Moinul Hossain Chowdhury

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Moinul Hossain Chowdhury
AllegianceBangladesh
Service/branchBangladesh Army
RankMajor General

Moinul Hossain Chowdhury (died 10 October 2010) was a Bangladesh Army officer who served as the adjutant general of Bangladesh army and former advisor of the caretaker government.

Military career[edit]

Moinul Hossain Chowdhury fought in the Bangladesh Liberation war.[1][2] He was awarded Bir Bikrom for his role in the war.[3] He was adjutant general of Bangladesh army in 1975 when the president of Bangladesh Sheikh Mujib was killed in a military coup. Major Rashid one of the coup plotters tried to recruit him into planning the coup.[4] He was appointed to the post of chief advisor of the Muktijoddha Sangsad by president Ziaur Rahman but was replaced by President Ershad.[2] When President Ziaur Rahman was assassinated, it was his job to investigate the coup but he was sidelined by then Army chief General Hussain Muhammad Ershad.[5] As a result, he did not sign order of inquiry which he was supposed to; Ershad ended up signing it.[6] He died on 10 October 2010.[7]

Post-military career[edit]

He was a diplomat and served as ambassador of Bangladesh to a number of countries. He served as an advisor in the caretaker Government of former Chief Justice Latifur Rahman.[8][9]

Bibliography[edit]

He wrote Silent Witness of a General about his time in Bangladesh Army[10] along with several newspaper articles, both in English and Bangla.[7]

References[edit]

  1. ↑ "Mission war hero elimination". The Daily Star. 31 May 2022. Retrieved 20 September 2016.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Behind the curtains". The Daily Star. 25 May 2022. Retrieved 20 September 2016.
  3. ↑ "Former Adviser Moinul Hussain passes away". The New Nation. 11 October 2010. Archived from the original on 1 October 2018. Retrieved 20 September 2016 – via HighBeam Research.
  4. ↑ "Fatal deaf ear". The Daily Star. 13 August 2022. Retrieved 20 September 2016.
  5. ↑ "Trial targeted freedom fighter officers". The Daily Star. 28 April 2022. Retrieved 20 September 2016.
  6. ↑ "Drama over enquiry". The Daily Star. 27 April 2022. Retrieved 20 September 2016.
  7. ↑ 7.0 7.1 "Maj-Gen M. Hussain Chowdhury". The Daily Star. 14 October 2010. Retrieved 20 September 2022.
  8. ↑ "Spotlight on former caretaker advisors". bdnews24.com. Retrieved 20 September 2022.
  9. ↑ "Gen Moinuls contributions recalled". bangladesh2day.com. 11 October 2011. Retrieved 20 September 2022.
  10. ↑ "BNP's rejoinder and our reply". The Daily Star. 22 August 2022. Retrieved 20 September 2016.
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