Rezzakul Haider Chowdhury Explained

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
Commands:
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]

Career

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]

Notes and References

  1. News: Bangladesh Islamist leader sentenced to death. Al Jazeera. 7 October 2016.
  2. News: Bangladesh court sentences 14 to death in arms smuggling case. Deutsche Welle. 7 October 2016.
  3. Web site: Ex-CUFL GM faints, Rezzakul says verdict 'dictated'. The Daily Star. 7 October 2016. 30 January 2014.
  4. News: 'Rezzakul was in touch with Tarique'. bdnews24.com. 7 October 2016.
  5. Web site: Staff Correspondent . Aug 21 grenade attack convicts: Where are they? . 2022-10-05 . bdnews24.com . en.
  6. Web site: Azad . M. Abul Kalam . 2014-01-30 . Terror sponsored by the state . 2022-10-05 . The Daily Star . en.
  7. News: 2 ex-DGs of NSI to be quizzed at jail gate. The Daily Star. 7 October 2016. 18 April 2011.
  8. Web site: Ahmed. Farid. Bangladesh ex-politicians, army officers sentenced to death . CNN. 7 October 2016.
  9. News: Bangladesh court sentences 14 to death over 2004 arms smuggling. Reuters. 7 October 2016. 30 January 2017.
  10. News: ISI in thick of things. The Daily Star. 7 October 2016. 30 January 2014.
  11. News: Nizami, Babar, 12 others get death sentence in Ctg 10-truck arms haul case. Bangladesh Sangbad Sangstha. https://web.archive.org/web/20180103012028/http://www.bssnews.net/newsDetails.php?cat=0&id=386099$date=2014-01-30&dateCurrent=2014-02-09 . 3 January 2018 . 7 October 2016.
  12. Web site: 2022-08-21 . Steps taken to start HC hearing of Aug 21 grenade attack cases soon . 2022-10-05 . www.dhakatribune.com . en.