Director General of the Directorate General of Forces Intelligence
Director General of Directorate General of Forces Intelligence | |
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Incumbent Major General Ahmed Tabrej Shams Chowdhury since July 4, 2021 | |
Formation | 1977 |
The Directorate General of Forces Intelligence (Bengali: সামরিক গোয়েন্দা মহাপরিদপ্তর), commonly known as DGFI is the military intelligence section of the Bangladesh Armed Forces, tasked with collection, collation, and evaluation of strategic and topographic information, primarily through human intelligence (HUMINT).[1] As one of the principal members of the Bangladeshi intelligence community, the DGFI reports to the Director-General and is primarily focused on providing intelligence for the Prime Minister, the Cabinet of Bangladesh, and the Armed Forces of Bangladesh.[2]
The Director General leads the Directorate General of Forces Intelligence (more commonly known as DGFI), the military intelligence service of the Bangladesh Armed Forces.[1]
List of Director General (DG) of Directorate General of Forces Intelligence (DGFI)[]
# | Rank | Name | Start of term | End of term |
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Director | ||||
1 | Brigadier ![]() ![]() |
Abdur Rauf | 1972 | 1975 |
2 | Colonel ![]() |
Jamil Uddin Ahmad | 1975 | 1975 |
3 | Air Vice Marshal ![]() ![]() |
Aminul Islam Khan | 1975 | 1977 |
Director-Martial Law Communication and Control Center | ||||
4 | Wing Commander ![]() |
Muhammad Hamidullah Khan | 1977 | 1978 |
List of Director General (DG) of Directorate General of Forces Intelligence (DGFI) | ||||
5 | Major General ![]() ![]() |
Mohabbat Jan Chowdhury | 1979 | 1981 |
6 | Mohammad Abdul Latif | 1987 | 1990 | |
17 | Mohammad Abdul Halim | 2001 | 2003 | |
18 | Rezzakul Haider Chowdhury | 2003 | 2004 | |
18 | Sadik Hasan Rumi | 2004 | 2005 | |
19 | A S M Nazrul Islam | 2005 | 2006 | |
20 | A T M Amin | 2006 | 2007 | |
21 | Brigadier General ![]() ![]() |
Chowdhury Fazlul Bari | 2007 | 2008 |
22 | Major General ![]() ![]() |
Golam Mohammad | 2008 | 2009 |
23 | Lieutenant General ![]() ![]() |
Molla Fazle Akbar | 2009 | 2011 |
24 | Sheikh Mamun Khaled | 2011 | 2013 | |
25 | Major General ![]() ![]() |
Mohammad Akbar Hossain | 2013 | 2017 |
26 | Mohammad Saiful Abedin | 2017 | 2020 | |
27 | Mohammad Saiful Alam | 2020 | 2021 | |
27 | Ahmed Tabrez Shams Chowdhury | 2021 | Present |
References[]
- ^ a b "Bangladesh intelligence team to go India". bdnews24.com. 27 November 2014. Retrieved 19 October 2018.
- ^ "History". 14 July 2015. Archived from the original on 14 July 2015. Retrieved 19 October 2018.
- Military of Bangladesh
- Directors General of the Directorate General of Forces Intelligence