Abul Kalam Azad (30 October 1971 – 31 March 2017) was a

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of Bangladesh Army. He served as Director of Intelligence of

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Early life and education

Mohammad Abul Kalam Azad, was born on 30 October 1971 in

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of Chapai Nawabganj district. He completed MA in English from

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Career

In
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Abul Kalam Azad was commissioned in the

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after passing the 34th BMA long course on June 7, 1996. During his time in the army he served in different posts including IO, Adjutant and Quartermaster with the 6th

. He also worked in different important posts at the army headquarters, administrative office, 1st Para Commando Battalion and 19th

In
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He had been deputed to the paramilitary Rapid Action as commanding officer in Rab-12 from October 26, 2011. He served as a deputy director in the intelligence wing (TFI Cell) of Rab Headquarters from December 31, 2011, to December 7, 2013. He was promoted to the post of director in the intelligence wing in the same year. On 27 January 2016 he was awarded the Bangladesh Police Medal. On 25 March 2017 he was critically injured in a bomb attack while taking part in

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. He was flown to Mount Elizabeth Hospital in

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for better treatment the next day. Later he was flown back to Dhaka. On 31 March 2017 he died at Combined Military Hospital (CMH) in

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Azad, Abul Kalam 1971 births 2017 deaths Bangladesh Army officers People from Chapai Nawabganj district Rapid Action Battalion officers

Early life and education

Career

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In RAB Rab �âːb( dlm, Arba, la, Arba, it, Arbe, german: Arbey) is an island in the northern Dalmatia region in Croatia, located just off the northern Croatian coast in the Adriatic Sea. The island is long, has an area of and 9,328 inhabitants (2 ...

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In
Army An army (from Old French ''armee'', itself derived from the Latin verb ''armāre'', meaning "to arm", and related to the Latin noun ''arma'', meaning "arms" or "weapons"), ground force or land force is a fighting force that fights primarily on ...

In
RAB Rab �âːb( dlm, Arba, la, Arba, it, Arbe, german: Arbey) is an island in the northern Dalmatia region in Croatia, located just off the northern Croatian coast in the Adriatic Sea. The island is long, has an area of and 9,328 inhabitants (2 ...