Alamgir Hossain (officer)

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Alamgir Hossain
Allegiance Bangladesh
Service/branch Bangladesh Army
Years of service1984-2022
Rank Major General
UnitRegiment of Artillery
Commands held

Alamgir Hossain is a retired Major General of Bangladesh Army. He served as the Group Commander of the Bangladesh Army Aviation Group.[1]

Career[edit]

Hossain was the commander of Army Aviation School in 2016 and under him the first female helicopter pilots of Bangladesh Army graduated from the Army Aviation School.[2]

In March 2020, the Army Aviation School was shifted from Dhaka to Lalmonirhat District in Lalmonirhat Airport.[3][4] He along with Army Chief of Staff, General Aziz Ahmed, oversaw the transition.[3][5] In October 2021, he inaugurated a forward operating base for the Army Aviation Group in Chittagong District.[6]

References[edit]

  1. ^ লালমনিরহাটে আর্মি এভিয়েশন স্কুলের যাত্রা শুরু. jagonews24.com (in Bengali). Retrieved 2021-11-28.
  2. ^ "Bangladesh Army gets its first lady pilots". The Independent. Dhaka. Retrieved 2021-11-28.
  3. ^ a b "Army Aviation School to be shifted to Lalmonirhat". bangladeshpost.net. Retrieved 2021-11-28.
  4. ^ আর্মি এভিয়েশন স্কুল এখন লালমনিরহাটে. Samakal (in Bengali). Retrieved 2021-11-28.
  5. ^ লালমনিরহাটে আর্মি এভিয়েশন স্কুল উদ্বোধন করলেন সেনাপ্রধান. Barta24 (in Bengali). Retrieved 2021-11-28.
  6. ^ চট্টগ্রামে বাংলাদেশ সেনাবাহিনীর আর্মি এভিয়েশন ফরওয়ার্ড বেস এর উদ্বোধন. SATV (in Bengali). 2021-10-11. Retrieved 2021-11-28.