Md Mainul Islam

Md Mainul Islam
Allegiance  Bangladesh
Service/branch  Bangladesh Army
Rank Lieutenant General
Commands held

Md Mainul Islam is a retired Lieutenant General of Bangladesh Army. He is the former Principal Staff Officer of Armed Forces Division and Chief of General Staff (CGS) of Bangladesh Army. He also served as Director General of Border Guards Bangladesh.[1][2]

Career

Islam served as the Director General of Border Guards Bangladesh from 28 February 2009 to 09 May 2010. He had replaced Director General Shakil Ahmed who had died in the 2009 Bangladesh Rifles Mutiny.[3] He oversaw the change in name of Bangladesh Rifles to Border Guards Bangladesh. During his directorship the uniform was changed and an intelligence unit was added to the border forces.[4] After this he was promoted to Lieutenant General and was made Chief of General Staff at the Army Headquarters. On July 2015 he was made the Principal Staff Officer of Armed Forces Division.[5] He left that position February 2016 when he retied from Bangladesh Army.[6] Before joining as Director General Border Guard Bangladesh he was posted as Chief Instructor of Armed Forces war course (AFWC) wing of National Defence College Bangladesh.

References

  1. ↑ "Lt Gen Mahfuzur new principal staff officer of Armed Forces Division". The Daily Star. 3 February 2016. Retrieved 12 April 2017.
  2. ↑ "Policy friendly, BSF unfriendly". The Daily Star. 7 March 2010. Retrieved 12 April 2017.
  3. ↑ "Border Guard Bangladesh". bgb.gov.bd. Archived from the original on 26 November 2016. Retrieved 12 April 2017.
  4. ↑ "BDR to get new name, uniform, intelligence unit". The Daily Star. 19 August 2009. Retrieved 12 April 2017.
  5. ↑ "Lt Gen Moinul Islam takes over as new Armed Forces Division PSO". bdnews24.com. Retrieved 12 April 2017.
  6. ↑ "Lt Gen Mahfuzur Rahman appointed as new Armed Forces Division PSO". bdnews24.com. Retrieved 12 April 2017.
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