Ahmed Tabrez Shams Chowdhury SBP, BSP, ndc, psc is a retired lieutenant general of the Bangladesh Army and served as quartermaster general (QMG) of the Bangladesh Army in Army Headquarters. Before that he was general officer commanding of Army Training and Doctrine Command. Prior to that, he was director general of Directorate General of Forces Intelligence.[1] He is the former general officer commanding (GOC) of the 10th Infantry Division and area commander, Cox’s Bazar Area and 33rd Infantry Division and area commander, Cumilla Area.[2]
Ahmed Tabrez Shams Chowdhury | |
|---|---|
| Born | 30 June 1967 Muksudpur, East Pakistan, Pakistan |
| Allegiance |  Bangladesh |
| Service |  Bangladesh Army |
| Years of service | 1987 - 2024 |
| Rank |  Lieutenant General |
| Service number | BA - 3243 |
| Unit | East Bengal Regiment |
| Commands | |
| Awards |  Senabahini Padak (SBP) Bishishto Seba Padak (BSP).svg){kind=small} Independence Day Award |
Career
editChowdhury had served as the area commander of Cumilla Area and general officer commanding of the 33rd Infantry Division from 2018 to 2020.[3][4] In October 2018, Chowdhury was the chief guest at the Bangladesh Army volleyball tournament held in Comilla Cantonment.[5]
After Cumilla,[6] He was appointed as the general officer commanding of the 10th Infantry Division and area commander, Cox’s Bazar Area, Ramu Cantonment.[6] On 3 December 2020, he received General Aziz Ahmed, chief of army staff, at Ramu Cantonment who had come to observe the flag raising ceremony of four units at the newly established Ramu Cantonment.[2] The four units were the Bangladesh Army Station Headquarters at Ramu, Combined Military Hospital (Ramu), 10the Field Intelligence Unit, and Static Signal Company.[7]
On 5 July 2021, Chowdhury was appointed the director general of Directorate General of Forces Intelligence.[8] The former director general of Directorate General of Forces Intelligence, Md Saiful Alam, was appointed the quarter master general of the Bangladesh Army.[6] During his term at the DGFI, a secret has been revealed that since long time DGFI is operating a secret prison called Aynaghar.[9]
On 26 October 2022, Chowdhury was promoted to the rank of lieutenant general and he posted to the Army Training and Doctrine Command (ARTDOC) in Mymensingh Cantonment.[1] Major General Hamidul Haque replaced him as director general of Directorate General of Forces Intelligence.[1]
Chowdhury was sent to mandatory retirement on 12 September 2024 along with two former director generals of Directorate-General of Forces Intelligence, Lieutenant general Md Saiful Alam, and Major general Hamidul Haque.[10][11] This were part of changes in Bangladesh Army following the fall of the Awami League government led by Sheikh Hasina.[11]
References
edit- ^ a b c "Maj Gen Hamidul Haque appointed DGFI chief". The Financial Express. Retrieved 2022-10-26.
- ^ a b "Bangladesh Army becomes a role model for its service during Covid-19: Army chief". The Business Standard. 3 December 2020. Retrieved 2 February 2021.
- ^ "6 units of army get regimental colours". Daily Sun. Retrieved 2 February 2021.
- ^ "Armed Forces Day celebrated". The Asian Age. Retrieved 2 February 2021.
- ^ "Army Volleyball: 55th Infantry Division emerge champions". UNB. Retrieved 2022-10-26.
- ^ a b c "Saiful Alam new QMG, Tabrej Shams made DGFI chief". Daily Sun. Retrieved 2022-10-26.
- ^ "Be ready for highest sacrifice for motherland: Army chief". bangladeshpost.net. Retrieved 2022-10-26.
- ^ "Bangladesh Army gets Saiful Alam as quartermaster general; Tabrej Shams is new chief of DGFI". bdnews24.com. Archived from the original on 2021-07-04. Retrieved 2021-07-05.
- ^ "Secret prisoners of Dhaka". Netra News — নেত্র নিউজ. 2022-08-14. Retrieved 2022-10-26.
- ^ "3 ex-DGs of DGFI sent into forced retirement". The Daily Star. 2024-09-13. Retrieved 2024-10-03.
- ^ a b "Reshuffle of top army posts including DG of DGFI". RTV Online. Retrieved 2024-10-03.