Summit Power gets new MD

Major General (Retd) Monirul Islam Akhand has been appointed as the managing director (MD) of Summit Power Limited (SPL) today (1 January 2025), according to a press release.

Monirul Islam Akhand was commissioned in the corps of infantry of the Bangladesh Army in December 1987.

He worked as the director of overseas operations at army headquarters, the DG of intelligence at the Armed Forces Division, and college secretary at the National Defence College. He has participated in two UN peacekeeping missions in former Yugoslavia and Liberia, respectively. He worked for HQ, the United States Central Command (USCENTCOM), Florida, USA, for over two years.

Monirul Islam Akhand is an adjunct faculty member at North South and BRAC University. He participated in numerous courses and training at home and abroad, including in Turkey, Malaysia, the USA, the UK, and the Philippines.

Before his appointment in SPL, he briefly served as the executive director at Structural Engineers Limited, a leading real estate development company.

Monirul Islam Akhand has been honoured with numerous awards for his service, including the Sword of Honour for best all-around cadet from the Bangladesh Military Academy, the Joint Service Commendation Medal for meritorious service for the armed forces of the USA, UN peacekeeping, disaster management, and counter-insurgency operations medals. 

He has a PhD from the Shahjalal University of Science and Technology, Sylhet, an MSc in security and development studies from Bangladesh University of Professionals, an MBA from the University of South Florida, USA, and a Master's in defence studies from the National University, Bangladesh. He is fluent in Bangla, English, and Turkish. He travelled to 62 countries for official and personal purposes.