Iftekhar Anis

Iftekhar Anis BSP, awc, afwc, psc is a major general of the Bangladesh Army.^[1] He is the incumbent director general of Bangladesh Institute of International and Strategic Studies. Earlier, he served as the Engineer-in-Chief at Army Headquarters. He was the Project Director of Padma Bridge Link Road.^[2]

Mohammad Iftekhar Anis
Allegiance	Bangladesh
Branch	Bangladesh Army
Years of service	1990 – present
Rank	Major General
Unit	Corps of Engineers
Commands	Director General of Bangladesh Institute of International and Strategic Studies Engineer-in-chief at Army Headquarters Chairman of Sena Kalyan Sangstha Deputy Military Secretary of Army Headquarters Commander of 24th Engineers Construction Brigade Station Commander, Qadirabad
Awards	Bishishto Seba Padak (BSP)
Alma mater	Bangladesh Military Academy

Anis was the chairman of Sena Kalyan Sangstha.^[3] Prior to joining the SKS, he was director of works and chief engineer (army) at Quarter Master General's Branch, Army headquarters.

Career

Anis was commissioned on 21 December 1990 from Bangladesh Military Academy with 23rd long course in the Corps of Engineers. Anis was commander of 24 Engineering Construction Brigade.^[4]

Anis was the a platoon commander of Operation Kuwait Punorgothon.^[5]

Anis served as project director of 55-kilometre Dhaka-Bhanga highway known as Padma Bridge Link Road while he was Colonel.^[6] He was deputy assistant military secretary in Military Secretary's Branch, Army Headquarters. In September 2023, Anis become E-in-C, Engineer-in-Chief of Bangladesh Army.^[5] He was a director of Bangladesh Army International University of Science and Technology.^[7]

Anis was the chairman of Jolshiri Abashon.^[8] He was the president of the Jolshiri Golf Club.^[8]

Anis later served as the chairman of Sena Kalyan Sangstha.^[9] He was appointed the director general of the Bangladesh Institute of International and Strategic Studies.^[5][10] In January 2024, he was appointed director of Biman Bangladesh Airlines.^[11]