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| Native name | মো. সাইফুল আলম |
| Born | (1967-01-11) 11 January 1967 (age 57) Gopalganj, East Pakistan, Pakistan |
| Allegiance |  Bangladesh |
| Service |  Bangladesh Army |
| Years of service | 1986–2024 |
| Rank |  Lieutenant general |
| Unit | East Bengal Regiment |
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| Awards | Sword of Honour (BMA) Senabahini Padak (SBP) Oshamanno Sheba Padak(OSP) Sena Utkorsho Padak(SUP) |
Mohammad Saiful Alam is a retired lieutenant general in the Bangladesh Army. Who served as ambassador at Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Earlier, he was Commandant of National Defence College, Bangladesh. He served as the quarter master general (QMG) of the Bangladesh Army in Army Headquarters. He is the former director general of the Directorate General of Forces Intelligence (DGFI). He also served as general officer commanding (GOC), 11 Infantry Division and area commander, Bogura Area.
Early life
Saiful Alam was born in Gopalganj. He has passed his SSC and HSC from Jhenidah Cadet College in 1982 and 1984 respectively.
Career
Alam was commissioned on 27 June 1986 in the 14th Bangladesh Military Academy Long Course. He won the Sword of Honour and Academic Gold Medal in his BMA long course. He has commanded an infantry brigade under 11th Infantry Division. After serving as the general officer commanding of 11th Infantry Division and area commander, Bogura Area in Bogra Cantonment, he was appointed as Director General of Directorate General of Forces Intelligence (DGFI) on 28 February 2020. Prior to his duties in Bogra, he was the general officer commanding (GOC) of 7th Infantry Division and area commander of Barishal Area, Barisal Sheikh Hasina cantonment. He served as the Directing Staff of Defence Services Command & Staff College, Mirpur. He also served as the Commandant of the Bangladesh Military Academy (BMA) and School of Infantry & Tactics (SI&T). He was a Platoon Commander in Bangladesh Military Academy (BMA).
On 5 July 2021, Alam was appointed the Quarter Master General of Bangladesh Army in Army Headquarters .
On 29 January, 2024 he was appointed as Commandant of National Defence College, Bangladesh.
On August, 2024 e was attached to Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Bangladesh)
On 3 September, 2024 his bank account has been seized by Bangladesh Financial Intelligence Unit (BFIU) of Bangladesh Bank. At the same time, the account in the name of his wife and children and the bank account of the business owned by them have also been asked to be suspended. On 11 September 2024 he was sent into forcefully retirement.
References
- "Lt Gen Mujibur dismissed, Saiful sent on forced retirement". Prothom Alo. 12 September 2024. Archived from the original on 2024-09-12.
- "Ex DGFI DG Saiful sent on forced retirement, Lt Gen Mujibur Rahman sacked". The Business Standard. 12 September 2024.
- "ডিজিএফআইয়ের সাবেক ডিজি সাইফুল আলমের ব্যাংক হিসাব জব্দ". Barta24 (in Bengali). 3 September 2024.
- "Reshuffle in top army posts; General Zia sacked". The Business Standard. 6 August 2024.
- "ডিজিএফআইয়ের সাবেক ডিজি সাইফুল আলমের ব্যাংক হিসাব স্থগিত". banglanews24.com (in Bengali). 3 September 2024.
- "Saiful Alam made DGFI chief as five major generals get new duties in army shake-up". bdnews24.com. 25 February 2020. Archived from the original on 2020-02-25. Retrieved 25 February 2020.
- "Saiful Alam made DGFI chief". Daily Sun. Retrieved 2020-02-25.
- "Saiful Alam made DGFI chief as five major generals get new duties in army shake-up". bdnews24.com. Retrieved 2021-11-20.
- "Saiful Alam made DGFI chief". Daily Sun. Retrieved 2021-12-24.
- "Major General Md Saiful Alam". The Financial Express. Dhaka. Retrieved 2020-02-25.
- ডিজিএফআইয়ের নতুন ডিজি মেজর জেনারেল সাইফুল আলম | জাতীয়. The Daily Ittefaq (in Bengali). Retrieved 2020-02-25.
- "Bangladesh Army gets Saiful Alam as quartermaster general; Tabrej Shams is new chief of DGFI". bdnews24.com. Retrieved 2021-07-05.
- "লে. জেনারেল মুজিব বরখাস্ত, লে. জেনারেল সাইফুল আলম অকালীন বাধ্যতামূলক অবসরে". skhobor.com (in Bengali). 12 September 2024. Archived from the original on 2024-09-11.
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