Three former DGs of DGFI sent on forced retirement; ARTDOC GOC Lt Gen Mujibur dismissed
Also, the armed forces have sacked its officer Lt Gen Mujibur Rahman from his position, according to a notice sent by them on 10 September
The Bangladesh Army has sent three of its officials, all of whom previously served as the chief of the Directorate General of Forces Intelligence (DGFI), into forced retirement.
The officials are Lt Gen Md Saiful Alam, Lt Gen Ahmed Tabrez Shams Chowdhury, and Major Gen Hamidul Haque, according to a notice issued by the defence ministry on 10 September.
The order will come into effect within 15 days from the date of issuance.
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The armed forces also removed its officer Lt Gen Mujibur Rahman from his position as the general officer commanding (GOC) of the Army Training and Doctrine Command (ARTDOC), according to another notice issued by the ministry on 11 September.
Of the officials, Lt Gen Saiful received a commission in the army as a cadet of the 14th BMA Long Course from Bangladesh Military Academy. He had played the role of an area commander for the 11th Infantry Division of Bogura Cantonment.
He was appointed as the DG of DGFI on 24 February 2020. Following the ouster of the Sheikh Hasina-led government, he was posted to the foreign ministry on 6 August.
On 3 September, the Bangladesh Financial Intelligence Unit froze Alam's bank accounts, including those of his family, and requested all banks to provide account-related information and documents within five working days.
Lt Gen Ahmed Tabrez Shams Chowdhury was commissioned on 26 June 1987 and Major Gen Hamidul Haque was commissioned on 22 June 1990.
