Lieutenant Colonel Abul Kalam Azad (30 October 1971 – 31 March 2017) was a lieutenant colonel of

Bangladesh Army The Bangladesh Army () is the land warfare branch, and the largest component of the Bangladesh Armed Forces. The primary mission of the Army is to defend the land of Bangladesh from any external attack. Control of personnel and operations is ad ...

. He served as Director of Intelligence of

Rapid Action Battalion Rapid Action Battalion (; abbreviated as RAB) is an anti-crime and anti-terrorism unit of the Bangladesh Police. This elite force consists of members of the Bangladesh Army, Bangladesh Navy, Bangladesh Air Force, Bangladesh Police, Border Guard ...

Early life and education

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

Chapai Nawabganj Chapai Nawabganj is a town in north-western Bangladesh. It is the headquarters of Chapai Nawabganj District. It is located on the banks of the Mahananda River. Etymology It is believed the name 'Nawabganj' derives from its status as a favouri ...

district. He completed MA in English from

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Career

In
Army An army, ground force or land force is an armed force that fights primarily on land. In the broadest sense, it is the land-based military branch, service branch or armed service of a nation or country. It may also include aviation assets by ...

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 Operation Twilight. He was flown to

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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

Dhaka Dhaka ( or ; , ), List of renamed places in Bangladesh, formerly known as Dacca, is the capital city, capital and list of cities and towns in Bangladesh, largest city of Bangladesh. It is one of the list of largest cities, largest and list o ...

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Azad, Abul Kalam 1971 births 2017 deaths Bangladesh Army officers 21st-century Bangladeshi military personnel Bangladeshi lieutenant colonels People from Chapai Nawabganj district Rapid Action Battalion officers

Early life and education

Career

In Army An army, ground force or land force is an armed force that fights primarily on land. In the broadest sense, it is the land-based military branch, service branch or armed service of a nation or country. It may also include aviation assets by ...

In RAB Rab may refer to: Places * Rab (island), an island in Croatia * Rab (town), on the island of Rab * Ráb, the Slovak name of Győr, a city in Hungary * Rąb, a village in Poland People * Rab (surname), includes a list of people with the n ...

References

In
Army An army, ground force or land force is an armed force that fights primarily on land. In the broadest sense, it is the land-based military branch, service branch or armed service of a nation or country. It may also include aviation assets by ...

In
RAB Rab may refer to: Places * Rab (island), an island in Croatia * Rab (town), on the island of Rab * Ráb, the Slovak name of Győr, a city in Hungary * Rąb, a village in Poland People * Rab (surname), includes a list of people with the n ...