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Mohammad Shawkat Imam

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Mohammad Shawkat Imam
Native name
মোহাম্মদ শাওকাত ইমাম
Born20 May 1961
Tangail, East Pakistan, Pakistan
Died25 February 2009(2009-02-25) (aged 47)
Pilkhana, Dhaka, Bangladesh
Cause of deathAssassination
Allegiance Bangladesh
Service / branch
Years of service1984-2009
Rank Colonel
UnitRegiment of Artillery
Commands
Battles / warsUNAMSIL
Bangladesh Rifles Revolt 
Alma mater
Military Training
Bangladesh Military Academy
Spouse(s)Nuzhat Ahsan
Children1

Md Shawkat Imam was a colonel in the Bangladesh Army. He held numerous posts, including commander of UN peacekeeping operations. He was the sector commander of Bangladesh Rifles in Teknaf[1] when he was killed in the 2009 Bangladesh Rifles Mutiny.[2][3]

Early life

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Imam was born on 20 May 1961, in Tangail, East Pakistan (now Bangladesh).[4]

Career

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Imam completed the Bangladesh Public Service Commission course. He served as commander of the Bangladesh Rifles battalion 23.[5] After the pro-democracy protests in Myanmar in 2007, the Junta deported Bangladeshi monks. Colonel Shawkat Imam was in charge of the area at the time.[1]

Personal life

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Imam married Nuzhat Ahsan, and had one daughter, Sumera Azreen.[6]

Death

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Imam was killed in the 2009 Bangladesh Rifles Mutiny. He was buried with full state honours along with the other officers killed in the mutiny at the National Parade Square.[7] Imam was buried in the Bangladesh Army Graveyard in Banani, Dhaka on 2 March 2009.[8]

References

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  1. ^ a b "12 more Bangladeshi monks deported from Burma Network". Kaladan Press Network. Retrieved 19 November 2016.
  2. ^ "Officers, soldiers who were killed". The Daily Star. 5 November 2013. Retrieved 19 November 2016.
  3. ^ "Army officers' janaza today". The Daily Star. 2 March 2009. Retrieved 19 November 2016.
  4. ^ "Cablegate: Leahy Vetting for Para Military Training Exercise 09-1". Scoop. Retrieved 19 November 2016.
  5. ^ "BDR pushes back 19 Burmese national to Burma Network". Kaladan Press Network. Retrieved 19 November 2016.
  6. ^ Al-mahmood, Syed Zain. "Anniversary of a Mutiny". The Star. Retrieved 19 November 2016.
  7. ^ "Janaza for 41 slain army officers, DG's wife tomorrow (Monday) at National Parade Square". United News of Bangladesh. 1 March 2009. Archived from the original on 1 December 2017. Retrieved 19 November 2016 – via HighBeam Research.
  8. ^ "50 laid to rest with state honours". The Daily Star. 3 March 2009. Retrieved 19 November 2016.