Shakil Ahmed

Shakil Ahmed is a retired two-star general of the Bangladesh Army. He served as senior directing staff (army-1) at National Defence College. Prior to that, he was the general officer commanding of the 66th Infantry Division and area commander, Rangpur Area. He served as the director general of Border Guards Bangladesh (BGB). Prior to this appointment, he served as adjutant general of army headquarters. Before thatm he was the general officer commanding of the 19th Infantry Division and area commander of the Ghatail area.

Education Shakil Ahmed was born on 19 December 1968 in Joypurhat District, East Pakistan, now Bangladesh. He completed his postgraduate education in national security and war studies, and strategic studies and defense studies.

Career Shakil Ahmed was commissioned in the Infantry Corps of the Bangladesh Army on 19 December 1988. He was the chief instructor and later commandant at the School of Infantry and Tactics. This deal will ensure Bangladesh Military Contingent would assist in Kuwait as part of Operation Rebuilding Kuwait (ORK), which in Bengali is known as Operation Kuwait Punargathan (OKP).

Shakil Ahmed was appointed as the director general of the Department of Immigration & Passports Office in September 2019. He replaced Major General Muhammad Shohail Hossain Khan, who was made chairman of the Bangladesh Tea Board.

On 18 February 2022, Ahmed was appointed as director general of the Border Guards Bangladesh, replacing Major General Shafeenul Islam, who was to retire from the army later that month. Ahmed was the vice-president of the Bangladesh Golf Federation and Kurmitola Golf Club.