Sofi Ahmed Chowdhury

Sofi Ahmed Chowdhury
6th Director General of Bangladesh Rifles
In office
17 July 1985 – 30 June 1988
PresidentHussain Muhammad Ershad
Prime MinisterAtaur Rahman Khan
Mizanur Rahman Chowdhury
Moudud Ahmed
Preceded byR. A. M. Golam Muktadir
Succeeded bySadiqur Rahman Chowdhury
Military service
Allegiance Bangladesh
 Pakistan (before 1971)
Branch/service
Years of service
1958–1988
RankMajor General
UnitFrontier Force Regiment (Before 1971)
East Bengal Regiment
Commands
Battles/warsBangladesh Liberation War

Sofi Ahmed Chowdhury is a retired two-star rank Bangladesh Army officer and former director general of the Bangladesh Rifles.

Career

Chowdhury was the general officer commanding of the 33 Infantry Division of the Bangladesh Army. He was the martial law administrator of the Comilla region. He served as the director general of the Bangladesh Rifles from 17 July 1985 to 30 June 1988.

References

  1. ↑ Near East/South Asia Report. Foreign Broadcast Information Service. 1986. p. 79. Retrieved 22 January 2017.
  2. ↑ A Hand Book of Martial Law Proclamations, Regulations, Orders, and Instructions, 1982: As Modified Up to the 31st December 1986. Deputy Controller, Bangladesh Forms and Publications Office. 1988. p. 29. Retrieved 22 January 2017.
  3. ↑ "Border Guard Bangladesh". bgb.gov.bd. Archived from the original on 26 November 2016. Retrieved 22 January 2017.