A. K. M. Nazmul Hasan Explained

Honorific Prefix:Major General
A K M Nazmul Hasan
Honorific Suffix:BGBM, BAM, ndc, psc
Nationality:Bangladeshi
Office1:24th Director General of Border Guard Bangladesh
Primeminister1:Sheikh Hasina
Predecessor1:Shakil Ahmed
Term Start1:18 January 2023
Term End1:30 January 2024
Office:15th Director General of Special Security Force
President:Mohammed Shahabuddin
Predecessor:Mujibur Rahman
Successor:Mahbubus Samad Chowdhury
Term Start:26 February 2024
Term End:20 August 2024
Alma Mater:University of Chittagong Bangladesh Military Academy
Birth Date:2 January 1969
Birth Place:Faridpur, East Pakistan, Pakistan
Serviceyears:1988–present
Rank: Major General
Unit: Bangladesh Infantry Regiment
Commands:
Battles:Chittagong Hill Tracts Conflict
UNMIBH
UNAMID
Successor1:Ashrafuzzaman Siddiqui

A.K.M Nazmul Hasan is a major general in the Bangladesh Army and Commandant of East Bengal Regimental Centre. Prior to that, he served as the Director General of the Special Security Force. Before that, he was the 24th Director General of the Border Guards Bangladesh (BGB).[1] He also served as the Director General of the Bangladesh Ansar and the Village Defence Party. He was General Officer Commanding (GOC) of the 11th Infantry Division and Area Commander, Bogura Area.[2]

Early life and education

Hasan was born on 2 January 1969 in Faridpur District, East Pakistan, now Bangladesh.[3] He completed his Bachelor of Science degree from the University of Chittagong and his Master's in Defence Studies (MDS) degree from the National University. He also completed the Army Staff Course from the Defence Services Command and Staff College and the National Defence Course from the National Defence College.[4]

Career

Nazmul Hasan joined the Bangladesh Military Academy with the 18th BMA Long Course on 15 July 1986 and was commissioned on 24 June 1988 in the Infantry Corps.

Hasan served as the General Staff Officer Grade-3 (Training) at the School of Infantry and Tactics. He carried out counterinsurgency activities in the Rangamati district in the 1990s during the Chittagong Hill Tracts conflict. He served as the Quarter Master General of the Bangladesh Army's Composite Brigade. At Bangladesh Army Headquarters, he served as the Deputy Provost Marshal. He was the Colonel General Staff at Comilla Cantonment. He served as the Dhaka Detachment Commander.

Hasan served as GOC of the Bogura Area for more than two years.[5] He also served as Director of the Counter Intelligence Bureau at the Directorate General of Forces Intelligence. Nazmul served in the United Nations Mission in Bosnia and Herzegovina as a platoon commander in 1994 at Bihac Pocket and as Officer Commanding of the Sector Reserve at Nyala, Darfur, Sudan, in 2010.[6] Hasan has commanded infantry battalions and military police units.

Hasan was the General Officer Commanding of the 11th Infantry Division based in Bogra Cantonment. Hasan joined Bangladesh Ansar and VDP on 21 July 2022. He replaced Major General Mizanur Rahman Shamim.[7] [8] He was also the Chairman of the Ansar-VDP Unnayan Bank.[9]

On 17 January 2023, the government appointed Hasan as the Director General of the Border Guards Bangladesh, a paramilitary unit responsible for guarding the borders of Bangladesh.[10] On 30 January 2024, Mohammad Ashrafuzzaman Siddiqui was appointed Director General of the Border Guards Bangladesh, replacing Hasan.[11]

Notes and References

  1. News: 2022-10-18 . Bangladesh Ansar and VDP observes Sheikh Russel Day . 2022-12-26 . The Business Standard . en.
  2. Web site: GOC of 11 Infantry Div. distributed Blankets among the distressed people . 2022-12-26 . en-US.
  3. Web site: Major General A K M Nazmul Hasan, ndc, psc Director General, Bangladesh Ansar And VDP . 30 July 2023 . Bangladesh Ansar and Village Defence Party.
  4. News: Nazmul joins Ansar-VDP Unnayan Bank as chairman . 2022-12-26 . New Age . en.
  5. News: Passing-out parade of 82th Corselet recruit batch held The Asian Age Online, Bangladesh . 2022-12-26 . The Asian Age . en.
  6. News: bn:বাংলাদেশ আনসার ও গ্রাম প্রতিরক্ষা বাহিনী . http://ansarvdp.portal.gov.bd/site/biography/http%3A%2F%2Fansarvdp.portal.gov.bd%2Fsite%2Fbiography%2F08325a74-ab03-40b9-9da1-2eba33f69c0f . 2022-12-26 . ansarvdp.portal.gov.bd . en.
  7. News: Major reshuffle at army top brass . 2022-12-26 . New Age . en.
  8. News: Newly-appointed DG of Bangladesh Ansar and VDP Major General AKM Nazmul Hasan paying rich tributes to Father of the Nation . 2022-12-26 . The Financial Express.
  9. News: RANGPUR: Major General A K M Nazmul Hasan, ndc, psc, Chairman of Ansar-VDP Development Bank and Director General of Bangladesh Ansar and Village Defense Party, recently distributed agricultural and rural loans in the Rangpur region of the bank. . 2022-12-26 . The New Nation . en.
  10. News: 2023-01-18 . BGB exchanges fire with drug peddlers along Ukhiya border . 2023-01-18 . Dhaka Tribune . en.
  11. Web site: Maj Gen Ashrafuzzaman made new BGB DG . 2024-01-30 . businesspostbd.com . en.