Abul Hasnat Mohammad Khairul Bashar

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Abul Hasnat Mohammad Khairul Bashar
Born (1970-08-27) 27 August 1970 (age 54)
Kushtia, East Pakistan, Pakistan
AllegianceFlag of Bangladesh.svg  Bangladesh
Service / branchFlag of the Bangladesh Army.svg  Bangladesh Army
brddaar gaardd baaNlaadesher ptaakaa.svg Border Guard Bangladesh
Years of service1989 - present
Rank Bangladesh-army-OF-7.svg Major General
BD Army Major General Star Plate.svg
Service number BA - 3599
Unit East Bengal Regiment
Commands

Abul Hasnat Mohammad Khairul Bashar is a Major General of Bangladesh Army. [1] He is the Bangladeshi Ambassador to Libya. [2] Prior to this appointment, he was the GOC of the 17th Infantry Division and Area Commander of Sylhet Area. He served as additional director general of Border Guards Bangladesh. [3]

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Early life

Bashar was born on 27 August 1970 in Kushtia District, East Pakistan, now Bangladesh. [4] He graduated from Defence Services Command and Staff College and the National Defence College, Bangladesh. [4]

Career

On 23 June 1989, Bashar received his commission in the Infantry Corp of Bangladesh Army. [4]

From 1995 to 1996, Bashar served in the United Nations Iraq–Kuwait Observation Mission. [4]

Bashar served at the headquarters of the African Union Mission in Sudan from 2006 to 2007. [4]

Bashar was the Additional Director General of Bangladesh Border Guards in 2015. He served under Director General General Aziz Ahmed. [5] According to a 2021 investigation by Al-Jazeera, titled "All the Prime Minister's Men ", Bashar was forced to help his former commander, General Aziz Ahmed by signing as a witness in a delivery agent agreement prepared by Haris Ahmed. [6] [7] [8] [9] [10] This had been denied by the Government of Bangladesh. [11]

In an interview with Prothom Alo regarding the investigation by Al-Jazeera, Bashar stated that his signature on a document prepared by Haris Ahmed seems to be a forgery. Though the signature is somehow similar but it does not match his signature completely. His name is spelled and written wrongly. He does not recall signing any such document nor does he recall anyone asking him to sign such a document. [10]

Bashar was Senior Directing Staff (Army-3) of National Defence College. [12] On 9 May 2023, he was appointed the ambassador of Bangladesh to Libya. [13]

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