Rezzakul Haider Chowdhury | |
Office: | 14th Director General of Bangladesh Rifles |
President: | A. Q. M. Badruddoza Chowdhury Muhammad Jamiruddin Sircar (acting) Iajuddin Ahmed |
Primeminister: | Khaleda Zia |
Predecessor: | Mohammad Abu Ishaque Ibrahim |
Successor: | Jahangir Alam Chowdhury |
Term Start: | 1 December 2001 |
Term End: | 21 January 2003 |
Branch: | Bangladesh Rifles |
Serviceyears: | 1977-2009 |
Rank: | Major General |
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Unit: | East Bengal Regiment |
Rezzakul Haider Chowdhury is a retired Bangladesh Army officer who is the former Director of Directorate General of Forces Intelligence and National Security Intelligence.[2] [3]
Chowdhury maintained regular contact with Tarique Rahman while at Directorate General of Forces Intelligence.[4] He was the Director General of Directorate General of Forces Intelligence from 2005 to 2006.[5] He met with Paresh Baruah of the United Liberation Front of Asom to discuss smuggling arms for Indian separatist outfit.[6] He also served as Directors General of the National Security Intelligence from 20 April 2008 to 17 March 2009.[7]
Chowdhury was sentenced to death in the 10-Truck Arms and Ammunition Haul in Chittagong on 2014.[8] The arms were destined for ULFA rebels in India.[9] He held meetings with officials of ARY Group and the Pakistan intelligence agency ISI regarding the smuggling of arms.[10] He is currently in prison.[11] Chowdhury was sentenced to death in the 2004 Dhaka grenade attack which was an attempted assassination of Sheikh Hasina, former Prime Minister of Bangladesh and leader of Awami League.[12]