Bangladesh Export Processing Zones Authority (Bepza) has witnessed a new executive chairman taking charge yesterday.   

Maj Gen Md Nazrul Islam replaced Ma Gen SM Salahuddin Islam, who took on the role of military secretary to the president recently.   

Before joining Bepza, Nazrul was general officer commanding of 66 Infantry Division at Rangpur Cantonment. Prior to that, he served as area commander of logistics at Dhaka Cantonment.

He also commanded one Artillery Brigade at Cumilla Cantonment.     He also served in the Directorate General of Forces Intelligence, Armed Forces Division and Military Secretariat Branch in Army Headquarters.    

He commanded three artillery units. Moreover, he has served at the UN mission in Sierra Leone and Democratic Republic of Congo.    

Islam had also been awarded Sena Parodorshita Padak in 2020.