Moinul Hossain Chowdhury

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Moinul Hossain Chowdhury
Born12 November 1943
Sylhet, Assam, British India
Died10 October 2010(2010-10-10) (aged 66)
Dhaka, Bangladesh
AllegianceFlag of Bangladesh.svg  Bangladesh
Flag of Pakistan.svg  Pakistan (before 1971)
Service/branch
Years of service1964-1998
Rank Bangladesh-army-OF-7.svg Major General
BD Army Major General Star Plate.svg
Unit East Bengal Regiment
Commands
Battles/wars Indo-Pakistani War of 1965
Bangladesh Liberation War
Awards Bir Bikrom Ribbon.svg Bir Bikrom [1]

Moinul Hossain Chowdhury, Bir Bikrom (12 November 1943 - 10 October 2010) was a Bangladesh Army officer who served as the adjutant general of Bangladesh army and an advisor of the caretaker government.

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Military career

Pakistan Army

Moinul Hossain Chowdhury joined the Pakistan Army in 1962. He was appointed a Battalion Sergeant Major (BSM) in PMA. He was commissioned from 29th PMA Long Course in 1964 in the 2nd East Bengal Regiment. He fought in the 1965 Indo-Pak War. He served as the ADC of the GOC of 14th Infantry Division and East Pakistan Chief Martial Law Administrator Major General Khadim Hussain Raja. In 1970, he was promoted to the rank of Major and was posted to 2nd East Bengal Regiment.

Liberation War of Bangladesh

Moinul Hossain Chowdhury was posted to 2nd East Bengal Regiment in March 1971. At the end of March, he revolted from the Pakistan Army along with the 2nd East Bengal Regiment. He fought in Sector 2 till June. In June, when Z force was formed he was appointed as the Commanding Officer of the 1st East Bengal Regiment. He served there till August. In September, when S Force was formed, he was appointed as the Commanding Officer of 2nd East Bengal Regiment. On 16 December, he entered Dhaka with his Battalion and established his Headquarter at the Dhaka Stadium. On 10 January 1972, Sheikh Mujibur Rahman returned to Bangladesh then he gave him the Guard Of Honour.

Bangladesh Army

He served as the Commanding Officer of 2nd Eat Bengal Regiment till September 1972. In September 1972, he was appointed Military Secretary to President. In October 1972, he was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant Colonel. After 3 weeks of his appointment as Military Secretary to President, he was transferred to the 46th Independent Infantry Brigade as the Brigade Commander. In 1974, he was promoted to the rank of Colonel. In March 1974, he was transferred to Army Headquarters as the Commander of Logistics Area of Dhaka Cantonment. In June 1975, he went to Yugoslavia as a member of a Military Delegation. Following his return to Bangladesh, then Army Chief Major General K M Shafiullah told him to take the charge of Adjutant General as the Adjutant General then Colonel (later Lt. General) Hussein Muhammad Ershad was sent to India for training. In July 1975, he was injured while playing Basketball and was admitted to the Combined Military Hospital. After staying there for 3 weeks on 12 August, he was discharged. In December 1975, he was appointed as the Councillor of NSI at the Embassy of Bangladesh in UK. He served there till November 1977. He was again appointed adjutant general of Bangladesh army in 1977. In 1978, he was promoted to the rank of Brigadier. He was appointed to the post of chief advisor of the Muktijoddha Sangsad by President Ziaur Rahman but was replaced by President Ershad. [2] He was later promoted to the rank of Major General in 1980. When President Ziaur Rahman was assassinated, it was his job to investigate the coup but he was sidelined by then army chief General Hussain Muhammad Ershad. [3] As a result, he did not sign order of inquiry which he was supposed to; Ershad ended up signing it. [4]

Post-military career

In October 1981, he was sent to Ministry of Foreign Affairs in deputation. He was appointed Ambassador of Bangladesh to Philippines in 1982. Later, he served as Ambassador of Bangladesh to Indonesia, Singapore, Thailand, Australia, Laos, New Zealand, Fiji, Papua New Guinea. From 1989-1993, he served as the Permanent Representative of Bangladesh in ESCAP. He retired in 1998.

He served as an advisor in the caretaker government of former chief justice Latifur Rahman. He served there as the advisor for Industry , Commerce, Post and telecommunication. [5] [6]

Bibliography

He wrote Silent Witness of a General about his time in Bangladesh Army [7] along with several newspaper articles, both in English and Bangla. [8]

Death

He died on 10 October 2010. [8]

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References

  1. ↑ Bangladesh Gazette of 15 December 1973; Ministry of Liberation War Affairs
  2. ↑ "Behind the curtains". The Daily Star. 25 May 2014. Retrieved 20 September 2016.
  3. ↑ "Trial targeted freedom fighter officers". The Daily Star. 28 April 2014. Retrieved 20 September 2016.
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