Imamuzzaman Chowdhury BB, psc (born 24 March 1950) is a retired two star officer of Bangladesh Army who was the Principal Staff Officer of Armed Forces Division during the 1996 Bangladesh coup d'état attempt.

Early life and education

Chowdhury was born on 24 March 1950 in

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. He passed SSC and HSC from

Faujdarhat Cadet College Faujdarhat Cadet College is a historic public military high school being the first of its kind in Bangladesh (then East Pakistan) and second in entire Pakistan, modelled after Public school (United Kingdom), public schools in the UK (according t ...

in 1967 and 1969 respectively. Later he was admitted into

Dhaka University The University of Dhaka (), also known as Dhaka University (DU), is a public research university located in Dhaka, Bangladesh. Established in 1921, it is the oldest active university in the country. The University of Dhaka was founded in 1921 ...

. While studying there he joined the

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in January 1970.

Career

Chowdhury joined the 24th War Course of

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in January 1970. He was commissioned in 53 Field Artillery Regiment on 5 September 1970. He fought in the

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as a lieutenant. He was awarded

Bir Bikrom Bir Bikrom () is the third highest gallantry award in Bangladesh. Like the other gallantry awards, this was introduced immediately after the Bangladeshi Liberation War. Bir Bikrom was awarded to 175 fighters. Recipients 175 fighters have been a ...

for his role in the war. Chowdhury was promoted to the rank of Major General in 1995. He served as the Principal Staff Officer to the Prime Minister of Bangladesh. He retired from Bangladesh Army on 5 September 2000. Chowdhury was appointed the Chairman of

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, a state owned enterprise, on 22 October 2003 on a three-year contract. He served as Chairman till November 2006 when the government dismissed him from service.

References

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