R. A. M. Golam Muktadir Explained

Ruhul Amin Mohammad Golam Muktadir
Office:5th Director General of Bangladesh Rifles
President:A. F. M. Ahsanuddin Chowdhury
Hussain Muhammad Ershad
Primeminister:Ataur Rahman Khan
Predecessor:Muhammad Atiqur Rahman
Successor:Sofi Ahmed Chowdhury
Term Start:17 July 1982
Term End:16 July 1985
Allegiance:
(Before 1971)
Branch:

Bangladesh Rifles
Serviceyears:1957-1988
Rank: Major General
Unit:Regiment of Artillery
Commands:
Battles:Bangladesh 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]

Notes and References

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