Sadiqur Rahman Chowdhury was a retired Bangladesh Army major general and former director general of

Bangladesh Rifles Border Guard Bangladesh (abbr. BGB; ) is a paramilitary force responsible for the border security of Bangladesh. The BGB is entrusted with the responsibility to defend the border of Bangladesh with India and Myanmar. It was formerly known as th ...

Career

In the late 1950s and the early 1960s, Chowdhury played at the Azad Sporting Club and patronized the Sonali Otit Club. Chowdhury was commission on 14 October 1961 in the Pakistan Army as part of the 24th Long Course of the

Pakistan Military Academy Pakistan Military Academy (PMA) is a military academy located nearby Kakul village in Abbottabad, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan. Established in October 1947, it is the only service academy in Pakistan that trains cadets to serve as army of ...

. In 1981, Chowdhury served as the military secretary of the president of Bangladesh. From 30 March 1982 to 11 August 1983, chairperson the Cadet Colleges Governing Body. Chowdhury served as the chairman of the

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in 1983. Chowdhury was an advisor of

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in 1984. In 1985, he was the general officer commanding of the 55th Infantry Division. In 1987, he was the chief coordinator of the government efforts during the 1987 flood in Bangladesh. He was the general officer commanding of the 11th Infantry Division based in

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. In 1988, he was the zonal martial law administrator (ZMLA) of zone E in Jessore Area. He led a Bangladeshi delegation to Pakistan and met President

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. From 1 July 1988 to 23 September 1990, Chowdhury served as the director general of

. From 1987 to 1990, he served as the chairman of the National Sports Council.

Death

Chowdhury died on 3 November 2008 at the

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and was buried

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References

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