Rezzakul Haider Chowdhury

Rezzakul Haider Chowdhury
19th Director General of Directorate General of Forces Intelligence
In office
2005–2006
PresidentIajuddin Ahmed
Prime MinisterKhaleda Zia
Preceded byMohammad Abdul Halim
Succeeded bySadik Hasan Rumi
Military service
Allegiance Bangladesh
Branch/service Bangladesh Army
Bangladesh Rifles
Years of service1977-2009
Rank Major General
UnitEast Bengal Regiment
Commands

Rezzakul Haider Chowdhury is a retired Bangladesh Army officer who is the former director of the Directorate General of Forces Intelligence and National Security Intelligence.[2][3]

Career

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Chowdhury maintained regular contact with Tarique Rahman while at Directorate General of Forces Intelligence.[4] He was the director general of Directorate General of Forces Intelligence from 2005 to 2006.[5] He met with Paresh Baruah of the United Liberation Front of Asom to discuss smuggling arms for Indian separatist outfit.[6] He also served as the directors general of the National Security Intelligence from 20 April 2008 to 17 March 2009.[7]

Chowdhury was sentenced to death in 2014 for the 2004 arms and ammunition haul in Chittagong.[8] The arms were destined for ULFA rebels in India.[9] He held meetings with officials of ARY Group and the Pakistan intelligence agency ISI regarding the smuggling of arms.[10] As of 2014, he was in prison.[11] Chowdhury was sentenced to death in the 2004 Dhaka grenade attack which was an attempted assassination of Sheikh Hasina, former Prime Minister of Bangladesh and leader of Awami League.[12]

References

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  1. ^ "Bangladesh Islamist leader sentenced to death". Al Jazeera. Retrieved 7 October 2016.
  2. ^ "Bangladesh court sentences 14 to death in arms smuggling case". Deutsche Welle. Retrieved 7 October 2016.
  3. ^ "Ex-CUFL GM faints, Rezzakul says verdict 'dictated'". The Daily Star. 30 January 2014. Retrieved 7 October 2016.
  4. ^ "'Rezzakul was in touch with Tarique'". bdnews24.com. 20 November 2012. Retrieved 7 October 2016.
  5. ^ "Aug 21 grenade attack convicts: Where are they?". bdnews24.com. Retrieved 5 October 2022.
  6. ^ Azad, M. Abul Kalam (30 January 2014). "Terror sponsored by the state". The Daily Star. Retrieved 5 October 2022.
  7. ^ "2 ex-DGs of NSI to be quizzed at jail gate". The Daily Star. 18 April 2011. Retrieved 7 October 2016.
  8. ^ Ahmed, Farid. "Bangladesh ex-politicians, army officers sentenced to death". CNN. Retrieved 7 October 2016.
  9. ^ "Bangladesh court sentences 14 to death over 2004 arms smuggling". Reuters. 30 January 2017. Retrieved 7 October 2016.
  10. ^ "ISI in thick of things". The Daily Star. 30 January 2014. Retrieved 7 October 2016.
  11. ^ "Nizami, Babar, 12 others get death sentence in Ctg 10-truck arms haul case". Bangladesh Sangbad Sangstha. Archived from the original on 3 January 2018. Retrieved 7 October 2016.
  12. ^ "Steps taken to start HC hearing of Aug 21 grenade attack cases soon". Dhaka Tribune. 21 August 2022. Retrieved 5 October 2022.

See also

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Major General Rezaqul Haider

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