Habib new envoy to Maldives

The government has decided to appoint Rear Admiral Akhtar Habib as the ambassador to the Maldives, according to a foreign ministry announcement yesterday. 

He commanded all the major ships and bases of Bangladesh Navy. He also commanded Bangladesh Navy Fleet, Chittagong Naval Area, Naval Aviation and Navy's Special Warfare Force. 

Besides, Rear Admiral Habib, recipient of Navy Glorious Service Medal, served in National Security Intelligence (NSI), Special Security Force (SSF), Armed Forces Division (AFD), and in Naval Headquarters as the director of naval operations (DNO). He was an active participant at the bilateral talks on “Delimitation of Maritime Boundary” between Bangladesh and India.