Mohammad Akbar Hossain

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Mohammad Akbar Hossain
Born (1965-08-09) 9 August 1965 (age 59)
Raozan, East Pakistan, Pakistan
AllegianceFlag of Bangladesh.svg  Bangladesh
Service / branchFlag of the Bangladesh Army.svg  Bangladesh Army
Years of service1985 - 2023
Rank Bangladesh-army-OF-8.svg Lieutenant General
BD Army Lieutenant General Star Plate.svg
UnitRegiment of Artillery
Commands
Awards Army Medal Bar.png Senabahini Padak (SBP)
Distinguished Service Medal new.png Bishishto Seba Padak (BSP)
Army Medal of Excellence Bar.png Sena Utkorsho Padak(SUP)
Police career
Unit Rapid Action Battalion
AllegianceFlag of Bangladesh.svg  Bangladesh
BranchBangladesh Police Flag.svg Bangladesh Police
Service years2004–2007
Rank Bangladesh Police Additional DIGP Rank.svg Director

Mohammad Akbar Hossain is a retired lieutenant general in the Bangladesh Army and former commandant of National Defence College. [1]

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Career

Akbar Hossain was an artillery officer who was commissioned in the 13th BMA long course on 20 December 1985 from Bangladesh Military Academy.18th Chief of Army Staff general Waker-Uz-Zaman, former director of CTIB lieutenant general S. M. Matiur Rahman and major general Mohammad Humayun Kabir are his coursemates. [2]

Hossain is the former general officer commanding of 9th Infantry Division and commander of Savar area. [3] He previously served as Director General of Directorate General of Forces Intelligence. [4] He also served as Director of Counter Intelligence Bureau of Directorate General of Forces Intelligence. He previously Commanded a Artillery Brigade and a Air Defence Artillery Brigade. Under him a new monogram of DGFI was designed. [5] [6]

In October 2005, Akbar was posted to 2nd Rapid Action Battalion as commanding officer. In February 2007 the battalion surveillance team had spotted a Hummer in Panthapath and asked the owners to come to their camp where they were detained. [7] Assistant director Monayem Hossain of the Anti-Corruption Commission filed a case against Harunur Rashid for tax fraud in March 2007 with Tejgaon police station and then pressed charge in July. [8] [9] Harunur Rashid had imported a Hummer H2 on 25 April 2005 without paying tax as per his privilege as a member of parliament but later sold the to Ishtiak Sadek, violating the rules of the duty free facility, who sold it to Enayetur Rahman Bappi. [10] [11] [12] A vehicle imported duty free using such a privilege may not be resold within three years of its importation. [11]

Hossain became the 1st Colonel Commandant of the Remount Veterinary and Farm Corps in December 2020. [13]

Controversies

Lieutenant General Akbar Hossain, has been implicated in serious allegations. In September 2024, a complaint was filed against him with the International Crimes Tribunal (ICT) of Bangladesh, accusing him of involvement in enforced disappearances and extrajudicial killings during his tenure at DGFI from 2010 to 2018. [14]

The complaint, submitted by Major (Retired) M Sarwar Hossain, a Supreme Court lawyer and former army officer, alleges that Lt. Gen. Hossain detained numerous individuals in secret prisons and supported manipulated elections in 2014 and 2018. These actions are claimed to have undermined democratic processes in Bangladesh. [15]

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  2. ↑ "Govt names new DGFI chief". bdnews24.com. Retrieved 6 October 2016.
  3. ↑ "Changes in top army positions". The Daily Star. 17 February 2017. Retrieved 17 February 2017.
  4. ↑ "Brig. Gen. Akbar made Director General of DGFI". The Daily Ittefaq. Archived from the original on 9 October 2016. Retrieved 6 October 2016.
  5. ↑ "Govt won't use DGFI for political purpose: PM". The Daily Star. 15 May 2014. Retrieved 6 October 2016.
  6. ↑ "Trust Bank Annual Report" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 10 May 2017.
  7. ↑ "Case of MPs Abusing Duty-free Car Import". The Daily Star. Retrieved 28 October 2022.
  8. ↑ "BNP MP gets 5yrs in jail for dodging taxes". The Daily Star. 21 October 2019. Retrieved 21 October 2019.
  9. ↑ "HC upholds MP Harun's 5-year jail term". Risingbd.com. Retrieved 28 October 2022.
  10. ↑ "HC commutes BNP lawmaker Harunur Rashid's jail sentence in tax evasion case". bdnews24.com. Retrieved 28 October 2022.
  11. 1 2 "HC scraps BNP lawmaker Harun's appeal against graft case conviction". RTV Online. Retrieved 28 October 2022.
  12. ↑ "Graft, Arms Cases". The Daily Star. Retrieved 28 October 2022.
  13. ↑ "Debut of 1st Colonel Commandant of remount veterinary and farm corps". The Asian Age. Retrieved 30 December 2021.
  14. ↑ "Akbar accused of enforced disappearance in Int'l Crimes Tribunal". The Business Standard. Retrieved 30 September 2024.
  15. ↑ "Complaints lodged with ICT against three ex top army officers". The Asian Age. Retrieved 1 October 2024.
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