Ejaz Ahmed Chowdhury

Major general
Ejaz Ahmed Chowdhury
ইজাজ আহমেদ চৌধুরী
10th Director General of Bangladesh Rifles
In office
12 February 1995 – 18 July 1996
PresidentAbdur Rahman Biswas
Prime MinisterKhaleda Zia
Muhammad Habibur Rahman (acting)
Sheikh Hasina
Preceded byMohammad Anwar Hossain
Succeeded byMohammad Azizur Rahman
Personal details
Born(1945-01-01)1 January 1945
Golapganj, Assam, British India
Died29 September 2022(2022-09-29) (aged 77)
Sylhet, Bangladesh
Military service
Allegiance Bangladesh
 Pakistan (Before 1971)
Branch/service
Years of service1969–1996
Rank Major General
UnitEast Bengal Regiment
Commands
Battles/warsBangladesh Liberation War

Ejaz Ahmed Chowdhury (1 January 1945 – 29 September 2022) was a retired major general of Bangladesh Army and a freedom fighter of the Liberation War. He served as the Director General of Bangladesh Rifles from 12 February 1995 to 18 July 1996.[1]

Career

Ejaz Ahmed Chowdhury joined the Pakistan Army in 1967. He was commissioned with 40 PMA Long Course in 1969. He was a freedom fighter in 1971 in the 2nd East Bengal Regiment.[2][3] He was serving in the Second East Bengal Regiment as a captain when the Bangladesh Liberation war started.[4] He served as the Commander of Bogra Division.[5] He served as the Director General of Bangladesh Rifles from 12 February 1995 to 18 July 1996.[1][6]

Allegations of army mutiny

He was sent to compulsory retirement on 25 May 1996 on charges of failed military coup.[5][7][8][9]

Personal life

Chowdhury was survived by three sons. His brother was Waji Ahmed Chowdhury, who had served as brigadier general.[10] His father was the Islamic scholar Maulana Muhammad Ahmad Choudhury, himself the grandson of the Sufi poet Shah Abdul Wahab Choudhury. Chowdhury was also the maternal nephew of another religious scholar, Abdul Matin Chowdhury.[11]

References

  1. ^ a b বর্ডার গার্ড বাংলাদেশ. bgb.gov.bd. Archived from the original on November 26, 2016. Retrieved 2022-01-27.
  2. ^ Translated by Siddiqur Rahman, Bir Uttam, Major General KM Safiullah. Bangladesh in the War of Liberation (in Bengali). Bangladesh. p. 236. ISBN 9789840417216.
  3. ^ "First Meeting of the Liberation war of Teliapara Bangalow". Bangladesh National Portal. Retrieved 2022-01-31.
  4. ^ Ibrahim, Major GeneralSyed Muhammad; Protik, Bir (2019-03-26). "The first resistance against Pakistan: March 19, 1971". The Daily Star. Retrieved 2022-02-02.
  5. ^ a b Major General (Retd.) Syed Muhammad Ibrahim, Bir Pratik (1999). Missro kothon (in Bengali). Easy Publications. p. 122.
  6. ^ "Top BDR officials transferred in major reshuffle". Gulf News. Retrieved 2022-01-31.
  7. ^ শীর্ষ সেই ১৫ সেনা কর্মকর্তা এখন কে কোথায়?. Channel i (in Bengali). Retrieved 2022-01-31.
  8. ^ জিবলু রহমান. ১৯৯৬ সালের ব্যর্থ সেনা অভ্যুত্থানের খলনায়ক কে? (in Bengali).
  9. ^ Ahmed, Salahuddin. Bangladesh: Past and Present. APH Publishing. p. 3. ISBN 9788176484695.
  10. ^ "Young servant allegedly murders ex-brigadier general of Bangladesh Army; case filed". bdnews24.com. Retrieved 2022-02-02.
  11. ^ al-Mahmud, A.H.; Hasan, Syed Mahmudul (2008). সুন্নাতে নববীর মূর্ত প্রতীক: মাওলানা আব্দুল মতিন চৌধুরী শায়খে ফুলবাড়ী রাহ (in Bengali). Sylhet: al-Medina Offset Press. p. 74.
allikas: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ejaz_Ahmed_Chowdhury