Muhammad Redwanul Islam

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Muhammad Redwanul Islam is a lieutenant colonel in the Bangladesh Army and a former commander of the Border Guard Bangladesh. [1] [2]

Career

Major Islam was the deputy director and company commander of Rapid Action Battalion-3 based in Khilgaon. [3] He received training under the Counter Terrorism Capacity Building project. [3]

As commander of the 26th Border Guard Bangladesh, Islam oversaw an operation to secure the capital, Dhaka, before the 7 January 2024 election. [4]

During protests against Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina in July 2024, video footage of Islam went viral showing him firing at protestors at Rampura where 28 people were killed in firing by police and Border Guard Bangladesh. [5]

In October 2025, Islam was charged with crimes against humanity at the International Crimes Tribunal-1 for his actions against protestors during protests against former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina. [6] He was one of 25 officers charged with crimes against humanity at the court. [6] Bangladesh Army took him into custody on 12 October. [7]

References

  1. ↑ "15 army officers accused in enforced disappearance, killing cases surrender to ICT; sent to jail". The Business Standard. 2025-10-22. Retrieved 2025-10-27.
  2. ↑ "BGB deploys dog squad in capital centering 31st night, national election". The Financial Express. Retrieved 2025-10-27.
  3. 1 2 "Counter Terrorism Capacity Building" (PDF). Bangladesh Institute Of Peace And Security Studies . Retrieved 26 October 2025.
  4. ↑ "31st night, national polls: BGB deploys dog squad in capital". The Daily Star. 2023-12-31. Retrieved 2025-10-27.
  5. ↑ "Formal charges filed against ex-BGB officer Redwanul, 3 others for crimes against humanity during July Uprising". The Business Standard. 2025-10-08. Retrieved 2025-10-27.
  6. 1 2 Islam, Shariful; Rubel, Sirajul Islam (2025-10-09). "25 former, serving military officers charged at ICT". The Daily Star. Retrieved 2025-10-27.
  7. ↑ "ICT Cases: Army takes 15 officers into custody". The Daily Star. 2025-10-12. Retrieved 2025-10-27.
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