Director General of Border Guard Bangladesh

Director General of Border Guard Bangladesh
বর্ডার গার্ড বাংলাদেশের মহাপরিচালক
Monogram of BGB
Flag of BGB
since 30 January 2024
Border Guard Bangladesh
TypeBGB service chief
StatusProfessional head of Border Guard branch.
AbbreviationDG
Reports to Chief Adviser
Ministry of Home Affairs
ResidenceDG Residence, Pilkhana
SeatPilkhana, Bangladesh
AppointerChief Adviser
on the advice of the Minister of Home Affairs
Term length4 years / Years left before reaching Govt. Service age limit (59 years)
PrecursorDirector General of Bangladesh Rifles
Inaugural holderMajor General Chitta Ranjan Datta
Formation31 July 1972; 52 years ago (31 July 1972)
DeputyAdditional Director General (ADG)
Salary936000 (US$8,000)
annually (incl. allowanced)
Websitewww.bgb.gov.bd

The Director General of Border Guard Bangladesh is the professional head of the Border Guard Bangladesh (abbreviated as BGB, 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 Guard Headquarters, which is located in Pilkhana, Dhaka.

  1. ^ "Major General Shakil Ahmed appointed as director general of BGB". BDNews24. 18 February 2022. Retrieved 18 February 2022.
  2. ^ "The passing of Bir Uttam Chitta Ranjan Dutta". Dhaka Tribune. 25 August 2020.