Mohammad Akbar Hossain

Mohammad Akbar Hossain
Mohammad Akbar Hossain
Born	1965 (age 58)
Allegiance	Bangladesh
Service/branch	Bangladesh Army
Years of service	20 December 1985 - present
Rank	Lieutenant General;
Unit	Artillery Corps
Commands held	GOC of 9th Infantry Division; Director General of DGFI;

Mohammad Akbar Hossain is Lieutenant General of Bangladesh Army and incumbent commandant of National Defence College.[1]

Career

Hossain is the former GOC of 9th Infantry Division and commander of Savar area.[2] He previously served as Director General of Directorate General of Forces Intelligence.[3] He also served as Director of Counter Intelligence Bureau of Directorate General of Forces Intelligence. He previously Commanded a Artillery Brigade and a Air Defence Artillery Brigade. He was an artillery officer who was commissioned in the 13th BMA long course on 20 December 1985 from Bangladesh Military Academy.[4] Under him a new monogram of DGFI was designed.[5][6] He is the 1st Colonel Commandant of Remount Veterinary and Farm Corps(RV&FC).[7] He adorned Colonel Commandant rank badge of this prestigious appointment ceremony held at RV&FC depot at Savar Cantonment in December 2020.

References

"Gen Sarwar Hasan made chief of general staff, replaced by Gen Akbar as NDC commandant". bdnews24.com. Retrieved 1 February 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
"Changes in top army positions". The Daily Star. 17 February 2017. Retrieved 17 February 2017.
"Brig. Gen. Akbar made Director General of DGFI". The Daily Ittefaq. Archived from the original on 9 October 2016. Retrieved 6 October 2016.
"Govt names new DGFI chief". bdnews24.com. Retrieved 6 October 2016.
"Govt won't use DGFI for political purpose: PM". The Daily Star. 15 May 2014. Retrieved 6 October 2016.
"Trust Bank Annual Report" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 10 May 2017.
Correspondent, A. A. "Debut of 1st Colonel Commandant of remount veterinary and farm corps | The Asian Age Online, Bangladesh". The Asian Age. Retrieved 30 December 2021.

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[1] "Gen Sarwar Hasan made chief of general staff, replaced by Gen Akbar as NDC commandant". bdnews24.com. Retrieved 1 February 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)

[2] "Changes in top army positions". The Daily Star. 17 February 2017. Retrieved 17 February 2017.

[3] "Brig. Gen. Akbar made Director General of DGFI". The Daily Ittefaq. Archived from the original on 9 October 2016. Retrieved 6 October 2016.

[4] "Govt names new DGFI chief". bdnews24.com. Retrieved 6 October 2016.

[5] "Govt won't use DGFI for political purpose: PM". The Daily Star. 15 May 2014. Retrieved 6 October 2016.

[6] "Trust Bank Annual Report" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 10 May 2017.

[7] Correspondent, A. A. "Debut of 1st Colonel Commandant of remount veterinary and farm corps | The Asian Age Online, Bangladesh". The Asian Age. Retrieved 30 December 2021.