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M. Manzur Ahmed
Bangladeshi general From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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M Manzur Ahmed is a retired brigadier general of the Bangladesh Army and former director-general of National Security Intelligence, the main civilian intelligence agency of Bangladesh.[1]
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Career
Ahmed joined the Bangladesh Army as part of the 2nd short commission.[2]
Ahmed was sent to forced retirement during the Bangladesh Nationalist Party government term from 2001 to 2006.[3] He was reinstated in the army and promoted after the Awami League came to power in 2009.[3]
Despite being a retired officer, Ahmed was appointed director general of National Security Intelligence on 17 March 2009.[4] He replaced Sheikh Md Monirul Islam who had been appointed director general of Bangladesh Institute of International and Strategic Studies.[4] Ahmed was placed in charge of the agency as part of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina's plan to reorganize the intelligence agencies of Bangladesh.[1]
Ahmed was replaced by Major General Shamsul Haque as director general of National Security Intelligence in March 2014.[5]
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References
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