Imamuzzaman Chowdhury

Imamuzzaman Chowdhury is a retired Major General of Bangladesh Army who played a major role in preventing the 1996 Bangladesh coup d'état attempt.

Career

Chowdhury fought in the Bangladesh Liberation war as a Lieutenant.[1] He was awarded Bir Bikrom for his role in the war.[2] He served Principal Staff Officer to the Prime Minister of Bangladesh. He retired from Bangladesh Army in 2001.[3] He prevented the movement of mutinous soldiers towards Dhaka, which led to the failure of the 1996 Bangladesh coup d'état attempt.[4]

Chowdhury was appointed the Chairman of Bangladesh Chemical Industries Corporation, a state owned enterprise, on 22 October 2003 on a three-year contract.[3] It was during his tenure as chairman that 10-Truck Arms and Ammunition were recovered from the jetty of Chittagong Urea Fertilizer Limited, a subsidiary of Bangladesh Chemical Industries Corporation.[5][6] He served as Chairman till November 2006 when the government dismissed him from service.[7]

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References
  1. "War of Liberation, The". en.banglapedia.org. Banglapedia. Retrieved 1 May 2019.
  2. "Do not hand over power without reconstituting public bodies". archive.thedailystar.net. The Daily Star. Retrieved 1 May 2019.
  3. "Imamuzzaman new BCIC chairman". archive.thedailystar.net. The Daily Star. Retrieved 1 May 2019.
  4. "BANGLADESH TENSE AFTER ARMY CHIEF'S FIRING". Washington Post. Retrieved 1 May 2019.
  5. "The Global Intelligence Files - BANGLADESH/CT- Ctg Arms Haul Case, Finger pointed at top agency men". wikileaks.org. Retrieved 1 May 2019.
  6. "Bangla leaders face indictment". telegraphindia.com. Retrieved 1 May 2019.
  7. "Gen (retd) Imamuzzaman, 2 others fired". bdnews24.com. Retrieved 1 May 2019.
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