Hamidul Haque

Hamidul Haque ^[a] (born 23 June 1970) is a retired two-star officer of Bangladesh Army who was relieved of his duties as managing director of Bangladesh Machine Tools Factory. Prior that, he served as the director general of Directorate-General of Forces Intelligence and commanded two infantry brigades and one infantry division.

Hamidul Haque
Haque in Jalalabad Cantonment (2022)
Born	(1970-06-23) 23 June 1970 (age 55) Eidgaon, East Pakistan, Pakistan
Allegiance	Bangladesh
Branch	Bangladesh Army
Years of service	1990 – 2024
Rank	Major General
Unit	East Bengal Regiment
Commands	Managing Director of Bangladesh Machine Tools Factory Director General of Directorate General of Forces Intelligence GOC of 17th Infantry Division Commander of 203rd Infantry Brigade Commander of 99th Composite Brigade

Early life

Haque was born on 23 June 1970 in the village of Palakata in Eidgah Union, Eidgaon Upazila, Cox's Bazar District, East Pakistan, Pakistan.^[1] He completed his secondary school from Eidgah Model High School and high school from Chittagong College.^[1] He was admitted to Bangladesh Military Academy in 1986 and received his commission with the 22nd BMA long course on 22 June 1990 in the East Bengal Regiment.^[1]

Career

Haque has commanded the 99 Composite Brigade that is responsible for the security of the Padma Bridge. He has served in the United Nations peacekeeping forces in Sierra Leone and South Sudan.^[1]

Haque commanded the 203rd Infantry Brigade of the Bangladesh Army in the Chittagong Hill Tracts and was commander of the Khagrachari region.^[1][2] He met residents of Khagrachari District and called for them to surrender any illegal weapons on 25 September 2018.^[3][4] He has also served as the college secretary of the National Defence College and member of the college's governing body.^[5] He become director general of Directorate-General of Forces Intelligence in October 2022.

Haque was sent to mandatory retirement on 12 September 2024 along with two former director generals of Directorate-General of Forces Intelligence, Lieutenant general Saiful Alam, and Lieutenant general Tabrez Shams.^[6] Major General Faizur Rahman replaced Haque as director general of Directorate-General of Forces Intelligence.^[7]

Personal life

Haque is married to Nusrat Jahan Haque (née Mukta). The couple has three sons.^[1]