Md. Zahirul Islam

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Md. Zahirul Islam
AllegianceFlag of Bangladesh.svg  Bangladesh
Service/branchFlag of the Bangladesh Army.svg Bangladesh Army
Years of service1988–2024
Rank Bangladesh-army-OF-7.svg Major General
BD Army Major General Star Plate.svg
Service number BA - 3501
Unit East Bengal Regiment
Commands held

Md. Zahirul Islam is a retired Major General of Bangladesh Army . [1] [2] He is now in LPR. Before that, he served as Master General of Ordnance at Army Headquarters. Prior to join there, he was commander of the logistics area of Dhaka Cantonment. He is the chief patron of Baridhara Scholars' International School and College. [3] He was the vice-president of Kurmitola Golf Club. [4] He was the senior vice-president of Bangladesh Golf Federation. [5]

Career

Islam had served as a faculty at the National Defence College of Bangladesh Army. [6]

On 29 July 2020, Islam was transferred from Bangladesh Army to the Ministry of Commerce and made chairperson of Bangladesh Tea Board. [7] [8] Under him, Bangladesh Tea Board organized the National Tea Day in June 2021. [9] He is the founding chairperson of Camellia Open Sky School, a charity school for children of tea workers. [10]

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References

  1. ↑ "Passing out parade of Ordnance Corps Recruit batch 2021 held". The Business Standard. 2021-11-10. Retrieved 2021-11-29.
  2. ↑ sun, daily. "NID card distribution begins in Dhaka Cantonment | Daily Sun |". daily sun. Retrieved 2021-11-29.
  3. ↑ "Chief patron". www.bsidhaka.edu.bd. Retrieved 2021-11-29.
  4. ↑ "Executive Committee – Kurmitola Golf Club" . Retrieved 2021-11-29.
  5. ↑ "Committee – Bangladesh Golf Federation (BGF)" . Retrieved 2021-11-29.
  6. ↑ "National Defence College". ndc.gov.bd. Retrieved 2021-11-29.
  7. ↑ বাংলাদেশ, Daily Bangladesh :: ডেইলি. "New DG at Ansar, Chairman at Tea Board". Daily Bangladesh. Retrieved 2021-11-29.
  8. ↑ Nuruzzaman, Md. "Bangladesh produces 86.39-million kg tea, record output in the north | Bangladesh Sangbad Sangstha (BSS)" . Retrieved 2021-11-29.
  9. ↑ "National Tea Day to be observed Friday". The Financial Express. Retrieved 2021-11-29.
  10. ↑ "পরিচালনা পর্ষদ – ক্যামেলিয়া খোলা আকাশ স্কুল" . Retrieved 2021-11-29.
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