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Imamuzzaman Chowdhury
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Imamuzzaman Chowdhury
4th Principal Staff Officer of Armed Forces Division
In office
18 December 1990 – 11 September 1996
Preceded byMir Shawkat Ali
Succeeded byAbdus Salam
Personal details
Awards Bir Bikrom
Military service
Allegiance Bangladesh
 Pakistan (Before 1971)
Branch/service Bangladesh Army
 Pakistan Army
Years of service1967-2001
Rank Major General
UnitEast Bengal Regiment
Commands
Battles/warsBangladesh Liberation War

Imamuzzaman Chowdhury is a retired Major General of Bangladesh Army who played a major role in preventing the 1996 Bangladesh coup d'état attempt.

Career[edit]

Chowdhury fought in the Bangladesh Liberation war as a lieutenant.[1] He was awarded Bir Bikrom for his role in the war.[2]

Chowdhury served Principal Staff Officer to the Prime Minister of Bangladesh.[3] He prevented the movement of mutinous soldiers towards Dhaka, which led to the failure of the 1996 Bangladesh coup d'état attempt.[4] He retired from Bangladesh Army in 2001.[3]

Chowdhury was appointed the Chairman of Bangladesh Chemical Industries Corporation, a state owned enterprise, on 22 October 2003 on a three-year contract.[3] It was during his tenure as chairman that 10-Truck Arms and Ammunition were recovered from the jetty of Chittagong Urea Fertilizer Limited, a subsidiary of Bangladesh Chemical Industries Corporation.[5] He served as Chairman till November 2006 when the government dismissed him from service.[6]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "War of Liberation, The". en.banglapedia.org. Banglapedia. Retrieved 1 May 2019.
  • ^ "Do not hand over power without reconstituting public bodies". archive.thedailystar.net. The Daily Star. Retrieved 1 May 2019.
  • ^ a b c "Imamuzzaman new BCIC chairman". archive.thedailystar.net. The Daily Star. Retrieved 1 May 2019.
  • ^ "BANGLADESH TENSE AFTER ARMY CHIEF'S FIRING". Washington Post. Retrieved 1 May 2019.
  • ^ "Bangla leaders face indictment". telegraphindia.com. Retrieved 1 May 2019.
  • ^ "Gen (retd) Imamuzzaman, 2 others fired". bdnews24.com. Retrieved 1 May 2019.

  • Retrieved from "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Imamuzzaman_Chowdhury&oldid=1231535815"

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