M. Ashraful Haq

Rear admiral Mohammad Ashraful Haque NBP, NUP, BCGM, ndc, afwc, psc
15th Director General of Bangladesh Coast Guard
In office 10 February 2019 – 24 August 2021
President	Abdul Hamid
Prime Minister	Sheikh Hasina
Preceded by	Aurangzeb Chowdhury
Succeeded by	Ashraful Hoq Chowdhury
Personal details
Born	(1965-03-01) March 1, 1965 (age 59)
Awards	Noubahini Padak (NBP) Nou Utkorso Padak (NUP)
Military service
Allegiance	Bangladesh
Branch/service	Bangladesh Navy  Bangladesh Coast Guard
Years of service	1985 – 2023
Rank	Rear Admiral
Commands	Assistant Chief of Naval Staff (Operations) Director General of Bangladesh Coast Guard Commander, Khulna Naval Area (COMKHUL) Commander, BN Fleet (COMBAN) Managing Director of Dockyard and Engineering Works Commodore, BNS Isa Khan

Mohammad Ashraful Haque NBP, NUP, BCGM, ndc, afwc, psc is a retired admiral of the Bangladesh Navy[1] He served as the assistant chief of naval staff (operations).[2] Prior to that, he served as director beneral of the Bangladesh Coast Guard.[3] Before that, he was the commander of Khulna Naval Area.[4]

Early life and education

Haq was born on 1 March 1965. After successfully completing SSC & HSC he joined Bangladesh Naval Academy on 15 October 1982 and got commissioned in Executive Branch on 15 April 1985.[5] He is a graduate of Mirpur Staff college & National Defence College. He completed his post graduate from National Defense College, Delhi, India.[6]

Career

Haq served as the serjeant-at-arms of the Bangladesh Parliament while he was commodore.[7] He was managing director of Dockyard and Engineering Works Ltd and also served as commander of Bangladesh Navy Fleet. He has gone to retirement on 28 February, 2023.

Personal life

Rear admiral Haq is married to Mrs. Farzana Kabir and they have a daughter.[8]

References

1. "U.S. Donates Metal Shark And Defender Patrol Boats To The Bangladesh Navy And Bangladesh Coast Guard". U.S. Embassy in Bangladesh. 2021-09-09. Retrieved 2022-03-20.
2. "Assistant Chief of Naval Staff (operations) Rear Admiral M Ashraful Huq and other naval officials take out a procession on Manik Mia Avenue in the city on Friday on the occasion of celebrating golden jubilee of Bangladesh Navy". Daily Sun. Retrieved 2022-03-20.
3. "Rear Admiral M Ashraful Haq handing over warm clothes". The Financial Express. Dhaka. Retrieved 2022-03-20.
4. "Bangladesh Coast Guard gets new chief". The Asian Age. Retrieved 2022-03-20.
5. "Ashraful Haq to be new chief of Coast Guard". Daily Sun. Retrieved 2022-03-20.
6. "Ashraful made Coast Guard DG". The Independent. Dhaka. Archived from the original on 15 September 2019. Retrieved 2022-03-20.
7. "Security Dept". eclipping.parliament.gov.bd. Retrieved 2022-03-20.
8. "Bangladesh Coast Guard gets new chief". The Asian Age. Bangladesh. Retrieved 2022-03-20.