Mohammad Akbar Hossain

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Mohammad Akbar Hossain
Born1965 (1965) (age 57)
Allegiance Bangladesh
Service/branch Bangladesh Army
Years of service20 December 1985 - present
RankBangladesh-army-OF-8.svgLieutenant General
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UnitArtillery Corps
Commands held

Mohammad Akbar Hossain is Lieutenant General of Bangladesh Army and commandant of National Defence College.[1]

Career[]

Hossain is the former GOC of 9th Infantry Division and commander of Savar area.[2] He previously served as Director General of Directorate General of Forces Intelligence.[3] He also served as Director of Counter Intelligence Bureau of Directorate General of Forces Intelligence. He previously Commanded a Artillery Brigade and a Air Defence Artillery Brigade. He was an artillery officer who was commissioned in the 13th BMA long course on 20 December 1985 from Bangladesh Military Academy.[4] Under him a new monogram of DGFI was designed.[5][6] He is the 1st Colonel Commandant of Remount Veterinary and Farm Corps(RV&FC).[7] He adorned Colonel Commandant rank badge of this prestigious appointment ceremony held at RV&FC depot at Savar Cantonment in December 2020.

References[]

  1. ^ "Gen Sarwar Hasan made chief of general staff, replaced by Gen Akbar as NDC commandant". bdnews24.com. Retrieved 1 February 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  2. ^ "Changes in top army positions". The Daily Star. 17 February 2017. Retrieved 17 February 2017.
  3. ^ "Brig. Gen. Akbar made Director General of DGFI". The Daily Ittefaq. Archived from the original on 9 October 2016. Retrieved 6 October 2016.
  4. ^ "Govt names new DGFI chief". bdnews24.com. Retrieved 6 October 2016.
  5. ^ "Govt won't use DGFI for political purpose: PM". The Daily Star. 15 May 2014. Retrieved 6 October 2016.
  6. ^ "Trust Bank Annual Report" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 10 May 2017.
  7. ^ Correspondent, A. A. "Debut of 1st Colonel Commandant of remount veterinary and farm corps | The Asian Age Online, Bangladesh". The Asian Age. Retrieved 30 December 2021.
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