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Bangladeshi general
M Manzur Ahmed
Allegiance Bangladesh
Service / branch Bangladesh Army
Years of service1976-2014
RankBangladesh-army-OF-6 Brigadier General
UnitArmy Service Corps
Commands

M Manzur Ahmed is a retired brigadier general of the Bangladesh Army and former director-general of National Security Intelligence, the main civilian intelligence agency of Bangladesh.

Career

Ahmed joined the Bangladesh Army as part of the 2nd short commission.

Ahmed was sent to forced retirement during the Bangladesh Nationalist Party government term from 2001 to 2006. He was reinstated in the army and promoted after the Awami League came to power in 2009.

Despite being a retired officer, Ahmed was appointed director general of National Security Intelligence on 17 March 2009. He replaced Sheikh Md Monirul Islam who had been appointed director general of Bangladesh Institute of International and Strategic Studies. Ahmed was placed in charge of the agency as part of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina's plan to reorganize the intelligence agencies of Bangladesh.

Ahmed was replaced by Major General Shamsul Haque as director general of National Security Intelligence in March 2014.

References

  1. ^ "Dhaka revamps intelligence set-up". Hindustan Times. 2009-03-17. Retrieved 2022-03-27.
  2. "New NSI chief named". bdnews24.com. 16 March 2009. Retrieved 2022-03-27.
  3. ^ চাকরি হারিয়েছেন ১৯৭, ছেড়েছেন ১৬১ জন. Prothom Alo (in Bengali). Retrieved 2022-03-27.
  4. ^ "Retired Brig Gen Manzur new NSI chief". The Daily Star. 2009-03-17. Retrieved 2022-03-27.
  5. "NSI gets new DG". banglanews24.com (in Bengali). 2014-03-25. Retrieved 2022-03-27.
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