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Major generalEjaz Ahmed Chowdhury
ইজাজ আহমেদ চৌধুরী
10th Director General of Bangladesh Rifles
In office 12 February 1995 – 18 July 1996
President	Abdur Rahman Biswas
Prime Minister	Khaleda Zia Muhammad Habibur Rahman (acting) Sheikh Hasina
Preceded by	Mohammad Anwar Hossain
Succeeded by	Mohammad Azizur Rahman
Personal details
Born	(1945-01-01)1 January 1945 Golapganj, Assam, British India
Died	29 September 2022(2022-09-29) (aged 77) Sylhet, Bangladesh
Military service
Allegiance	Bangladesh  Pakistan (Before 1971)
Branch/service	Pakistan Army  Bangladesh Army Bangladesh Rifles
Years of service	1968-1996
Rank	Major General
Unit	East Bengal Regiment
Commands	GOC of 11th Infantry Division Director General of Bangladesh Rifles GOC of 66th Infantry Division Commander of 72nd Infantry Brigade
Battles/wars	Bangladesh Liberation War

Ejaz Ahmed Chowdhury (1 January 1945 – 29 September 2022) was a retired major general of Bangladesh Army and a freedom fighter of the Liberation War. He served as the Director General of Bangladesh Rifles from 12 February 1995 to 18 July 1996.

Career

Ejaz Ahmed Chowdhury was a freedom fighter in 1971 in the 2nd East Bengal Regiment. He was serving in the Second East Bengal Regiment as a captain when the Bangladesh Liberation war started. He served as the Commander of Bogra Division. He served as the Director General of Bangladesh Rifles from 12 February 1995 to 18 July 1996.

Allegations of army mutiny

He was sent to compulsory retirement on 25 May 1996 on charges of failed military coup.

Personal life

Chowdhury's brother was Brigadier General Waji Ahmed Chowdhury. He was also the son of the Islamic scholar, Maulana Muhammad Ahmad Choudhury - the grandson of the Sufi poet Shah Abdul Wahab Choudhury - as well as the maternal nephew of another religious scholar of the area, Abdul Matin Chowdhury.

References

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3. "First Meeting of the Liberation war of Teliapara Bangalow". Bangladesh National Portal. Retrieved 2022-01-31.
4. Ibrahim, Major GeneralSyed Muhammad; Protik, Bir (2019-03-26). "The first resistance against Pakistan: March 19, 1971". The Daily Star. Retrieved 2022-02-02.
5. ^ Major General (Retd.) Syed Muhammad Ibrahim, Bir Pratik (1999). Missro kothon (in Bengali). Easy Publications. p. 122.
6. "Top BDR officials transferred in major reshuffle". Gulf News. Retrieved 2022-01-31.
7. শীর্ষ সেই ১৫ সেনা কর্মকর্তা এখন কে কোথায়?. Channel i (in Bengali). Retrieved 2022-01-31.
8. জিবলু রহমান. ১৯৯৬ সালের ব্যর্থ সেনা অভ্যুত্থানের খলনায়ক কে? (in Bengali).
9. Ahmed, Salahuddin. Bangladesh: Past and Present. APH Publishing. p. 3. ISBN 9788176484695.
10. "Young servant allegedly murders ex-brigadier general of Bangladesh Army; case filed". bdnews24.com. Retrieved 2022-02-02.
11. al-Mahmud, A.H.; Hasan, Syed Mahmudul (2008). সুন্নাতে নববীর মূর্ত প্রতীক: মাওলানা আব্দুল মতিন চৌধুরী শায়খে ফুলবাড়ী রাহ (in Bengali). Sylhet: al-Medina Offset Press. p. 74.

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