Mohammad Akbar Hossain
Mohammad Akbar Hossain | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1965 (age 59) |
| Allegiance |  Bangladesh |
| Service/ |  Bangladesh Army |
| Years of service | 1985 - 2023 |
| Rank |  Lieutenant General |
| Unit | Regiment of Artillery |
| Commands held |
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| Awards |  Senabahini Padak (SBP) Bishishto Seba Padak (BSP) Sena Utkorsho Padak(SUP) |
| Police career | |
| Unit | Rapid Action Battalion |
| Allegiance | Bangladesh |
| Branch |  Bangladesh Police |
| Service years | 2004–2007 |
| Rank |  Deputy Director |
Mohammad Akbar Hossain is a retired lieutenant general in the Bangladesh Army and former commandant of National Defence College.[1]
Career
Hossain is the former general officer commanding of 9th Infantry Division and commander of Savar area.[2] He previously served as Director General of Directorate General of Forces Intelligence.[3] He also served as Director of Counter Intelligence Bureau of Directorate General of Forces Intelligence. He previously Commanded a Artillery Brigade and a Air Defence Artillery Brigade. He was an artillery officer who was commissioned in the 13th BMA long course on 20 December 1985 from Bangladesh Military Academy.[4] Under him a new monogram of DGFI was designed.[5][6]
On October 2005, Akbar was posted to 2nd Rapid Action Battalion as commanding officer. On February 2007 the battalion surveillance team had spotted a Hummer in Panthapath and asked the owners to come to their camp where they were detained.[7] Assistant director Monayem Hossain of the Anti-Corruption Commission filed a case against Harunur Rashid for tax fraud in March 2007 with Tejgaon police station and then pressed charge in July.[8][9] Harunur Rashid had imported a Hummer H2 on 25 April 2005 without paying tax as per his privilege as a member of parliament but later sold the to Ishtiak Sadek, violating the rules of the duty free facility, who sold it to Enayetur Rahman Bappi.[10][11][12] A vehicle imported duty free using such a privilege may not be resold within three years of its importation.[11]
Hossain became the 1st Colonel Commandant of the Remount Veterinary and Farm Corps in December 2020.[13]
References
- ^ "Gen Sarwar Hasan made chief of general staff, replaced by Gen Akbar as NDC commandant". bdnews24.com. Retrieved 1 February 2021.
- ^ "Changes in top army positions". The Daily Star. 17 February 2017. Retrieved 17 February 2017.
- ^ "Brig. Gen. Akbar made Director General of DGFI". The Daily Ittefaq. Archived from the original on 9 October 2016. Retrieved 6 October 2016.
- ^ "Govt names new DGFI chief". bdnews24.com. Retrieved 6 October 2016.
- ^ "Govt won't use DGFI for political purpose: PM". The Daily Star. 15 May 2014. Retrieved 6 October 2016.
- ^ "Trust Bank Annual Report" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 10 May 2017.
- ^ "Case of MPs Abusing Duty-free Car Import". The Daily Star. Retrieved 28 October 2022.
- ^ "BNP MP gets 5yrs in jail for dodging taxes". The Daily Star. 21 October 2019. Retrieved 21 October 2019.
- ^ "HC upholds MP Harun's 5-year jail term". Risingbd.com. Retrieved 28 October 2022.
- ^ "HC commutes BNP lawmaker Harunur Rashid's jail sentence in tax evasion case". bdnews24.com. Retrieved 28 October 2022.
- ^ a b "HC scraps BNP lawmaker Harun's appeal against graft case conviction". RTV Online. Retrieved 28 October 2022.
- ^ "Graft, Arms Cases". The Daily Star. Retrieved 28 October 2022.
- ^ "Debut of 1st Colonel Commandant of remount veterinary and farm corps". The Asian Age. Retrieved 30 December 2021.