Maj Gen Shakil takes over as new BGB chief

Major General Shakil Ahmed has taken over the reins of Border Guard Bangladesh.

Major General Shakil took over the coveted responsibility of BGB director general from the force’s acting head, Major General Md Shafeenul Islam, at the Philkhana headquarters in Dhaka on Monday, said Md Shariful Islam, public relations officer at BGB headquarters.

Major General Shakil previously served as the Adjutant General of the Bangladesh Army at the Army Headquarters in Dhaka.

He also served as the GOC 19th Infantry Division, Commander of the 99 Composite Brigade and Commander of the 1st East Bengal Regiment. He also served as the director general of the Bangladesh Passport and Immigration Department.

Major General Shakil was commissioned on 24 June, 1988, in the Corps of Infantry, after completing the mandatory course at the Bangladesh Military Academy.