Mohammad Akbar Hossain
Mohammad Akbar Hossain | |
|---|---|
| Born | 9 August 1965 Raozan, East Pakistan, Pakistan |
| Allegiance |  Bangladesh |
| Service |  Bangladesh Army |
| Years of service | 1985 – 2023 |
| Rank |  Lieutenant General |
| Unit | Regiment of Artillery |
| Commands |
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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 |  Director |
Mohammad Akbar Hossain[a] is a retired three star general of Bangladesh Army. He is the former commandant of National Defence College and antecedent director general of Forces Intelligence.[1]
Early life and education
[edit]Akbar was born on 1965 at Raozan Upazila of then East Pakistan, Pakistan (now in Chittagong Division, Bangladesh). He enlisted to Bangladesh Military Academy on 1983 and was commissioned with the 13th BMA long course in the corps of artillery on 1985. Akbar is a graduate of the Defence Services Command and Staff College and the Armed Forces War College. Akbar furthermore obtained his gunnery staff course on air defence from the School of Army Air Defence at Malir Cantonment in Pakistan.
Military career
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Akbar commanded an artillery battery and an air defence regiment in Rajendrapur Cantonment. Akbar also served in 2nd Rapid Action Battalion as commanding officer on October 2005. He moreover instructed at Artillery Centre and School in Halishahar Cantonment and the Bangladesh Military Academy.[2][3][4] Akbar furthermore served as colonel general staff at the Directorate General of Forces Intelligence on 2009.[5][6][7]
Akbar was promoted brigadier general around 2010 and commanded one artillery brigade in Chittagong Hill Tracts and one air defence brigade at Mirpur Cantonment. Akbar shortly returned to Directorate General of Forces Intelligence for leading the Counter Terrorism and Intelligence Bureau. Akbar was ameliorated to major general on 2013 and appointed as Director General of Forces Intelligence. On 2017 he was designated as general officer commanding of the 9th Infantry Division and area commander Savar area. Akbar then tenured as commandant of Defence Services Command and Staff College. He became the 1st Colonel Commandant of the Remount Veterinary and Farm Corps on December 2020.[8] He was upgraded to lieutenant general on January 2021 and served as the commandant of the National Defence College. Akbar went to leave per retirement on November 2023.[b]
Controversies
[edit]As of March 2025, Akbar has been implicated in several allegations. In September 2024, a complaint was filed against him with the International Crimes Tribunal of Bangladesh, accusing him of involvement in enforced disappearances and extrajudicial killings at his tenure as Director General of Forces Intelligence during Third Hasina ministry. [14]
The complaint, submitted by a retired Major alias as M Sarwar Hassan and a Supreme Court lawyer alleges that Akbar detained numerous individuals in secret prisons and supported manipulated elections in 2014 and 2018. These actions are claimed to have undermined democratic processes in Bangladesh. [15]
References
[edit]Footnotes
Citations
- ^ "Gen Sarwar Hasan made chief of general staff, replaced by Gen Akbar as NDC commandant". bdnews24.com. Retrieved 1 February 2021.
- ^ "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 commutes BNP lawmaker Harunur Rashid's jail sentence in tax evasion case". bdnews24.com. Retrieved 28 October 2022.
- ^ "HC upholds MP Harun's 5-year jail term". Risingbd.com. Retrieved 28 October 2022.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Brig. Gen. Akbar made Director General of DGFI". The Daily Ittefaq. Archived from the original on 9 October 2016. Retrieved 6 October 2016.
- ^ "Changes in top army positions". The Daily Star. 17 February 2017. Retrieved 17 February 2017.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Govt names new DGFI chief". bdnews24.com. Retrieved 6 October 2016.
- ^ "Akbar accused of enforced disappearance in Int'l Crimes Tribunal". The Business Standard. Retrieved 30 September 2024.
- ^ "Complaints lodged with ICT against three ex top army officers". The Asian Age. Retrieved 1 October 2024.