Moinul Hossain Chowdhury

Moinul Hossain Chowdhury, Bir Bikrom (died 10 October 2010) was a Bangladesh Army officer who served as the adjutant general of Bangladesh army and former advisor of the caretaker government.

Moinul Hossain Chowdhury
Allegiance Bangladesh
 Pakistan (before 1971)
Service/branch
(Before 1971)
Years of service1960-1987
Rank Major General
UnitEast Bengal Regiment
Commands held
Battles/warsBangladesh Liberation War
Chittagong Hill Tracts Conflict
Awards Bir Bikrom[1]

Military career

Moinul Hossain Chowdhury fought in the Bangladesh Liberation war.[2][3] He was awarded Bir Bikrom for his role in the war.[4] He was adjutant general of Bangladesh army in 1975 when the president of Bangladesh Sheikh Mujib was killed in a military coup. Major Rashid one of the coup plotters tried to recruit him into planning the coup.[5] He was appointed to the post of chief advisor of the Muktijoddha Sangsad by president Ziaur Rahman but was replaced by President Ershad.[3] When President Ziaur Rahman was assassinated, it was his job to investigate the coup but he was sidelined by then Army chief General Hussain Muhammad Ershad.[6] As a result, he did not sign order of inquiry which he was supposed to; Ershad ended up signing it.[7] He died on 10 October 2010.[8]

Post-military career

He was a diplomat and served as ambassador of Bangladesh to a number of countries. He served as an advisor in the caretaker Government of former Chief Justice Latifur Rahman.[9][10]

Bibliography

He wrote Silent Witness of a General about his time in Bangladesh Army[11] along with several newspaper articles, both in English and Bangla.[8]

References
  1. Bangladesh Gazette of 15 December, 1973; Ministry of Liberation War Affairs
  2. "Mission war hero elimination". The Daily Star. 31 May 2014. Retrieved 20 September 2016.
  3. "Behind the curtains". The Daily Star. 25 May 2014. Retrieved 20 September 2016.
  4. "Former Adviser Moinul Hussain passes away". The New Nation. 11 October 2010. Archived from the original on 1 October 2018. Retrieved 20 September 2016 – via HighBeam Research.
  5. "Fatal deaf ear". The Daily Star. 13 August 2015. Retrieved 20 September 2016.
  6. "Trial targeted freedom fighter officers". The Daily Star. 28 April 2014. Retrieved 20 September 2016.
  7. "Drama over enquiry". The Daily Star. 27 April 2014. Retrieved 20 September 2016.
  8. "Maj-Gen M. Hussain Chowdhury". The Daily Star. 14 October 2010. Retrieved 20 September 2016.
  9. "Spotlight on former caretaker advisors". bdnews24.com. Retrieved 20 September 2016.
  10. "Gen Moinuls contributions recalled". bangladesh2day.com. 11 October 2011. Retrieved 20 September 2016.
  11. "BNP's rejoinder and our reply". The Daily Star. 22 August 2015. Retrieved 20 September 2016.
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