Ahsan Habib Khan
Ahsan Habib Khan is a Bangladeshi retired Bangladesh Army Brigadier General and one of the four incumbent Election Commissioners of Bangladesh.[1] After retiring from the army, he served as vice-chairman of the Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission (BTRC).
Ahsan Habib Khan | |
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Election Commissioner of Bangladesh | |
Assumed office 26 February 2022 | |
President | Abdul Hamid |
Prime Minister | Sheikh Hasina |
Personal details | |
Nationality | Bangladeshi |
Military service | |
Allegiance | Bangladesh |
Branch/service | Bangladesh Army |
Years of service | 1980-2013 |
Rank | Brigadier General |
Unit | Corps of Signals |
Commands |
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Career
Khan retired from Bangladesh Army in 2013 with the rank of Brigadier General.[1] During his military career, he served as the Director General of the Spectrum Division of the Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission.[1]
From 2014 to 2017, Khan was the Vice-Chairperson of Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission.[2][3][4] During his tenure the Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission cracked down on usage of illegally imported cell phones.[5]
Bangladesh Tariqat Federation proposed his name to selection committee for the Election Commission.[6] On 26 February 2022, Khan was appointed an Election Commissioner.[7]
He also served as Director General (DG) of bangladesh National Cadet Corp (BNCC) from 02 jan 2005 to 30 sep 2007.
References
- "Kazi Habibul Awal, a law professor and former secretary, is the new chief of Election Commission". bdnews24.com. Retrieved 26 February 2022.
- "BTRC hands over licence to Robi | Independent". m.theindependentbd.com. Retrieved 2022-02-27.
- "BTRC gets new vice-chairman". banglanews24.com (in Bengali). 2014-08-27. Retrieved 2022-02-27.
- Staff Correspondent (2022-02-27). "Kazi Awal at the EC helm". The Daily Star. Retrieved 2022-02-27.
- "BTRC cracks down on illegally imported mobile phone sets". bdnews24.com. Retrieved 2022-02-27.
- Bhattacharjee, Partha Pratim (2022-02-13). "What is up Tariqat's sleeve this time?". The Daily Star. Retrieved 2022-02-27.
- "President forms EC with ex-senior secretary Habibul Awal as CEC". RTV Online. Retrieved 2022-02-27.