Ashraful Hoq Chowdhury

Rear admiral
Ashraful Hoq Chowdhury
ndu, afwc, psc, BN
16th Director General of Bangladesh Coast Guard
In office
21 December 2021 – 14 January 2024
President
Prime MinisterSheikh Hasina
Preceded byM Ashraful Haq
Succeeded byMir Ershad Ali
Personal details
NationalityBangladeshi
SpouseMuslima Chowdhury
Alma mater
Military service
Allegiance Bangladesh
Branch/service Bangladesh Navy
 Bangladesh Coast Guard
Years of service1988–present
Rank Rear Admiral
Commands
Battles/warsMONUSCO

Ashraful Hoq Chowdhury ndu, afwc, psc, BCGM, BN is a rear admiral of the Bangladesh Navy and incumbent vice chancellor Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman Maritime University. He was the 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

  1. ^ "Rear Admiral Ashraful Hoq takes over as DG of Coast Guard". The Daily Star. 25 August 2021. Retrieved 14 December 2021.
  2. ^ "Rear Admiral Ashraful joins Coast Guard as 13th DG". New Age. Retrieved 14 December 2021.
  3. ^ "Hon'ble Members' List of Senate". Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman Maritime University. Retrieved 14 December 2021.
  4. ^ "BCG gets 4 rescue boats from JICA". Daily Sun. Retrieved 14 December 2021.
  5. ^ "Ashraful" (PDF). Bangladesh Coast Guard. Archived (PDF) from the original on 14 December 2021.