Hamidul Haque

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Hamidul Haque
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Haque in Jalalabad Cantonment (2022)
Native name
হামিদুল হক
Born (1970-06-23) 23 June 1970 (age 55)
Eidgaon, East Pakistan, Pakistan
AllegianceFlag of Bangladesh.svg  Bangladesh
BranchFlag of the Bangladesh Army.svg Bangladesh Army
Service years1990 – 2024
Rank Bangladesh-army-OF-7.svg Major General
BD Army Major General Star Plate.svg
Unit East Bengal Regiment
Commands
SpouseNusrat Jahan Haque
Children3

Hamidul Haque [a] (born 23 June 1970) is a retired two-star officer of Bangladesh Army who was booted of his duties as managing director of Bangladesh Machine Tools Factory. Prior that, he served as the director general of Directorate-General of Forces Intelligence and commanded two infantry brigades and one infantry division.

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Early life

Haque was born on 23 June 1970 in the village of Palakata in Eidgah Union, Eidgaon Upazila, Cox's Bazar District, East Pakistan, Pakistan. [1] He completed his secondary school from Eidgah Model High School and high school from Chittagong College. [1] He was admitted to Bangladesh Military Academy in 1986 and received his commission with the 22nd BMA long course on 22 June 1990 in the East Bengal Regiment. [1]

Career

Haque served as Platoon Leader, Company 2 i/c and Battalion GSO - 3 in the East Bengal Regiment. He also served as the ADC to COAS Lt. General Mustafizur Rahman as a Captain from 1998 to 2000. Haque was promoted to Major in 2001 and a Battalion 2 i/c of the Bangladesh Rifles until 2003. Thereafter he was Company Commander in the East Bengal Regiment, Adjutant in BMA, and Brigade Major. Promoted to Lieutenant Colonel in 2007, Haque joined the DGFI where he was posted until 2010. Promoted to Colonel in 2010, Haque became a Sector Commander in the newly constituted BGB. Thereafter, he became Battalion Commanding Officer of 12 East Bengal Regiment in 2011 till 2014. Haque was promoted to Brigadier in 2014 and joined the Special Security Force where he was till 2018, when he commanded an Infantry Brigade in the Chittagong Hill Tracts. Haque commanded the 99 Composite Brigade that is responsible for the security of the Padma Bridge from 2020 to 2022. He has served in the United Nations peacekeeping forces in Sierra Leone and South Sudan. [1]

Haque commanded the 203rd Infantry Brigade of the Bangladesh Army in the Chittagong Hill Tracts and was commander of the Khagrachari region. [1] [2] He met residents of Khagrachari District and called for them to surrender any illegal weapons on 25 September 2018. [3] [4] He has also served as the college secretary of the National Defence College and member of the college's governing body. [5] He become director general of Directorate-General of Forces Intelligence in October 2022.

Haque was sent to mandatory retirement on 12 September 2024 along with two former director generals of Directorate-General of Forces Intelligence, Lieutenant general Saiful Alam, and Lieutenant general Tabrez Shams. [6] Major General Faizur Rahman replaced Haque as director general of Directorate-General of Forces Intelligence. [7]

Personal life

Haque is married to Nusrat Jahan Haque ( née  Mukta). The couple has three sons. [1]

Notes

  1. ↑ nswc, psc

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "The Major General is Hamidul Haque, a son of Cox's Bazar". Archived from the original on 2021-09-08. Retrieved 2021-09-08.
  2. ↑ "Khagrachhari Region Commander of 203 Infantry Brigade of Bangladesh Army Brigadier General Hamidul Hoque speaks". Daily Sun. 2019-05-24. Retrieved 2021-09-08.
  3. ↑ "Army holds meeting with local representatives in Khagrachhari". UNB. Retrieved 2021-09-08.
  4. ↑ "Baghaichhari attack: Administration provides assurances to affected family members". Dhaka Tribune. 2019-03-28. Retrieved 2021-09-08.
  5. ↑ "National Defence College". ndc.gov.bd. Retrieved 2021-09-08.
  6. ↑ "3 ex-DGs of DGFI sent into forced retirement". The Daily Star. 2024-09-13. Retrieved 2024-10-03.
  7. ↑ "Maj Gen Foizur made DG of DGFI". Prothomalo. 2024-08-12. Retrieved 2024-10-03.
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