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M Shahjahan
Mohammad Shahjahan is a two star admiral of Bangladesh who is currently posted at National Defence College as Senior Directing Staff (SDS). Prior to that, he was the Chairman of Chittagong Port Authority. Earlier he served as the chairman of the Mongla Port Authority. In previous he has also served as the Deputy Director General of Bangladesh Coast Guard. Career Shahjahan joined the Bangladesh Navy on July 24, 1984, and received his commission on January 1 in 1987. He is the ex-officio chairman of the executive committee of Chattogram Bandar Mohila College. On 11 March 2019, Shajahan was appointed the deputy director general of Bangladesh Coast Guard. On 9 April 2020, Shahjahan was promoted to rear admiral from commodore after he was appointed chairman of Mongla Port Authority on 8 April. In January 2021, Shahjahan was appointed chairman of Chattogram Port Authority from chairman of Mongla Port Authority. He replaced admiral SM Abul Kalam Azad at the Chattogram Port Authorit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rear Admiral
Rear admiral is a senior naval flag officer rank, equivalent to a major general and air vice marshal and above that of a commodore and captain, but below that of a vice admiral. It is regarded as a two star "admiral" rank. It is often regarded as a two-star rank with a NATO code of OF-7. The term originated in the days of naval sailing squadrons and can trace its origins to the Royal Navy. Each naval squadron was assigned an admiral as its head, who commanded from the centre vessel and directed the squadron's activities. The admiral would in turn be assisted by a vice admiral, who commanded the lead ships that bore the brunt of a battle. In the rear of the squadron, a third admiral commanded the remaining ships and, as this section was considered to be in the least danger, the admiral in command of it was typically the most junior. This has continued into the modern age, with rear admiral the most junior admiralty of many navies. In most European navies, the equivalent rank i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
British Royal Navy (sleeves) OF-7
The Royal Navy (RN) is the United Kingdom's naval warfare force. Although warships were used by Kingdom of England, English and Kingdom of Scotland, Scottish kings from the early medieval period, the first major maritime engagements were fought in the Hundred Years' War against Kingdom of France, France. The modern Royal Navy traces its origins to the early 16th century; the oldest of the British Armed Forces, UK's armed services, it is consequently known as the Senior Service. From the middle decades of the 17th century, and through the 18th century, the Royal Navy vied with the Dutch Navy and later with the French Navy for maritime supremacy. From the mid 18th century, it was the world's most powerful navy until the World War II, Second World War. The Royal Navy played a key part in establishing and defending the British Empire, and four Imperial fortress colonies and a string of imperial bases and coaling stations secured the Royal Navy's ability to assert naval superiority ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
BN Rear Admiral Star Plate
BN, Bn or bn may refer to: Businesses and organizations * RTV BN, a Bosnian Serb TV network * Bangladesh Navy * Barisan Nasional (also known as "National Front"), a political coalition in Malaysia * Barnes & Noble, an American specialty retailer specializing in bookstore/coffeeshop venues * Braniff International Airways (IATA code BN), a former American airline in service from 1928 to 1982 * British Naturism, the official national naturist society in the United Kingdom * Britten-Norman, a British manufacturer, based on the Isle of Wight, producing Islander and Trislander aircraft * La Brugeoise et Nivelles, a Belgian railway rolling stock manufacturer, now part of Alstom * Burlington Northern Railroad, a United States railroad that operated from 1970 to 1996 * Groupe Danone (uronext stock exchange code BN), a French food-products multinational * Horizon Airlines (Australia) (IATA code BN), a former Australian airline, ending service in 2004 * Banque Nationale (other) se ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chittagong Port Authority
Chittagong Port Authority (CPA) is a government agency of Bangladesh responsible for the management, maintenance and governance of the country's major port of Chittagong, located in the city of Chittagong on the Karnaphuli River nine nautical miles from the shore of the Bay of Bengal of the Indian Ocean. The CPA is part of the Ministry of Shipping. Chair of Chittagong Port Authority Rear Admiral M Shahjahan is the current chair of CPA. History The port of Chittagong has been in operation since at least the 4th century BC, and in modern times was governed by Port Commissioners and the Port Railway following the Port Commissioner's Act of 1887 in British India. After the partition of India in 1947 and a subsequent rise in port traffic, the modern Chittagong Port Authority began its existence in 1960 as the Chittagong Port Trust. Due to continued expansion and lack of effective governance, after the Bangladesh Liberation War the Port Trust was granted semi-autonomous status within ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mongla Port Authority
Mongla Port Authority is an autonomous organisation responsible for Mongla Port and is located in Mongla, Bangladesh. The Chairman of Mongla Port Authority is Rear Admiral Mohammad Musa, OSP, NPP, rcds, afwc, psc, PhD. History The port authority was established on 1987. In 2013 Mongla port awarded the contract for 5 vessels from Timblo Drydocks in Goa, India. Mongla Port Authority Chief Engineer Altaf Hussain was under investigation of Bangladesh Anti Corruption Commission The Anti Corruption Commission ( bn, দুর্নীতি দমন কমিশন) ''often abbreviated:'' ACC ( bn, দুদক) is the principal government agency against corruption in Bangladesh. History The Anti Corruption Commissio ... for alleged grafts in awarding contracts. The same year the port authority signed a US$250 million deal with China for the modernisation of the Port. Dredging Corporation of India won a 1 billion rupee contract to dredge Mongla port from Mongla Port Authorit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bangladesh Coast Guard
The Bangladesh Coast Guard ( bn, বাংলাদেশ কোস্ট গার্ড; BCG) is the maritime law enforcement force of Bangladesh. It is a paramilitary force which is under the jurisdiction of the Ministry of Home Affairs. Its officers and sailors are transferred from Bangladesh Navy, and most of the medical officers are transferred from Bangladesh Army. The Bangladesh Coast Guard also performs the duty of maritime border security of Bangladesh. The headquarters is located in Dhaka, Bangladesh. Currently the coast guard has 3,339 personnel and 63 ships. A modernisation plan named '' Coast Guard Goal 2030'' has been undertaken to enhance its capabilities. History The Bangladesh Navy had been performing the duties of a Coast Guard in addition to its own duties of maritime defense since 1994. As time passed, the growing responsibility and workload became inconvenient for the Bangladesh Navy, with the increasing volume of policing duties at sea taking away from i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Two-star Rank
An officer of two-star rank is a senior commander in many of the armed services holding a rank described by the NATO code of OF-7. The term is also used by some armed forces which are not NATO members. Typically, two-star officers hold the rank of rear admiral, counter admiral, major general, divisional general, or in the case of those air forces with a separate rank structure, air vice-marshal. Australia In the Australian Defence Force the following ranks of commissioned officers are awarded two-star ranks: * Rear admiral (Royal Australian Navy two-star rank) *Major general (Australian Army two-star rank) *Air vice-marshal (Royal Australian Air Force two-star rank) Bangladesh *Air vice-marshal (Bangladesh Air Force two-star rank) *Major-general (Bangladesh Army two-star rank) * Rear admiral (Bangladesh Navy two-star rank) Brazil * General de Brigada ( Brazilian Army two-star rank) * Contra Almirante (Brazilian Navy two-star rank) *Brigadeiro (Brazilian Air Force two-sta ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
National Defence College (Bangladesh)
National Defence College is a government owned institution for the strategic training of civil and military officers and is located in Mirpur Cantonment, Dhaka, Bangladesh. History The college was established on 7 December 1996 and started its operations on 10 January 1999. Armed Forces War College Armed Forces War College was established in 2001 under the National Defence College. It is headed by the Commandant of the National Defence College. Notable alumni * Lieutenant general Tukur Yusuf Buratai the Chief of Staff Nigerian Army The Nigerian Army (NA) is the land force of the Nigerian Armed Forces. It is governed by the Nigerian Army Council (NAC). The Chief of Army Staff is the highest ranking military officer of the Nigerian Army. History Formation The Nigerian ... (2015–2021). * Major general, Major General K.J.Wijetilleke- Sri Lankan general. * Air marshal, Air Marshal Jasjit Singh Kler VM, Director General (Inspection and Safety) of Indian Air Force. * Li ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Senior Directing Staff
Senior (shortened as Sr.) means "the elder" in Latin and is often used as a suffix for the elder of two or more people in the same family with the same given name, usually a parent or grandparent. It may also refer to: * Senior (name), a surname or given name * Senior (education), a student in the final year of high school, college or university * Senior citizen, a common designation for a person 65 and older in UK and US English ** Senior (athletics), an age athletics category ** Senior status, form of semi-retirement for United States federal judges * Senior debt, a form of corporate finance * Senior producer, a title given usually to the second most senior person of a film of television production. Art * ''Senior'' (album), a 2010 album by Röyksopp * ''Seniors'' (film), a 2011 Indian Malayalam film * ''Senior'' (film), a 2015 Thai film * '' The Senior'', a 2003 album by Ginuwine * '' The Seniors'', a 1978 American comedy film See also * Pages that begin with "Senior ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mohammad Musa
Mohammad Musa is a two star military admiral of Bangladesh Navy. He is the incumbent Vice Chancellor of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman Maritime University. Prior to joining here, he served as the Chairman of Mongla Port Authority. Prior to this appointment, he was Commander of Khulna Naval Area. Education Musa joined Bangladesh Naval Academy on 27 January 1985 with 15th BMA Long Course. After one year of training in Bangladesh Military and Naval Academy, he is the first officer who has undergone Officer's Basic Training at Royal Malaysian Navy. On 1 July 1987, he was commissioned in the Executive branch. In his Academic Credential, he has four master's degrees in War Studies, English Literature, International Security & Strategic Studies and Business Administration respectively. He completed MA in "International Security and Strategy" from King's College London. He has completed his M Phil from Bangladesh University of Professionals in 2015. In early 2021, the admiral has com ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mohammad Javed Patwary
Mohammad Javed Patwary was a Bangladeshi police officer and a former Inspector General of Police of Bangladesh Police . Earlier, he served as Additional Inspector General of Police Special Branch (SB). After his retirement in 2020, he was appointed as the ambassador to Saudi Arabia by the Government of Bangladesh. Early life and education Patwary was born on 15 April 1961 and grew up in Mandary Village, Sadar upazila, Chandpur district. He completed his SSC and HSC from Baburhat high school and Chandpur Govt. College respectively. He earned his bachelor's and master's in social welfare from the University of Dhaka. He obtained his PhD from the Jahangirnagar University under the Public Administration department. His research topic was "Combating Terrorism in Bangladesh: Challenges and Prospects". Career Patwary then joined Bangladesh Police as an Assistant Superintendent of Police in 1986 and awarded first merit position in the 6th Bangladesh Civil Service (BCS). Patwary h ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2022 Sitakunda Fire
On the night of , a fire and subsequent explosions at a container depot in Sitakunda Upazila, Chittagong District, Bangladesh killed at least 47 people and injured around 450 others. The incident occurred at BM Container Depot in the Kadamrasul area of Sitakunda Upazila. After a fire started in the loading area at around (), a massive explosion occurred at around 23:45BST (17:45UTC), triggering more explosions that spread across the depot caused by ignition of chemicals stored in the containers. The force of the explosions affected buildings several kilometres away, and one witness stated that the explosions caused a rain of fireballs. The head of Bangladesh's fire service stated that there was hydrogen peroxide in the depot which prevented the fire from being controlled. The following afternoon, the fire was still burning and explosions were still being heard. The army had also joined efforts to fight the fire. The fire was finally brought under control and ended on the aft ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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