Rear Admiral M Ashraful Haq NBP, NUP, BCGM, ndc, afwc, psc is a retired admiral of Bangladesh Navy[1] He served as the Assistant Chief of Naval Staff (Operations).[2] Prior to that, he served as Director General of Bangladesh Coast Guard.[3] Before that, he was the Commander of Khulna Naval Area.[4]


M Ashraful Haq

NBP, NUP, BCGM, ndc, afwc, psc
Born (1965-03-01) March 1, 1965 (age 59)
Allegiance Bangladesh
Service/branch Bangladesh Navy
Years of service1985 – 2023
RankRear Admiral

Commands held
Awards
  • Nou Bahini Padak (NBP)
  • Nou Utkorsho Padak (NUP)
  • Bangladesh Coast Guard Padak (BCGM)

Early life and education edit

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 edit

Haq served as the Sergeant-At-Arms of Bangladesh National 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 edit

Rear Admiral Haq is happily married to Mrs. Farzana Kabir and blessed with a daughter.[8]

References edit

  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. ^ sun, daily. "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 |". daily sun. Retrieved 2022-03-20.
  3. ^ Express, The Financial. "Rear Admiral M Ashraful Haq handing over warm clothes". The Financial Express. Retrieved 2022-03-20.
  4. ^ "Print News | The Asian Age". dailyasianage.com. Retrieved 2022-03-20.
  5. ^ sun, daily. "Ashraful Haq to be new chief of Coast Guard | Daily Sun |". daily sun. Retrieved 2022-03-20.
  6. ^ "Ashraful made Coast Guard DG". Ashraful made Coast Guard DG | theindependentbd.com. Retrieved 2022-03-20.
  7. ^ "Security Dept". eclipping.parliament.gov.bd. Retrieved 2022-03-20.
  8. ^ Correspondent, A. A. "Bangladesh Coast Guard gets new chief | The Asian Age Online, Bangladesh". The Asian Age. Retrieved 2022-03-20.