Major General Shakil Ahmed was a two-star general of the Bangladesh Army and head of Border Guard Bangladesh (Former BDR). He was commissioned in the Regiment of Artillery in 1976. He is a graduate from the Armed Forces Staff College, Malaysia.

He was also an instructor at Artillery School and commanded a Field Artillery Brigade. Later he became a Sector Commander of Bangladesh Rifles (BDR). He was killed in mutiny 25 February 2009