Md Shawkat Imam

Md Shawkat Imam was a colonel in the Bangladesh Army. He held numerous posts, including commander of UN peacekeeping operations. He was the Sector Commander of Bangladesh Rifles in Teknaf[1] when he was killed in the 2009 Bangladesh Rifles Mutiny.[2][3]

Mohammad Shawkat Imam
মোহাম্মদ শাওকাত ইমাম
Sector Commander of Bangladesh Rifles
In office
2006–2009
PresidentZillur Rahman
Personal details
Born20 May 1961
Tangail, Mymensingh, East Pakistan (Now, Dhaka, Bangladesh)
Died25 February 2009(2009-02-25) (aged 47)
Pilkhana, Bangladesh
Manner of deathAssassination
SpouseNuzhat Ahsan
ChildrenSumera Azreen (daughter)
Alma mater
Military Training
Bangladesh Military Academy
Military service
Allegiance Bangladesh
Branch/service
Years of service1983-2009
Rank Colonel
UnitRegiment of Artillery
Commands
Battles/warsUNAMSIL

Early life

Imam was born on 20 May 1961, in Tangail, East Pakistan.[4]

Career

Imam completed the Bangladesh Public Service Commission course. He served as commander of the Bangladesh Rifles battalion 23.[5] After the pro-democracy protests in Myanmar in 2007, the Junta deported Bangladeshi monks. Colonel Shawkat Imam was in charge of the area at the time.[1]

Personal life

Imam married Nuzhat Ahsan, and had one daughter, Sumera Azreen.[6]

Death

Imam was killed in the 2009 Bangladesh Rifles Mutiny. He was buried with full state honours along with the other officers killed in the mutiny at the National Parade Square.[7] Imam was buried in the Bangladesh Army Graveyard in Banani, Dhaka on 2 March 2009.[8]

References
  1. "12 more Bangladeshi monks deported from Burma Network". Kaladan Press Network. Retrieved 19 November 2016.
  2. "Officers, soldiers who were killed". The Daily Star. 5 November 2013. Retrieved 19 November 2016.
  3. "Army officers' janaza today". The Daily Star. 2 March 2009. Retrieved 19 November 2016.
  4. "Cablegate: Leahy Vetting for Para Military Training Exercise 09-1". scoop.co.nz. Scoop News. Retrieved 19 November 2016.
  5. "BDR pushes back 19 Burmese national to Burma Network". Kaladan Press Network. Retrieved 19 November 2016.
  6. Al-mahmood, Syed Zain. "Anniversary of a Mutiny". The Daily Star. Retrieved 19 November 2016.
  7. "Janaza for 41 slain army officers, DG's wife tomorrow (Monday) at National Parade Square". United News of Bangladesh. 1 March 2009. Archived from the original on 1 December 2017. Retrieved 19 November 2016 – via HighBeam Research.
  8. "50 laid to rest with state honours". The Daily Star. 3 March 2009. Retrieved 19 November 2016.
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