A K M Nazmul Hasan

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Major general
A K M Nazmul Hasan
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Nazmul Hasan in 2024
15th Director General of Special Security Force
Assumed office
26 February 2024
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina
Preceded by Shakil Ahmed
Succeeded by Mohammad 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

AKM Nazmul Hasan is a major general in the Bangladesh Army who is the incumbent director general of the Special Security Force. Prior to that he was DG of the Border Guards Bangladesh (BGB). [1] Prior to that position, he served as director general of the Bangladesh Ansar and Village Defence Party. He also served as general officer commanding (GOC) of 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, Pakistan. [3] He completed his Bachelor of Science degree from the University of Chittagong and Masters on Defence Studies (MDS) degree from the National University. [3] He has also completed Army Staff Course from Defence Services Command and Staff College and National Defence Course from National Defence College. [4]

Career

Nazmul Hasan joined Bangladesh Military Academy with 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 counter insurgency activities in Rangamati district in the 1990s during the Chittagong Hill Tracts conflict. [3] He served as the Quarter Master General of 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 Bogura Area for more than 2 years. [5] He also served as Director of Counter Intelligence Bureau at 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 Officer Commanding of 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 join Bangladesh Ansar and VDP on 21 July 2022. He replaced Major General Mizanur Rahman Shamim. [7] [8] He is also the chairman of Ansar-VDP Unnayan Bank. [9]

On 17 January 2023, the government appointed Hasan the director general of 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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  1. ↑ "Bangladesh Ansar and VDP observes Sheikh Russel Day". The Business Standard. 2022-10-18. Retrieved 2022-12-26.
  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.
  4. ↑ "Nazmul joins Ansar-VDP Unnayan Bank as chairman". New Age. Retrieved 2022-12-26.
  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.
  7. ↑ "Major reshuffle at army top brass". New Age. Retrieved 2022-12-26.
  8. ↑ "Newly-appointed DG of Bangladesh Ansar and VDP Major General AKM Nazmul Hasan payng rich tributes to Father of the Nation". The Financial Express. Retrieved 2022-12-26.
  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 Rangpur region of Bank". The New Nation. Retrieved 2022-12-26.
  10. ↑ "BGB exchanges fire with drug peddlers along Ukhiya border". Dhaka Tribune. 2023-01-18. Retrieved 2023-01-18.
  11. ↑ "Maj Gen Ashrafuzzaman made new BGB DG". businesspostbd.com. Retrieved 2024-01-30.
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