Anwarul Momen

Anwarul Momen
আনওয়ারুল মোমেন
Momen in 2016
Born (1965-11-02) 2 November 1965 (age 60)
Mymensingh, East Pakistan, Pakistan
Military career
Allegiance Bangladesh
Branch
 Bangladesh Army
Service years
1985–2021
Rank
Major General
UnitBangladesh Infantry Regiment
Commands
Conflicts
Operation Twilight
AwardsSenabahini Padak (SBP)
Oshamanno Sheba Padak (OSP)

Anwarul Momen SBP, OSP, rcds, psc (Bengali: আনওয়ারুল মোমেন; born 2 November 1965) is a retired two star rank major general of the Bangladesh Army. His last appointment was senior directing staff (army-1) at National Defence College.

Career

Momen (centre right) with Ehsan Khan at Mymensingh Zilla School, 2023

Momen was commissioned with the 12th BMA long course from the Bangladesh Military Academy in 1985. Momen previously commanded a composite brigade. He was the military secretary to Army Headquarters. He was the GOC of the 17th Infantry Division and area commander of Sylhet Area. He commanded a raid on a militant den in Sylhet on 25 March 2017 named Operation Twilight. He was commandant of the Bangladesh Military Academy.

References

  1. ↑ "Bangladesh commandos storm militants hideout". The Economic Times. 25 March 2017.
  2. ↑ "Gunshots, explosions heard as commando operation continues". Prothom Alo. 27 March 2017.
  3. ↑ "National Defence College". ndc.gov.bd. Archived from the original on 19 December 2024. Retrieved 1 November 2021.
  4. ↑ "NDC e-journal - October 2020" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 19 July 2022.
  5. 1 2 "Sylhet raid: What we know so far". Prothom Alo. 26 March 2017. Retrieved 26 March 2017.
  6. ↑ "Alumni news" (PDF). apcss.org. Archived (PDF) from the original on 27 March 2017. Retrieved 26 March 2017.
  7. ↑ "Indian Army chief takes salute of Bangladesh Military Academy cadets". bdnews24.com. 16 June 2015. Retrieved 26 March 2017.
  8. ↑ মাননীয় প্রধানমন্ত্রী কর্তৃক ১৭ পদাতিক ডিভিশনের অধীন ১টি পদাতিক ব্রিগেডসহ ৯টি ইউনিটের পতাকা উত্তোলন -. ISPR (Press release) (in Bengali). 23 November 2016. Archived from the original on 23 June 2024. Retrieved 23 June 2024.
  9. ↑ "Chief of neo-JMB blamed for Dhaka cafe attack killed in anti-terror operation in Sylhet". The Economic Times. 28 March 2017. Archived from the original on 23 June 2024. Retrieved 23 June 2024.
  10. ↑ "PM asks army to stay alert about internal, external threats". The Daily Star. 23 November 2016. Archived from the original on 10 May 2017. Retrieved 26 March 2017.
  11. ↑ "President Parade Held at Bangldesh [sic] Military Academy -" (Press release). 8 December 2018. Archived from the original on 23 June 2024. Retrieved 23 June 2024.