A. K. M. Nazmul Hasan

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Major General
A K M Nazmul Hasan
BGBM, BAM, ndc, psc
The Prime Minister of Bangladesh, Smt. Sheikh Hasina receives warm welcome (cropped).jpg
Hasan in 2024
15th Director General of Special Security Force
In office
26 February 2024 –20 August 2024
Prime MinisterSheikh Hasina
Preceded by Shakil Ahmed
Succeeded by Ashrafuzzaman Siddiqui
Personal details
Born (1969-01-02) 2 January 1969 (age 55)
Faridpur, East Pakistan, Pakistan
Nationality Bangladeshi
Alma mater University of Chittagong
Military Training
Bangladesh Military Academy
Military service
AllegianceFlag of Bangladesh.svg  Bangladesh
Branch/service
Years of service1988–present
Rank Bangladesh-army-OF-7.svg Major General
BD Army Major General Star Plate.svg
Unit Bangladesh Infantry Regiment Insignia.svg Bangladesh Infantry Regiment
Commands
Battles/wars Chittagong Hill Tracts Conflict
UNMIBH
UNAMID

A.K.M Nazmul Hasan is a major general in the Bangladesh Army and Commandant of East Bengal Regimental Centre. Prior to that, he served as the Director General of the Special Security Force. Before that, he was the 24th Director General of the Border Guards Bangladesh (BGB). [1] He also served as the Director General of the Bangladesh Ansar and the Village Defence Party. He was General Officer Commanding (GOC) of the 11th Infantry Division and Area Commander, Bogura Area. [2]

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Early life and education

Hasan was born on 2 January 1969 in Faridpur District, East Pakistan, now Bangladesh. [3] He completed his Bachelor of Science degree from the University of Chittagong and his Master's in Defence Studies (MDS) degree from the National University. [3] He also completed the Army Staff Course from the Defence Services Command and Staff College and the National Defence Course from the National Defence College. [4]

Career

Nazmul Hasan joined the Bangladesh Military Academy with the 18th BMA Long Course on 15 July 1986 and was commissioned on 24 June 1988 in the Infantry Corps. [3]

Hasan served as the General Staff Officer Grade-3 (Training) at the School of Infantry and Tactics. [3] He carried out counterinsurgency activities in the Rangamati district in the 1990s during the Chittagong Hill Tracts conflict. [3] He served as the Quarter Master General of the Bangladesh Army's Composite Brigade. [3] At Bangladesh Army Headquarters, he served as the Deputy Provost Marshal. [3] He was the Colonel General Staff at Comilla Cantonment. [3] He served as the Dhaka Detachment Commander. [3]

Hasan served as GOC of the Bogura Area for more than two years. [5] He also served as Director of the Counter Intelligence Bureau at the Directorate General of Forces Intelligence. [3] Nazmul served in the United Nations Mission in Bosnia and Herzegovina as a platoon commander in 1994 at Bihac Pocket and as Officer Commanding of the Sector Reserve at Nyala, Darfur, Sudan, in 2010. [6] Hasan has commanded infantry battalions and military police units. [6]

Hasan was the General Officer Commanding of the 11th Infantry Division based in Bogra Cantonment. [3] Hasan joined Bangladesh Ansar and VDP on 21 July 2022. He replaced Major General Mizanur Rahman Shamim. [7] [8] He was also the Chairman of the Ansar-VDP Unnayan Bank. [9]

On 17 January 2023, the government appointed Hasan as the Director General of the Border Guards Bangladesh, a paramilitary unit responsible for guarding the borders of Bangladesh. [10] On 30 January 2024, Mohammad Ashrafuzzaman Siddiqui was appointed Director General of the Border Guards Bangladesh, replacing Hasan. [11]

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  2. ↑ "GOC of 11 Infantry Div. distributed Blankets among the distressed people" . Retrieved 2022-12-26.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 "Major General A K M Nazmul Hasan, ndc, psc Director General, Bangladesh Ansar And VDP" (PDF). Bangladesh Ansar and Village Defence Party. Retrieved 30 July 2023.
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  5. ↑ "Passing-out parade of 82th Corselet recruit batch held | The Asian Age Online, Bangladesh". The Asian Age. Retrieved 2022-12-26.
  6. 1 2 বাংলাদেশ আনসার ও গ্রাম প্রতিরক্ষা বাহিনী. ansarvdp.portal.gov.bd. Retrieved 2022-12-26.
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  9. ↑ "RANGPUR: Major General A K M Nazmul Hasan, ndc, psc, Chairman of Ansar-VDP Development Bank and Director General of Bangladesh Ansar and Village Defense Party, recently distributed agricultural and rural loans in the Rangpur region of the bank". The New Nation. Retrieved 2022-12-26.
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