New chairman of Ctg port takes charge

CHATTOGRAM, Aug 13: Rear Admiral SM Moniruzzaman, OSP, NDC, NCC, PSC took charge as Chairman of Chittagong Port Authority CPA) on Sunday.

He replaced outgoing CPA Chairman Rear Admiral Mohammad Sohail, OSP, NUP, PPM, PSC. Before joining as CPA Chairman, Rear Admiral S.M. Moniruzzaman was serving as the Commander of Bangladesh Navy (BN) Fleet.

Rear Admiral S.M. Moniruzzaman was born in Kushtia district. He passed higher secondary exams from Comilla Cadet College in 1987. After joining the Bangladesh Navy as an officer cadet in 1988, he was commissioned in the executive branch in 1990. During his career, he successfully did various operational assignments at national and international levels.

During his professional life, he served in various positions at various ships, institutions and naval headquarters of BN. As his career progressed in the BN, he commanded various frontline ships including the flagship BNS Bangabandhu of the BN.

He also commanded the BN's Western Flotilla as Pioneer Commander Flotilla West. He served as Director Personnel Services (DPS), Director Blue Economy (Ad Hoc) and Director Naval Training (DNT) at the Naval Headquarters. He was successful as Managing Director of Bangladesh Shipping Corporation, Managing Director of DEW Limited, DGMIS of Army Welfare Organization, Chief Staff Officer of Commander Chittagong Naval Region.

He participated in several professional courses in the country and abroad. He is a graduate of German Naval Academy (Crew VI/89) (Marineschule Murik), PN Communication School (Pakistan), Turkish Armed Forces War College (Harp Akademileri) and US Naval Command College. An alumnus of Defense Services Command and Staff College and National Defense College Mirpur, Rear Admiral Moniruzzaman has received Master's and Diploma degrees from Turkey and USA respectively.

He played an outstanding role in the process of disarmament of the three main rebel groups to hold fair and credible national elections in the Democratic Republic of the Congo under the auspices of the United Nations (UN).

Rear Admiral SM Moniruzzaman was awarded the Outstanding Service Medal (OSP) in recognition of his outstanding contribution to COMFLOT. He completed 12 years of sea service with credit.

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