Md Shafeenul Islam BGBM(Bar), ndc, psc is a former Major General in Bangladesh Army and former

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Early life

Shafeenul Islam was born on 2 March 1966 in Tilakpur,

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. He joined the

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on 25 June 1984. He was commissioned with 14th BMA Long course on 27 June 1986 in the Corps of Infantry of the

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. He is a graduate of Defence Services Command and Staff College and National Defence College, Bangladesh. He obtained two master's degrees in defence studies, one from National University, Bangladesh and another from King Abdul Aziz University, Saudi Arabia.

Career

Shafeen has commanded several units or formations including an infantry

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, a battle-group and two infantry

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s. As a staff officer, he served as the

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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. His operational service includes a deployment in support of the

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as an observer. He was appointed to the

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on 14 February 2016 as its chairman. During his tenure as chairman, he promoted the diversification of tea products including introducing pickles made from tea to the Bangladesh Tea Expo. He was appointed as the Director General of

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(BGB) in March 2018 replacing Major General

Abul Hossain Abul Hossain, ndc, psc, is a retired three-star rank Bangladesh Army officer. He was a lieutenant general. He served as the director general of Border Guards Bangladesh. Before that he served as military secretary to President Md Abdul Hamid ...

.On 18 February 2022, Major General Shakil Ahmed became the director general of BGB by replacing him and General Shafeen brought back to Armed Forces from deputation.

Achievements

As the DG BGB, Shafeen reduced border violence. 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. Shafeen has also assisted the government to handle Rohingya issues along the border. 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.

Family life

Shafeenul is married to Shoma Islam. The couple have only a daughter. 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, is a fighter pilot in the Bangladesh Air Force and his sister, Shahneela Islam, is self employed.

References

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