M Manzur Ahmed | |
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Years of service | 1976-2014 |
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Unit | Army Service Corps |
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M Manzur Ahmed is a retired Brigadier General of Bangladesh Army and former Director-General of National Security Intelligence, the main civilian intelligence agency of Bangladesh. [1]
Ahmed joined Bangladesh Army as part of the 2nd short commission. [2]
Ahmed was sent to forced retirement during the Bangladesh Nationalist Party government term from 2001 to 2006. [3] He was reinstated in the army and promoted after Awami League came to power in 2009. [3]
Despite being a retired officer, Ahmed was appointed Director General of National Security Intelligence on 17 March 2009. [4] He replaced Sheikh Md Monirul Islam who had been appointed Director General of Bangladesh Institute of International and Strategic Studies. [4] Ahmed was placed in charge of the agency as part of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina's plan to reorganize intelligence agencies of Bangladesh. [1]
Ahmed was replaced by Major General Shamsul Haque as Director General of National Security Intelligence in March 2014. [5]
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M Manzur Ahmed | |
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Allegiance | ![]() |
Service/ | ![]() |
Years of service | 1976-2014 |
Rank |
![]() ![]() |
Unit | Army Service Corps |
Commands held |
|
M Manzur Ahmed is a retired Brigadier General of Bangladesh Army and former Director-General of National Security Intelligence, the main civilian intelligence agency of Bangladesh. [1]
Ahmed joined Bangladesh Army as part of the 2nd short commission. [2]
Ahmed was sent to forced retirement during the Bangladesh Nationalist Party government term from 2001 to 2006. [3] He was reinstated in the army and promoted after Awami League came to power in 2009. [3]
Despite being a retired officer, Ahmed was appointed Director General of National Security Intelligence on 17 March 2009. [4] He replaced Sheikh Md Monirul Islam who had been appointed Director General of Bangladesh Institute of International and Strategic Studies. [4] Ahmed was placed in charge of the agency as part of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina's plan to reorganize intelligence agencies of Bangladesh. [1]
Ahmed was replaced by Major General Shamsul Haque as Director General of National Security Intelligence in March 2014. [5]
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: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (
link)