Zulfikar Aziz of Air Force named new chairman of Chittagong port

Published: January 03, 2018 10:34:17 | Updated: January 04, 2018 18:54:17

Bangladesh Air Force officer Commodore Zulfikar Aziz has been appointed as the new chairman of Chittagong Port Authority (CPA).

Aziz will replace Rear Admiral M Khalid Iqbal as the new chairman.

Public Administration Ministry attached him to Shipping Ministry on Tuesday, according to an order of the ministry signed by deputy secretary Numeri Zaman, reports UNB.

In the same order, Bangladesh Air Force officer Captain Khandaker Akter Hossain has been appointed as member (Engineering) of the CPA.

Existing chairman Rear Admiral M Khalid Iqbal was transferred to Bangladesh Armed Forces.

"My first target is to turn the port into an international standard one," Aziz said as a new chairman while talking to UNB.