Aurangzeb Chowdhury

Aurangzeb Chowdhury, NBP, OSP, BCGM, BCGMS, ndc, psc is a two star rank Bangladesh Navy officer. A Rear Admiral & the present Director General of Bangladesh Coast Guard.

Early life & Education
Aurangzeb Chowdhury was born in Tangail District in 28 September 1959. Chowdhury was commissioned in the Executive Branch in Bangladesh Navy on December 10, 1980.

He attended various courses at home & abroad. He has done cadet training & basic course in Germany, Surface Warfare Officer Course in USA, Instructional Technique Course at Chittagong Teacher's Training College, Gunnery Specialization Course in India, Missile Weapon System Course in China, Naval Staff Course in Germany, C++ Programming with Operating System at AUST in Dhaka, Training on Combat System (Operator Training) in Netherlands, Ship Building Technology Course in South Korea, BA & MDS (Masters in Defence Studies) from National University and MBA from Bangladesh Open University & presently pursuing his M Phil under BUP.

He completed NDC in 2010 and Capstone Course in 2012 from National Defence College, Mirpur, Dhaka. He is proficient in German and French Language.

Career
He has held a number of positions in Bangladesh Navy. He was commanding Officer of the Frigate & different ships, He also served as the Assistant Chief of Naval Staff (Operations) & Assistant Chief of Naval Staff (Personnel) at Navy HQ. He served as the Commodore Commanding Chittagong, Commodore Superintendent Dockyard, Naval Secretary & Directors at NHQ, Commandant of Marine Academy, Zonal Commander of Coast Guard East Zone & Principal of Marine Fisheries Academy, Chittagong etc.

In his long illustrious career he has 15 medals. Among them, notable are Bangladesh Navy Medal, Extraordinary Service Medal, Bangladesh Coast Guard Medal, Bangladesh Coast Guard Medal (Service).

He was made the Director General Of Bangladesh Coast Guard on 15 February 2016.

Personal life
He is married to gynecologist Doctor Afroza Aurangzeb. The couple has a son and a daughter.