Abul Hossain, ndc, psc, is a retired three-star rank

Bangladesh Army The Bangladesh Army is the land warfare branch and the largest component of the Bangladesh Armed Forces. The primary mission of the Army is to provide necessary forces and capabilities to deliver the Bangladeshi government's security and def ...

officer. He was a lieutenant general. He served as the director general of

Border Guards Bangladesh Border Guards Bangladesh (BGB) are a paramilitary force responsible for the border security of Bangladesh. The force is known as "The Vigilant Sentinels of the National Frontier". The BGB is entrusted with the responsibility to defend the borde ...

. Before that he served as military secretary to

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Md Abdul Hamid and as Engineer-in-chief at Army Headquarters, Commandant of

Military Institute of Science and Technology Military Institute of Science and Technology (MIST) ( bn, মিলিটারি ইনস্টিটিউট অফ সায়েন্স অ্যান্ড টেকনোলজি) is a prestigious public engineering university in Ba ...

, Chief Engineer of

Dhaka City Corporation Dhaka City Corporation (DCC) was the former self-governing corporation that was entrusted with the task of administering the municipal affairs of Dhaka. The incorporated area was divided into several wards. Each ward has an elected ward commissio ...

, Director of Special Works Organization and Director of Works & Chief Engineer of the Bangladesh Army. He was also ex-officio Chairman of Shimanto Bank which is a sister concern of

BGB Welfare Trust BGB may refer to: * Bürgerliches Gesetzbuch, the civil code of Germany * Border Guard Bangladesh, a paramilitary force responsible for Bangladesh's border security * Bauern-, Gewerbe- und Bürgerpartei, a former political party in Switzerland (1 ...

Education

Major General Abul Hossain joined

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on 1 February 1980 and was commissioned on 27 December 1981 in the Corps of Engineers of Bangladesh Army.

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civil engineering Civil engineering is a professional engineering discipline that deals with the design, construction, and maintenance of the physical and naturally built environment, including public works such as roads, bridges, canals, dams, airports, sewage ...

from the

Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology, commonly known by the acronym BUET, is a public technological research university in Dhaka, Bangladesh. Founded in 1876 as the Dacca Survey School, it is the oldest institution for the study ...

(BUET). He obtained a

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(MBA) from

American International University-Bangladesh American International University-Bangladesh ( bn, আমেরিকান ইন্টারন্যাশনাল ইউনিভার্সিটি-বাংলাদেশ), commonly known by its acronym AIUB, is accredited and one of ...

and Masters in

Defence Studies Military science is the study of military processes, institutions, and behavior, along with the study of warfare, and the theory and application of organized coercive force. It is mainly focused on theory, method, and practice of producing mil ...

(MDS) from

Bangladesh National University The National University of Bangladesh ( bn, জাতীয় বিশ্ববিদ্যালয়, বাংলাদেশ ) is a public university of Bangladesh that was established by an Act of Parliament as an affiliating University ...

. He is qualified in M Phil Part-I from

Bangladesh University of Professionals Bangladesh University of Professionals (BUP) is the 31st public university of Bangladesh (according to University Grants Commission of Bangladesh), located in Mirpur Cantonment, Dhaka. It is the first public university of Bangladesh to be run by ...

(BUP). He has undergone many military courses both at home and in abroad; notable ones are Junior Officer Combat Engineering course in China, Battalion Commander Command Course in Turkey, International Border Security & Management Briefing Programmed Course in UK and Advance Security Cooperation 08-1 Execution Course in

Asia-Pacific Center for Security Studies The Daniel K. Inouye Asia-Pacific Center for Security Studies (DKI APCSS) is a U.S. Department of Defense institute that officially opened Sept. 4, 1995, in Honolulu, Hawaii. The Center addresses regional and global security issues, inviting militar ...

(APCSS). He is a graduate of the Defence Service Command and Staff College and the National Defence College at Mirpur Cantonment. He has number of publications in his credit, notable one is "Carbon Mitigation: Clean Coal Through carbon capture & storage under clean development mechanism for energy and climate security in Bangladesh".

Military career

Hossain served in different engineer battalions. He served as Officer Commanding of 33 Field Company Engineers and Project Officer of Road construction Project at Chimbuk-Thanchi road in

Chittagong Hill Tracts The Chittagong Hill Tracts ( bn, পার্বত্য চট্টগ্রাম, Parbotto Chottogram), often shortened to simply the Hill Tracts and abbreviated to CHT, are group of districts within the Chittagong Division in southeast ...

. He was Brigade Major of an Independent Engineer Brigade and Grade2 Staff officer of Engineer in Chief Branch at Army Headquarters. He was also Sector Commander of Border Guard Bangladesh. He was chief instructor in Engineer Centre & School of Military Engineering. He was the Director of Special Works Organization and Director Works and Chief Engineer of Army Headquarters. He also served as Commanding Officer of ECSME Training Battalion and Commanding officer of 17 Engineer Construction Battalion. He has done his UN mission as commanding officer of EOD Battalion in Kuwait (OKP-11) at the year of 2000–02. He was Chief Engineer of

and Commandant of

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. He was also the Commandant of

. He also served as Engineer in Chief at Army Headquarters. He joined

Bangabhaban The Bangabhaban ( bn, বঙ্গভবন ''Bôngobhôbôn'', lit. ''House of Bengal'') is the official residence and principal workplace of the president of Bangladesh, located on Bangabhaban Road, and short road connecting Dilkusha, Dhaka, ...

as military secretary to

Md Abdul Hamid in January 2014. He was appointed as director general of the

Border Guard Bangladesh Border Guards Bangladesh (BGB) are a paramilitary force responsible for the border security of Bangladesh. The force is known as "The Vigilant Sentinels of the National Frontier". The BGB is entrusted with the responsibility to defend the borde ...

on 2 November 2016. On 8 March 2018, he was brought back to the army and on 14th March he went to retirement. He elevated to Lt. General from Major General rank on the last day of his service.

UN Mission

He served in the

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. From 2000 to 2002 he commanded 17 Engineer Construction Battalion and

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Battalion in

Kuwait Kuwait (; ar, الكويت ', or ), officially the State of Kuwait ( ar, دولة الكويت '), is a country in Western Asia. It is situated in the northern edge of Eastern Arabia at the tip of the Persian Gulf, bordering Iraq to the nort ...

(OKP-11).

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Hossain, Abul Living people Bangladesh Army generals Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology alumni 1962 births Director Generals of Border Guards Bangladesh American International University-Bangladesh alumni Engineers in Chief of the Bangladesh Army