R. A. M. Golam Muktadir
5th Director General of Bangladesh Rifles
In office
17 July 1982  16 July 1985
Preceded byMuhammad Atiqur Rahman
Succeeded bySofi Ahmed Chowdhury
Military service
Allegiance Bangladesh
 Pakistan (Before 1971)
Branch/service Pakistan Army
 Bangladesh Army
Bangladesh Rifles
Years of service1957-1988
Rank Major General
UnitRegiment of Artillery
Commands
Battles/warsBangladesh Liberation War
Chittagong Hill Tracts Conflict

R. A. M. Golam Muktadir (died 27 November 2020)[1] was a two star rank Bangladesh Army officer and former Director General of Bangladesh Rifles.[2]

Career

During the dictatorship of General Hussain Muhammad Ershad, he was the Chief Martial Law Administrator of Jessore region. One broadcaster of State-owned Bangladesh television was fired from his job for pronouncing his name wrong by military censure.[3] He commanded the 11th Infantry Division.[4]

Muktadier was the Director General of Bangladesh Rifles from 01 July 1982 to 16 July 1985.[5] He met his counterpart, M. C. Misra of the Border Security Force, at a conference on the Bangladesh-India border.[6]

References

  1. "Died member list". Retired Armed Forces Officer's Welfare Association. Retrieved 1 May 2021.
  2. Daily Report: Asia & Pacific. The Service. 1985.
  3. "Azam's son gagged media". bdnews24.com. Retrieved 22 January 2017.
  4. A Hand Book of Martial Law Proclamations, Regulations, Orders, and Instructions, 1982: As Modified Up to the 31st December 1986. Deputy Controller, Bangladesh Forms and Publications Office. 1988. p. 15.
  5. "Border Guard Bangladesh". bgb.gov.bd. Retrieved 22 January 2017.
  6. IDSA News Review on South Asia/Indian Ocean. Institute for Defence Studies and Analyses. 1985. p. 284.
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