R. A. M. Golam Muktadir

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R. A. M. Golam Muktadir
5th Director General of Bangladesh Rifles
In office
17 July 1982 – 16 July 1985
Preceded byMuhammad Atiqur Rahman
Succeeded bySofi Ahmed Chowdhury
Military service
Allegiance Bangladesh
 Pakistan (Before 1971)
Branch/service Pakistan Army
 Bangladesh Army
Bangladesh Rifles
Years of service1957-1988
Rank Major General
UnitRegiment of Artillery
Commands
Battles/warsBangladesh Liberation War
Chittagong Hill Tracts Conflict

R. A. M. Golam Muktadir (died 27 November 2020)[1] was a two star rank Bangladesh Army officer and former Director General of Bangladesh Rifles.[2]

Career[edit]

During the dictatorship of General Hussain Muhammad Ershad, he was the Chief Martial Law Administrator of Jessore region. One broadcaster of State-owned Bangladesh television was fired from his job for pronouncing his name wrong by military censure.[3] He commanded the 11th Infantry Division.[4]

Muktadier was the Director General of Bangladesh Rifles from 01 July 1982 to 16 July 1985.[5] He met his counterpart, M. C. Misra of the Border Security Force, at a conference on the Bangladesh-India border.[6]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Died member list". Retired Armed Forces Officer's Welfare Association. Retrieved 1 May 2021.
  2. ^ Daily Report: Asia & Pacific. The Service. 1985.
  3. ^ "Azam's son gagged media". bdnews24.com. Retrieved 22 January 2017.
  4. ^ A Hand Book of Martial Law Proclamations, Regulations, Orders, and Instructions, 1982: As Modified Up to the 31st December 1986. Deputy Controller, Bangladesh Forms and Publications Office. 1988. p. 15.
  5. ^ "Border Guard Bangladesh". bgb.gov.bd. Retrieved 22 January 2017.
  6. ^ IDSA News Review on South Asia/Indian Ocean. Institute for Defence Studies and Analyses. 1985. p. 284.