Imamuzzaman Chowdhury is a retired Major General of Bangladesh Army who played a major role in preventing the 1996 Bangladesh coup d'état attempt.
Career
Chowdhury fought in the Bangladesh Liberation war as a lieutenant.[1] He was awarded Bir Bikrom for his role in the war.[2] He served Principal Staff Officer to the Prime Minister of Bangladesh. He retired from Bangladesh Army in 2001.[3] He prevented the movement of mutinous soldiers towards Dhaka, which led to the failure of the 1996 Bangladesh coup d'état attempt.[4]
Chowdhury was appointed the Chairman of Bangladesh Chemical Industries Corporation, a state owned enterprise, on 22 October 2003 on a three-year contract.[3] It was during his tenure as chairman that 10-Truck Arms and Ammunition were recovered from the jetty of Chittagong Urea Fertilizer Limited, a subsidiary of Bangladesh Chemical Industries Corporation.[5][6] He served as Chairman till November 2006 when the government dismissed him from service.[7]
References
- ↑ "War of Liberation, The". en.banglapedia.org. Banglapedia. Retrieved 1 May 2022.
- ↑ "Do not hand over power without reconstituting public bodies". archive.thedailystar.net. The Daily Star. Retrieved 1 May 2019.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 "Imamuzzaman new BCIC chairman". archive.thedailystar.net. The Daily Star. Retrieved 1 May 2019.
- ↑ "BANGLADESH TENSE AFTER ARMY CHIEF'S FIRING". Washington Post. Retrieved 1 May 2019.
- ↑ "The Global Intelligence Files - BANGLADESH/CT- Ctg Arms Haul Case, Finger pointed at top agency men". wikileaks.org. Retrieved 1 May 2022.
- ↑ "Bangla leaders face indictment". telegraphindia.com. Retrieved 1 May 2019.
- ↑ "Gen (retd) Imamuzzaman, 2 others fired". bdnews24.com. Retrieved 1 May 2019.