Honorific Prefix: | Major General |
A. L. M. Fazlur Rahman | |
Office: | 12th Director General of Bangladesh Rifles |
President: | Shahabuddin Ahmed |
Primeminister: | Sheikh Hasina |
Predecessor: | Mohammad Azizur Rahman |
Successor: | Mohammad Abu Ishaque Ibrahim |
Term Start: | 29 February 2000 |
Term End: | 11 July 2001 |
Allegiance: | (before 1971) |
Branch: | |
Serviceyears: | 1970-2001 |
Rank: | Major General |
Unit: | East Bengal Regiment |
Commands: |
A. L. M. Fazlur Rahman is a retired Bangladesh Army officer and former director general of the Bangladesh Rifles.[1] Since retirement, he has been working as a security analyst in Bangladesh.[2]
Rahman was a member of the Mukti Bahini and fought in the Bangladesh Liberation war. He was trained in the Mukti Bahini camp in Pyrdiwah.[3] He was made the chief of Bangladesh Rifles on 29 February 2000, a post he held until 11 July 2001.[4] During his tenure, he advocated for a "hardline" on border issues with neighboring countries. He was the head of BDR, at 8 January, Myanmar was constructing a dam near the Naf River, Fazlur Rahman and his forces decided to use military force when diplomatic talks failed. After heavy casualties, the Burmese general asked for a ceasefire; thus the clash ended.[5]
on 16 April 2001, the BDR recaptured Padua/Pyrdiwah from India, in the 2001 Bangladesh–India border clashes. The Indian Border Security Force accused him of being the main cause of the incident.[6]
He founded the citizens organisation Nirdolio Jono Andolon in April 2004.[7] He is a founding member of Mainamati Golf and Country Club in Comilla.[8] He has expressed an anti-Indian opinion and has spoken out against India's influence in Bangladesh.[9]