A. B. M. Elias

Abu Bashar Mohammed Elias was a Bangladesh Army Brigadier General and Military Secretary to the President of Bangladesh. He later served as a diplomat for the military attaché of Bangladesh to Turkey.

Abu Bashar Mohammed Elias
Born	1 March 1944 Brahmanbaria, Bengal, British India
Died	1 August 2015(2015-08-01) (aged 71) Dhaka, Bangladesh
Allegiance	Bangladesh  Pakistan (Before 1971)
Branch	Bangladesh Army  Pakistan Army
Years of service	1965 – 1992
Rank	Brigadier General
Unit	Regiment of Artillery
Commands	Military Secretary to President Commander of 33rd Artillery Brigade

Career

Elias with chief justice Abdul Munim and President Ershad in 1983.

Elias was commissioned in the 35th batch of Pakistan Military Academy. He was the founding commander of the 33rd Artillery Brigade which is based in Comilla Cantonment.^[1] He served as the chair of a military tribunal following the military coup of General Hussain Mohammad Ershad.^[2]

From 1984 to 1989, Elias served as the Military Secretary to the President of Bangladesh, Hussain Mohammad Ershad. He then served as the military attaché in the Bangladesh Embassy in Turkey.^[1]

Death

Elias died on 1 August 2015.^[1][3]