladesh and combined forces maritime component commander flag officer course in the United States Pacific Fleet headquarters. He is the Senate member of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman Maritime University, Bangladesh. [3] During his tenure in the Bangladesh Coast Guard, it received four 20-metre-long rescue boats with oil pollution control equipment supplied by Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA). [4] He appointed as DG Coast Guard on 24 August 2021.
Personal life
Ashraful Hoq Chowdhury is married to Muslima Chowdhury. [5]
References
- ^ "Rear Admiral Ashraful Hoq takes over as DG of Coast Guard". The Daily Star. 25 August 2021. Retrieved 14 December 2021.
- ^ "Rear Admiral Ashraful joins Coast Guard as 13th DG". New Age. Retrieved 14 December 2021.
- ^ "Hon'ble Members' List of Senate". Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman Maritime University. Retrieved 14 December 2021.
- ^ "BCG gets 4 rescue boats from JICA". Daily Sun. Retrieved 14 December 2021.
- ^ "Ashraful" (PDF). Bangladesh Coast Guard. Archived (PDF) from the original on 14 December 2021.
Ashraful Hoq Chowdhury ndu, afwc, psc, BN | |
|---|---|
| 13th Director General of Bangladesh Coast Guard | |
| In office 21 December 2021 – 14 January 2024 | |
| President | |
| Prime Minister | Sheikh Hasina |
| Preceded by | Rear Admiral M Ashraful Haq |
| Succeeded by | Rear Admiral Mir Ershad Ali |
| Personal details | |
| Nationality | Bangladeshi |
| Spouse | Muslima Chowdhury |
| Alma mater | |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance |
Bangladesh |
| Branch/service |
Bangladesh Navy
Bangladesh Coast Guard |
| Years of service | 1988–present |
| Rank |
Rear Admiral
|
| Commands |
|
| Battles/wars | MONUSCO |
Ashraful Hoq Chowdhury ndu, afwc, psc, BCGM, BN is a rear admiral of the Bangladesh Navy and former director general of the Bangladesh Coast Guard. [1] Prior to this appointment, he was the Commander of the Khulna Naval Area. [2]
Military career
Chowdhury joined the Bangladesh Navy in the executive branch on 1 January 1988. He completed the missile command and tactics course, a strategic studies course in China, a gunnery specialisation course in Pakistan, an armed forces war course at National Defence College in Bangladesh and combined forces maritime component commander flag officer course in the United States Pacific Fleet headquarters. He is the Senate member of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman Maritime University, Bangladesh. [3] During his tenure in the Bangladesh Coast Guard, it received four 20-metre-long rescue boats with oil pollution control equipment supplied by Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA). [4] He appointed as DG Coast Guard on 24 August 2021.
Personal life
Ashraful Hoq Chowdhury is married to Muslima Chowdhury. [5]
References
- ^ "Rear Admiral Ashraful Hoq takes over as DG of Coast Guard". The Daily Star. 25 August 2021. Retrieved 14 December 2021.
- ^ "Rear Admiral Ashraful joins Coast Guard as 13th DG". New Age. Retrieved 14 December 2021.
- ^ "Hon'ble Members' List of Senate". Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman Maritime University. Retrieved 14 December 2021.
- ^ "BCG gets 4 rescue boats from JICA". Daily Sun. Retrieved 14 December 2021.
- ^ "Ashraful" (PDF). Bangladesh Coast Guard. Archived (PDF) from the original on 14 December 2021.