Muhammad Nurul Anwar

Muhammad Nurul Anwar
Allegiance	Bangladesh
Branch	Bangladesh Army
Service years	1990–present
Rank	Major General
Service number	BA - 3777
Unit	Regiment of Artillery
Commands	Director General of Department of Immigration & Passports GOC of 55th Infantry Division Commander of 33rd Artillery Brigade Commander of 55th Artillery Brigade
Conflicts	UNIKOM MONUSCO
Alma mater	Bangladesh Military Academy

Muhammad Nurul Anwar ^[a] is a two-star officer of the Bangladesh Army. He is the incumbent director general of Department of Immigration and Passports and former commander of 55th Infantry Division and Jessore area. ^[1] Anwar is the 10th colonel of the regiment of artillery.

Education

Anwar enlisted to Bangladesh Military Academy on 1988 and was commissioned in June 1990 in the regiment of artillery. Anwar's parent unit was 19th medium artillery regiment at Rangpur Cantonment. He is a graduate of Defence Services Command and Staff College, the Armed Forces War College and the National Defence College. Anwar completed his gunnery staff course from artillery school at Halishahar Cantonment and obtained his high defence management course from National Defence University.

Military career

Anwar with Jahangir Alam Chowdhury at a press conference, c. 2025.

Anwar commanded two field artillery batteries, one rocket artillery battery and one medium artillery regiment. Anwar was also the director general of Operations and Plan Directorate of the Armed Forces Division. ^[2] He performed United Nations assignments twice. Once in Kuwait and another one in Democratic Republic of Congo.

Anwar furthermore served as commander of two artillery brigades and was promoted to major general on 2021. He commanded the 55th Infantry Division where he was also entitled as chairman of the governing body of Military Collegiate School Khulna and Army Medical College, Jashore. He led the Exercise Sampriti-10 a joint training with the Indian Army in Jessore Cantonment. ^{[3] [4] [5]}

References

Footnotes

1. ndc, hdmc, afwc, psc, G

Citations

1. "GOC 55 Infantry Division inspects army patrol in Jhenaidah". Daily Sun. Retrieved 2021-12-05.
2. "Director, Armed Forces Division" (PDF).
3. "Bangladesh-India Joint Training 'Exercise Sampriti-10' inaugurated". The Business Standard. 2022-06-06. Retrieved 2022-06-07.
4. "College Administration". Army Medical College Jashore (AMCJ). Archived from the original on June 23, 2021. Retrieved 2021-12-06.
5. "Governing Body « Military Collegiate School Khulna". www.mcsk.edu.bd. Retrieved 2021-12-06.