Director General of Forces Intelligence

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Director General of Directorate General of Forces Intelligence
প্রতিরক্ষা গোয়েন্দা মহাপরিদপ্তরের মহাপরিচালক
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Flag of the DGFI
since 14 October 2024
Type DGFI service chief
AbbreviationDG
Member of National Committee on Security Affairs
Reports to Flag of the President of Bangladesh.svg President
Standard of the Chief Adviser of Bangladesh.svg Chief Adviser
Flag of Bangladesh.svg Minister of Defence
Residence Dhaka Cantonment
Seat DGFI Building, Shadhinota Sarani Rd, Dhaka, Bangladesh
Appointer Chief Adviser of Bangladesh
Term length At the pleasure of the president
Formation1979;46 years ago (1979)
First holder Mohabbat Jan Chowdhury
Salary112080 (US$920)
per month
(incl. allowances)

The director general of forces intelligence of Bangladesh is the professional head of the Directorate General of Forces Intelligence (abbreviated as DGFI). It is the main defence intelligence agency of Bangladesh. [1] [2]

List of directors general (DG) of the Directorate of Forces Intelligence (DFI)

#RankNameStart of termEnd of term
Director
1 Brigadier General
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Abdur Rauf19721975
2 Colonel
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Jamil Uddin Ahmad 19751975
3 Air Vice Marshal
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Aminul Islam Khan 19751977
Director-Martial Law Communication and Control Center
4 Wing Commander
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Muhammad Hamidullah Khan 19771978
List of Director General (DG) of Directorate General of Forces Intelligence (DGFI)
5 Major General
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Mohabbat Jan Chowdhury19791981
6Muhammad Abdul Hamid19811987
7Mohammad Abdul Latif19871990
16 A S M Nazrul Islam 19992001
17 Mohammad Abdul Halim 20012003
18 Rezzakul Haider Chowdhury 20032004
19 Sadik Hasan Rumi 20042006
20 A T M Amin 20062007
21Brigadier General
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Chowdhury Fazlul Bari 20072008
22Major General
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Golam Mohammad 20082009
23 Molla Fazle Akbar 20092011
24 Sheikh Mamun Khaled 20112013
25 Mohammad Akbar Hossain 20132017
26 Mohammad Saiful Abedin 20172020
27 Mohammad Saiful Alam 20202021
28 Ahmed Tabrez Shams Chowdhury 20212022
29 Hamidul Haque 20222024
30 Md. Faizur Rahman 202414 October, 2024 [3]
31 Jahangir Alam 14 October, 2024present

References

  1. "Bangladesh intelligence team to go India". bdnews24.com. 27 November 2014. Retrieved 19 October 2018.
  2. "History". 14 July 2015. Archived from the original on 14 July 2015. Retrieved 19 October 2018.
  3. "Maj Gen Md Foizur Rahman made new DGFI head, 2 other high-level appointments in Army". The Business Standard. 2024-08-12. Retrieved 2024-08-12.