Director General of Border Guards Bangladesh

Director General of Border Guards Bangladesh
বর্ডার গার্ড বাংলাদেশের মহাপরিচালক
Monogram of BGB
Flag of BGB
since 30 January 2024
Border Guards Bangladesh
TypeBGB service chief
AbbreviationDG
Reports to Prime Minister
Ministry of Home Affairs
ResidenceDG Residence, Pilkhana
SeatBGB Headquarter, Pilkhana, Bangladesh
AppointerPrime Minister
on the advice of the Minister of Home Affairs
Term length3 years, or at the age of 60, whichever is earlier.
PrecursorDirector General of Bangladesh Rifles
Formation31 July 1972 (31 July 1972)
First holderMajor General Chitta Ranjan Datta
Unofficial namesHead of BGB
DeputyAdditional Director General (ADG)
Salary৳ 9,60,000 annually
(US$ 11,283)
WebsiteOfficial Website

The Director General of Border Guards Bangladesh (abbreviated as BGB), also known as the Border Guards chief, is the professional head of the Border Guards Bangladesh (previously Bangladesh Rifles). The current DG is Major General Mohammad Ashrafuzzaman Siddiqui.[1] The first BGB chief was General Chitta Ranjan Dutta.[2]

The Director General functions from the Bangladesh Border Guards Headquarters, which is located in Pilkhana, Dhaka.

  1. ^ Correspondent, Senior. "Major General Shakil Ahmed appointed as director general of BGB". bdnews24.com. Retrieved 18 February 2022.
  2. ^ "The passing of Bir Uttam Chitta Ranjan Dutta". Dhaka Tribune. 25 August 2020.

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