Ashraful Hoq Chowdhury ndu, afwc, psc, BCGM, BN is a
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 regarde ...
of the
Bangladesh Navy
The Bangladesh Navy ( bn, বাংলাদেশ নৌবাহিনী, Bangladesh Nou Bahini) is the naval warfare branch of the Bangladesh Armed Forces, responsible for Bangladesh's of maritime territorial area, and the defence of imp ...
and the incumbent director general of the
Bangladesh Coast Guard. Prior to this appointment, he was the Commander of the
Khulna
Khulna ( bn, খুলনা, ) is the third-largest city in Bangladesh, after Dhaka and Chittagong. It is the administrative centre of Khulna District and Khulna Division. Khulna's economy is the third-largest in Bangladesh, contributing $53 b ...
Naval Area.
Military career
Chowdhury joined the Bangladesh Navy in the executive branch on 1 January 1988. He completed the missile command and tactics course, a strategic studies course in China, a gunnery specialisation course in Pakistan, an armed forces war course at
National Defence College in Bangladesh and combined forces maritime component commander flag officer course in
United States Pacific Fleet
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headquarters. He is the Senate member of
, Bangladesh. During his tenure in the Bangladesh Coast Guard, it received four 20-metre-long rescue boats with oil pollution control equipment supplied by
Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA).He appointed as DG Coast Guard on 24th August, 2021.
Personal life
Ashraful Hoq Chowdhury is married to Muslima Chowdhury.
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References
Bangladesh Navy personnel
Bangladeshi Navy admirals
Year of birth missing (living people)
Living people
Director Generals of Bangladesh Coast Guard
National Defence College (Bangladesh) alumni