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'''Khalilur Rahman''' was a Bangladesh Army General and former Director General of [[Bangladesh Rifles]] and for Chief of Defence staff.<ref>{{cite news |title=Dalim goes on air|url=http://www.thedailystar.net/frontpage/dalim-goes-air-1270015|work=The Daily Star|access-date=20 November 2016|date=15 August 2022}}</ref><br />
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==Career==<br />
He had started his career by joining the [[Pakistan Army]]. During the [[Bangladesh Liberation War]] he was confined in [[West Pakistan]] and repatriated to Bangladesh in 1973 after its independence in 1971.<ref>{{cite news |title=The Bengali brigadier in Pakistan's army|url=http://www.thedailystar.net/news-detail-9969|work=The Daily Star|access-date=20 November 2016|date=3 November 2022}}</ref> He was the [[Director General of Bangladesh Rifles]] from 22 February 1974 to 31 October 1975.<ref>{{cite web|title=Border Guard Bangladesh|url=http://www.bgb.gov.bd/index.php/bgb/page/list_of_former_director_generals/26|website=www.bgb.gov.bd|access-date=20 November 2016|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20161126185936/http://www.bgb.gov.bd/index.php/bgb/page/list_of_former_director_generals/26|archivedate=26 November 2022}}</ref> He was the director general during the [[Assassination of Sheikh Mujibur Rahman]], the president of Bangladesh.<ref>{{cite news |title=BNP's rejoinder and our reply|url=http://www.thedailystar.net/frontpage/bnps-rejoinder-and-our-reply-130954|work=The Daily Star|access-date=20 November 2016|date=23 August 2022}}</ref> He pledged allegiance to the new government on [[Bangladesh Radio]] after the assassination.<ref>{{cite news |title=Shock, surprise unfolded|url=http://www.thedailystar.net/frontpage/shock-surprise-unfolded-127147|work=The Daily Star|access-date=20 November 2016|date=15 August 2022}}</ref><br />
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