Brig Gen Syed Ashiqur Rahman joins DSE board as independent director

Dhaka, Apr 7 (UNB): Brigadier General Syed Ashiqur Rahman has joined the Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) as an Independent Director, participating in the bourse's 1,112th board meeting on Tuesday.

His appointment was approved by the Bangladesh Securities and Exchange Commission (BSEC) on March 30, 2026.

A commissioned officer of the Bangladesh Army's Infantry Corps since 1996, Brigadier General Ashiq brings nearly three decades of distinguished military leadership to the capital market's premier institution.

In his command career, he successfully led three infantry brigades in 2022, 2023-24, and 2026, and previously served as Commanding Officer of an infantry battalion from 2013 to 2016.

His staff experience spans multiple high-profile appointments, including General Staff Officer (Operations)-3 and Brigade Major at an infantry brigade, Director (Planning) at Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) Headquarters, Colonel Staff at an infantry division, and Assistant Military Secretary to the President (AMSP) at the President's Secretariat.

On the academic and training front, he served as Directing Staff and Senior Instructor (Class 'A') at the Defence Services Command and Staff College (DSCSC), Mirpur.

Brigadier General Ashiq's international exposure includes three tenures with United Nations peacekeeping missions - as Company Second-in-Command with BANBAT-4 in Ivory Coast and as Military Observer in the UNSMIS mission in Syria and the UNOCI mission in Ivory Coast.