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]

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.

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. 1 2 "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. 1 2 "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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