Ejaz Ahmed Chowdhury (1 January 1945 – 29 September 2022) was a retired major general of

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and a freedom fighter of the

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. He served as the

Director General of Bangladesh Rifles The Director General of Border Guard Bangladesh is the professional head of the Border Guard Bangladesh (abbreviated as BGB, previously ''Bangladesh Rifles''). The current DG is Major general, Major General Mohammad Ashrafuzzaman Siddiqui. The fi ...

from 12 February 1995 to 18 July 1996.

Career

Ejaz Ahmed Chowdhury joined the Pakistan Army in 1967. He was commissioned with 40 PMA Long Course in 1969. He was a freedom fighter in 1971 in the 2nd East Bengal Regiment. He was serving in the Second East Bengal Regiment as a captain when the Bangladesh Liberation war started. He served as the Commander of Bogra Division. He served as the

from 12 February 1995 to 18 July 1996.

Allegations of army mutiny

He was sent to compulsory retirement on 25 May 1996 on charges of failed military coup.

Personal life

Chowdhury's brother was Brigadier General Waji Ahmed Chowdhury. He was also the son of the Islamic scholar, Maulana Muhammad Ahmad Choudhury - the grandson of the Sufi poet Shah Abdul Wahab Choudhury - as well as the maternal nephew of another religious scholar of the area, Abdul Matin Chowdhury.

References

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