J. M. Emdadul Islam is a Major General of the Bangladesh Army and the General Officer Commanding of Jessore Cantonment. [1] [2]
Islam was the college secretary of the National Defence College. [3] In 2013, he was the secretary of the principal staff officer, Lieutenant General Abu Belal Shafiul Haque. [4] He was the head of joint operations of the Plans and Operations Directorate at the Armed Forces Division in the Prime Minister's Office. [4]
Islam is the General Officer Commanding of the 55th Infantry Division and Jessore Cantonment. [5] He is the chairman of the Army Medical College Jashore. [5] He oversaw the Signals Corps Recruits Batch-2024 Closing Parade in November 2024. [6] He welcomed Chief Advisor Muhammad Yunus for the Army Maneuver Exercise 2024-25 in the Rajbari Military Training Area. [7] In July 2025, he took the responsibility to rebuild homes of 14 families burned in arson attacks in Abhaynagar upazila. [8]