AKM Nazmul Hasan is a major general in the Bangladesh Army who is the incumbent director general of the Boarder Guards Bangladesh (BGB). Prior to that position, he served as director general of the

Bangladesh Ansar The Bangladesh Ansar (also known as the Ansar Bahini) is a paramilitary auxiliary force responsible for the preservation of internal security and law enforcement in Bangladesh. It is administered by the Ministry of Home Affairs of the Government ...

and

Village Defence Party The Village Defence Party (VDPs) is a law enforcement force in Bangladesh, organised in distinct units at the level of individual villages and urban towns. It is administered by the Home Ministry of the central Government of Bangladesh. Although do ...

. He also served as general officer commanding (GOC) of 11th Infantry Division and area commander, Bogura Area.

Early life and education

Hasan was born on 2 January 1969 in

Faridpur District Faridpur District ( bn, ফরিদপুর জেলা) is a district in south-central Bangladesh. It is a part of the Dhaka Division. It is bounded by the Padma River to its northeast. The district was named after Farīd-ud-Dīn Masʿūd, ...

East Pakistan East Pakistan was a Pakistani province established in 1955 by the One Unit Scheme, One Unit Policy, renaming the province as such from East Bengal, which, in modern times, is split between India and Bangladesh. Its land borders were with India ...

, Pakistan. He completed his Bachelor of Science degree from the

University of Chittagong The University of Chittagong ( bn, চট্টগ্রাম বিশ্ববিদ্যালয়, caṭṭagram bishwabidyalay) is a public research university with multidisciplinary faculties situated across a 1754-acres hilly landmas ...

and Masters on Defence Studies (MDS) degree from the

National University A national university is mainly a university created or managed by a government, but which may also at the same time operate autonomously without direct control by the state. Some national universities are associated with national cultural or po ...

. He has also completed Army Staff Course from

Defence Services Command and Staff College The Defence Services Command and Staff College (DSCSC) is situated at Batalanda, Makola (South) 12 Kilometers away from Colombo and its aim to develop the professional knowledge and understanding of experienced officers of the Sri Lanka Army, Sri ...

and National Defence Course from National Defence College.

Career

Hasan joined

Bangladesh Military Academy Bangladesh Military Academy (BMA) is the officers training institute for the officer cadets of Bangladesh Army. It is located in Bhatiary, near Chittagong Hill Tracts, in the Chittagong District of south-east Bangladesh, about 13 kilometres ...

with 18th BMA Long course in 15 July 1986 and was commissioned on 24 June 1988 in the infantry corp. Hasan served as the General Staff Officer Grade-3 (Training) at the

School of Infantry and Tactics School of Infantry and Tactics is a Bangladesh army infantry and special forces training institute. The institute was founded in 1973 and is based in Jalalabad Cantonment. History The institute was formed on 19 March 1973 at Comilla Cantonment. I ...

. He carried out counter insurgency activities in

Rangamati district Rangamati Hill District ( Chakma:𑄢𑄋𑄟𑄖𑄴𑄳𑄠 ;) is a district in south-eastern Bangladesh. It is a part of the Chattogram Division, and the town of Rangamati serves as the headquarters of the district. By area, Rangamati is ...

in the 1990s during the

Chittagong Hill Tracts conflict The Chittagong Hill Tracts conflict was a political and armed conflict between the government of Bangladesh and the Parbatya Chattagram Jana Samhati Samiti (United People's Party of the Chittagong Hill Tracts) and its armed wing, the Shanti Bah ...

. He served as the Quarter Master General of Bangladesh Army's Composite Brigade. At Bangladesh Army Headquarters, he served as the Deputy Provost Marshal. He was the Colonel General Staff at

Comilla Cantonment Cumilla Cantonment ( bn, কুমিল্লা সেনানিবাস) is a cantonment located near Mainamati, Cumilla city in Bangladesh. The personnel of Bangladesh Army with local civilian inhabit here. The 33rd Infantry Division HQ is ...

. He served as the Dhaka Detachment commander. Hasan served as GOC of Bogura Area for more than 2 years. He also served as Director of Counter Intelligence Bureau at

Directorate General of Forces Intelligence The Directorate General of Forces Intelligence ( bn, প্রতিরক্ষা গোয়েন্দা মহাপরিদপ্তর), commonly known as DGFI, is the military intelligence agency of the Bangladesh Armed Forces, tas ...

. Nazmul served in the

United Nations Mission in Bosnia and Herzegovina The United Nations Mission in Bosnia and Herzegovina (UNMIBH) was an international organization formed under the United Nations Security Council Resolution 1035 on 21 December 1995. It completed its mandate on 31 December 2002, when it was succeed ...

as a platoon commander in 1994 at Bihac Pocket and Officer Commanding of Sector Reserve at Nyala, Darfur, Sudan in 2010. Hasan has commanded infantry battalions and military police units. Hasan was the General officer commanding of the 11th Infantry Division based in Bogra Cantonment. Hasan join Bangladesh Ansar and VDP on 21 July 2022. He replaced Major General

Mizanur Rahman Shamim Mizanur Rahman Shamim ( bn, মিজানুর রহমান শামীম) is a Major General in the Bangladesh Army who is currently the GOC of 24 infantry division. Prior to join the current appointment, he served as Director General of ...

. He is also the Chairman of Ansar-VDP Unnayan Bank. On 17th January, 2023 Govt appoint Hasan as the Director General of Boarder Guards Bangladesh, a paramilitary unit responsible for guarding the borders of Bangladesh.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Nazmul Hasan, A K M Living people Bangladesh Army generals Director Generals of Bangladesh Ansar 1969 births National Defense College alumni People from Faridpur District Director Generals of Border Guards Bangladesh University of Chittagong alumni