Moinul Hossain Chowdhury | |
|---|---|
| Allegiance |  Bangladesh  Pakistan (before 1971) |
| Service/ | (Before 1971) |
| Years of service | 1960-1987 |
| Rank |  Major General  |
| Unit | East Bengal Regiment |
| Commands held |
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| Battles/wars | Bangladesh Liberation War Chittagong Hill Tracts Conflict |
| Awards |  Bir Bikrom [1] |
Moinul Hossain Chowdhury, Bir Bikrom (died 10 October 2010) was a Bangladesh Army officer who served as the adjutant general of Bangladesh army and former advisor of the caretaker government.
Moinul Hossain Chowdhury fought in the Bangladesh Liberation war. [2] [3] He was awarded Bir Bikrom for his role in the war. [4] He was adjutant general of Bangladesh army in 1975 when the president of Bangladesh Sheikh Mujib was killed in a military coup. Major Rashid one of the coup plotters tried to recruit him into planning the coup. [5] He was appointed to the post of chief advisor of the Muktijoddha Sangsad by president Ziaur Rahman but was replaced by President Ershad. [3] 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. [6] As a result, he did not sign order of inquiry which he was supposed to; Ershad ended up signing it. [7] He died on 10 October 2010. [8]
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He wrote Silent Witness of a General about his time in Bangladesh Army [11] along with several newspaper articles, both in English and Bangla. [8]
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