A. L. M. Fazlur Rahman is a retired Bangladesh Army officer and former director general of the Bangladesh Rifles. Since retirement, he has been working as a security analyst in Bangladesh.

Career

Rahman was a member of the Mukti Bahini and fought in the

Bangladesh Liberation war The Bangladesh Liberation War ( bn, মুক্তিযুদ্ধ, , also known as the Bangladesh War of Independence, or simply the Liberation War in Bangladesh) was a revolution and War, armed conflict sparked by the rise of the Benga ...

. He was trained in the Mukti Bahini camp in Pyrdiwah. He was made the chief of Bangladesh Rifles on 29 February 2000, a post he held until 11 July 2001. During his tenure, he advocated for a "hardline" on border issues with neighboring countries. He was the head of BDR, at 8 January, Myanmar was constructing a dam near the Naf River, Fazlur Rahman and his forces decided to use military force when diplomatic talks failed. After heavy casualties, the Burmese general asked for a ceasefire; thus the clash ended. on 16 April 2001, the BDR recaptured Padua/Pyrdiwah from India, in the

2001 Bangladesh–India border clashes The 2001 Bangladesh–India border clashes were a series of armed skirmishes between India and Bangladesh in April 2001. The clashes took place between troops of the Bangladesh Rifles (BDR) and the Indian Border Security Force (BSF) on the poor ...

. The Indian Border Security Force accused him of being the main cause of the incident. He founded the citizens organisation Nirdolio Jono Andolon in April 2004. He is a founding member of Mainamati Golf and Country Club in Comilla. He has expressed an anti-Indian opinion and has spoken out against India's influence in Bangladesh.

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