Ejaz Ahmed Chowdhury

Major general
Ejaz Ahmed Chowdhury
Major general Ejaz Ahmed Chowdhury
ইজাজ আহমেদ চৌধুরী
10th Director General of Bangladesh Rifles
	In office; 12 February 1995 – 18 July 1996
President	Abdur Rahman Biswas
Prime Minister	Khaleda Zia; Muhammad Habibur Rahman (acting); Sheikh Hasina
Preceded by	Mohammad Anwar Hossain
Succeeded by	Mohammad Azizur Rahman
Personal details
Born	1 January 1945; Golapganj, Assam, British India
Died	29 September 2022 (aged 77); Sylhet, Bangladesh
Military service
Allegiance	Bangladesh; Pakistan (Before 1971)
Branch/service	Pakistan Army; Bangladesh Army; Bangladesh Rifles;
Years of service	1968-1996
Rank	Major General;
Unit	East Bengal Regiment
Commands	GOC of 11th Infantry Division; Director General of Bangladesh Rifles; GOC of 66th Infantry Division; Commander of 72nd Infantry Brigade;
Battles/wars	Bangladesh Liberation War

Ejaz Ahmed Chowdhury (1 January 1945 – 29 September 2022) was a retired major general of Bangladesh Army and a freedom fighter of the Liberation War. He served as the Director General of Bangladesh Rifles from 12 February 1995 to 18 July 1996.^[1]

Career

Ejaz Ahmed Chowdhury was a freedom fighter in 1971 in the 2nd East Bengal Regiment.^[2]^[3] He was serving in the Second East Bengal Regiment as a captain when the Bangladesh Liberation war started.^[4] He served as the Commander of Bogra Division.^[5] He served as the Director General of Bangladesh Rifles from 12 February 1995 to 18 July 1996.^[1]^[6]

Allegations of army mutiny

He was sent to compulsory retirement on 25 May 1996 on charges of failed military coup.^[5]^[7]^[8]^[9]

Personal life

Chowdhury's brother was Brigadier General Waji Ahmed Chowdhury.^[10] 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.^[11]

References

^ ^a ^b বর্ডার গার্ড বাংলাদেশ. bgb.gov.bd. Archived from the original on November 26, 2016. Retrieved 2022-01-27.
^ Translated by Siddiqur Rahman, Bir Uttam, Major General KM Safiullah. Bangladesh in the War of Liberation (in Bengali). Bangladesh. p. 236. ISBN 9789840417216.
^ "First Meeting of the Liberation war of Teliapara Bangalow". Bangladesh National Portal. Retrieved 2022-01-31.
^ Ibrahim, Major GeneralSyed Muhammad; Protik, Bir (2019-03-26). "The first resistance against Pakistan: March 19, 1971". The Daily Star. Retrieved 2022-02-02.
^ ^a ^b Major General (Retd.) Syed Muhammad Ibrahim, Bir Pratik (1999). Missro kothon (in Bengali). Easy Publications. p. 122.
^ "Top BDR officials transferred in major reshuffle". Gulf News. Retrieved 2022-01-31.
^ শীর্ষ সেই ১৫ সেনা কর্মকর্তা এখন কে কোথায়?. Channel i (in Bengali). Retrieved 2022-01-31.
^ জিবলু রহমান. ১৯৯৬ সালের ব্যর্থ সেনা অভ্যুত্থানের খলনায়ক কে? (in Bengali).
^ Ahmed, Salahuddin. Bangladesh: Past and Present. APH Publishing. p. 3. ISBN 9788176484695.
^ "Young servant allegedly murders ex-brigadier general of Bangladesh Army; case filed". bdnews24.com. Retrieved 2022-02-02.
^ al-Mahmud, A.H.; Hasan, Syed Mahmudul (2008). সুন্নাতে নববীর মূর্ত প্রতীক: মাওলানা আব্দুল মতিন চৌধুরী শায়খে ফুলবাড়ী রাহ (in Bengali). Sylhet: al-Medina Offset Press. p. 74.

Preceded by Major General Mohammad Anwar Hossain	Chief of Bangladesh Rifles 12 February 1995 - 18 July 1996	Succeeded by Major General Mohammad Azizur Rahman

[:0-1] বর্ডার গার্ড বাংলাদেশ. bgb.gov.bd. Archived from the original on November 26, 2016. Retrieved 2022-01-27.

[2] Translated by Siddiqur Rahman, Bir Uttam, Major General KM Safiullah. Bangladesh in the War of Liberation (in Bengali). Bangladesh. p. 236. ISBN 9789840417216.

[3] "First Meeting of the Liberation war of Teliapara Bangalow". Bangladesh National Portal. Retrieved 2022-01-31.

[4] Ibrahim, Major GeneralSyed Muhammad; Protik, Bir (2019-03-26). "The first resistance against Pakistan: March 19, 1971". The Daily Star. Retrieved 2022-02-02.

[:1-5] Major General (Retd.) Syed Muhammad Ibrahim, Bir Pratik (1999). Missro kothon (in Bengali). Easy Publications. p. 122.

[6] "Top BDR officials transferred in major reshuffle". Gulf News. Retrieved 2022-01-31.

[7] শীর্ষ সেই ১৫ সেনা কর্মকর্তা এখন কে কোথায়?. Channel i (in Bengali). Retrieved 2022-01-31.

[8] জিবলু রহমান. ১৯৯৬ সালের ব্যর্থ সেনা অভ্যুত্থানের খলনায়ক কে? (in Bengali).

[9] Ahmed, Salahuddin. Bangladesh: Past and Present. APH Publishing. p. 3. ISBN 9788176484695.

[10] "Young servant allegedly murders ex-brigadier general of Bangladesh Army; case filed". bdnews24.com. Retrieved 2022-02-02.

[al-MahmudHasanP74-11] -Mahmud, A.H.; Hasan, Syed Mahmudul (2008). সুন্নাতে নববীর মূর্ত প্রতীক: মাওলানা আব্দুল মতিন চৌধুরী শায়খে ফুলবাড়ী রাহ (in Bengali). Sylhet: al-Medina Offset Press. p. 74.

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