Md Shafeenul Islam

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Md Shafeenul Islam
Born2 March 1966
Tilakpur, Joypurhat
Allegiance Bangladesh
Service/branch
Years of service1986–Present
RankBangladesh-army-OF-7.svg Major General
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UnitEast Bengal Regiment
Commands heldDirector General of Border Guards Bangladesh

Md Shafeenul Islam is a Bangladesh Army general and current Director General of Border Guards Bangladesh.[1]

Early life[]

Shafeenul Islam was born on 2 March 1966 in Tilakpur, Joypurhat District. He joined the Bangladesh Military Academy on 25 June 1984. He was commissioned on 27 June 1986 in the Corps of Infantry of the Bangladesh Army.[2] He is a graduate of Defence Services Command and Staff College and National Defence College, Bangladesh.[3] He obtained two master's degrees in defence studies, one from National University, Bangladesh and another from King Abdul Aziz University, Saudi Arabia.[4][5][6]

Career[]

Shafeen has commanded several units or formations including an infantry battalion, a battle-group and two infantry brigades. As a staff officer, he served as the brigade major of an infantry brigade, and then served as an instructor at the School of Infantry & Tactics and at the Defence Services Command and Staff College, in Mirpur. He has also served in the DGFI as Director CIB, AFD as DG Intelligence.[6]

His operational service includes a deployment in support of the United Nations Assistance Mission for Iraq as an observer.[7]

He was appointed to the Bangladesh Tea Board on 14 February 2016 as its chairman.[8] During his tenure as chairman, he promoted the diversification of tea products including introducing pickles made from tea to the Bangladesh Tea Expo.[3] He was appointed as the Director General of Border Guards Bangladesh in March 2018 replacing Major General Abul Hossain.[8] Major General Md Jahangir Al Mustahidur Rahman was appointed the new chairman of Bangladesh Tea Board.[3]

Achievements[]

As the DG BGB, Shafeen reduced border violence.[9] Within a short period as DG, he visited almost all the remote bordering areas and border outposts, where he talked with deployed BGB members and inquired about their well-being.[10][11] Shafeen has also assisted the government to handle Rohingya issues along the border.[12][13][14]

Shafeenul Islam was praised by the Prime Minister of Bangladesh, Sheikh Hasina, for his efforts to diversify tea products including using tea to make pickles and cosmetic products.[3]

Family life[]

Shafeenul is married to Shoma Islam. The couple have a daughter and a son.[15] Shafeen's father, Colonel Md Nurul Islam, an Army Medical Corps officer also served in the Bangladesh Army for 33 years before retiring in 1994. His only brother, Air Commodore Sitwat Nayeem,[16] is a fighter pilot in the Bangladesh Air Force and his sister, Shahneela Islam, is self employed.[7][6]

References[]

  1. ^ "BGB new chief Shafeenul takes charge". The Daily Star. 28 March 2018. Retrieved 26 June 2018.
  2. ^ "Maj Gen Shafeenul made new BGB chief". The Daily Star. 20 March 2018. Retrieved 26 June 2018.
  3. ^ a b c d "Major General Shafeenul is new Director General of BGB". bdnews24.com. Retrieved 26 June 2018.
  4. ^ "Maj Gen Shafeenul Islam new BGB DG". banglanews24.com. Retrieved 26 June 2018.
  5. ^ "New BGB chief Shafeenul Islam takes charge". Jago News 24. Retrieved 2018-11-19.
  6. ^ a b c মহাপরিচালকের-প্রোফাইল [Director General's Profile]. Border Guard Bangladesh (in Bengali). Retrieved 2018-12-03.
  7. ^ a b "New BGB chief Maj Gen Shafeenul Islam takes charge". Dhaka Tribune. 28 March 2018. Retrieved 26 June 2018.
  8. ^ a b "Newly appointed BGB chief takes charge". The Daily Ittefaq. Retrieved 26 June 2018.
  9. ^ "No big infiltration from Bangladesh into India: BGB DG". The Economic Times. 2018-09-07. Retrieved 2018-12-03.
  10. ^ মোটরসাইকেল চালিয়ে ক্যাম্পে গেলেন বিজিবি মহাপরিচালক. Jago News 24 (in Bengali). Retrieved 2018-12-03.
  11. ^ "DG visits BGB camps in Kushtia". UNB. Retrieved 2019-01-05.
  12. ^ "BSF-BGB talks begin in New Delhi, Rohingyas to be discussed". The Times of India. Retrieved 2018-12-03.
  13. ^ "Rohingya not a terror threat: BGB". The Telegraph. Kolkata. Retrieved 2018-12-03.
  14. ^ "Rohingya crisis a 'humanitarian disaster'". The Daily Star. 2017-10-19. Retrieved 2018-12-03.
  15. ^ "Major General Shafeenul new DG of BGB". The Independent. Dhaka. Retrieved 2018-11-19.
  16. ^ "Air Commodore" (PDF).{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
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