Moinul Hossain Chowdhury | |
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Allegiance | Bangladesh Pakistan (before 1971) |
Service/ | (Before 1971) |
Years of service | 1960-1987 |
Rank | Major General |
Unit | East Bengal Regiment |
Commands held |
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Battles/wars | Bangladesh Liberation War Chittagong Hill Tracts Conflict |
Awards | Bir Bikrom[1] |
Moinul Hossain Chowdhury, Bir Bikrom (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.
Moinul Hossain Chowdhury fought in the Bangladesh Liberation war.[2][3] He was awarded Bir Bikrom for his role in the war.[4] 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.[5] He was appointed to the post of chief advisor of the Muktijoddha Sangsad by president Ziaur Rahman but was replaced by President Ershad.[3] 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.[6] As a result, he did not sign order of inquiry which he was supposed to; Ershad ended up signing it.[7] He died on 10 October 2010.[8]
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.[9][10]