Siddiqur Rahman Sarker | |
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Chairman Rajdhani Unnayan Kartripakkha | |
Assumed office 4 April 2024 | |
Prime Minister | Sheikh Hasina |
Minister | R. A. M. Obaidul Muktadir Chowdhury |
Preceded by | Md Anisur Rahman Miah |
Personal details | |
Born | 15 March 1963 61) Narsingdi,East Pakistan | (age
Alma mater | Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology Bangladesh Military Academy |
Awards | |
Military service | |
Allegiance | Bangladesh |
Branch/service | Bangladesh Army Border Guard Bangladesh |
Years of service | 1983-2019 |
Rank | Major General |
Unit | Corps of Engineers |
Commands |
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Siddiqur Rahman Sarker SGP, PBGM, hdmc, psc is a retired major general, two-star rank officer in the Bangladesh Army and a former engineer-in-chief at the Bangladesh Army headquarters. [1] He is currently the chairman of Rajdhani Unnayan Kartripakkha. He has also served as the commandant of Military Institute of Science and Technology. [2] He commanded the 14 independent Engineer Brigade.
Sarkar was born 10 August 1963 in Narsingdi, East Pakistan. On 22 January 1982 he joined Bangladesh Military Academy. He was commissioned on 23 December 1983 in the corps of Engineers of Bangladesh Army. He did his undergraduate and graduate in civil engineering from Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology. He also graduated from Defence Services Command and Staff College, National University of Bangladesh and Osmania University of India. [3]
Sarkar held a number of command posts in Bangladesh Army. He commanded the 16 Engineer Construction Battalion, a battalion of Bangladesh Border Guards and He has also served as the commander of 14 Independent Engineer Brigade with effect from January 2011 to 31 December 2012 and area commander, Logistics Area from 1 January 2013 to June 2013. He was promoted to major general on 1 January 2013. He was made commandant of Military Institute of Science and Technology in June 2013 and Engineer-in-Chief of Bangladesh Army in August 2015. [3] After retirement from Bangladesh Army, he was appointed as the chairman of Rajdhani Unnayan Kartripakkha (RAJUK) for 2 years from 4 April 2024. [4]
Sarkar has received two notable awards. [3]
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