Shamsul Haque
Allegiance Bangladesh
Service/branch Bangladesh Army
Years of service1984-2020
Rank Lieutenant General
UnitEast Bengal Regiment
Commands held

Shamsul Haque is a retired Bangladesh Army Lieutenant General who is the former QMG of Bangladesh Army.

Career

Haque has also served as the Defence Advisor in Bangladesh Permanent Mission of United Nations Headquarters, New York. He also served as Commanding Officer of 6 Rifle Battalion in Bangladesh Rifles (Now Border Guard Bangladesh).

Haque was the previous chairman of Sena Kalyan Sangstha.[1] He was made the chairman of Sena Kalyan Sangstha on 15 May 2014.[2] Lt Gen Shams was commissioned in the 10th BMA Long Course in June 1984. Under him construction of a new headquarters of the NSI in Segun Bagicha started in 2015.[3]

Haque was the Director General of National Security Intelligence, the principal intelligence agency of Bangladesh until July 2018.[4][5][6]

References

  1. ^ "NSI gets new chief". bdnews24.com. Retrieved 6 October 2016.
  2. ^ "NSI gets new Director General". The Daily Ittefaq. Retrieved 6 October 2016.
  3. ^ "Hands of bomb makers should be burnt: Hasina". Prothom Alo. Retrieved 6 October 2016.
  4. ^ "NSI gets new chief". The Financial Express. Dhaka. Retrieved 6 October 2016.
  5. ^ "Shamsul Haque made NSI boss". Dhaka Tribune. Retrieved 6 October 2016.
  6. ^ "Major General TM Jobayer named NSI Director General". bdnews24.com. 31 July 2018. Retrieved 25 January 2020.


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