Mohammad Wahidul Haque is former Army and police officer. He is the former Director General of

National Security Intelligence The Directorate General of National Security Intelligence ( bn, জাতীয় নিরাপত্তা গোয়েন্দা সংস্থা, Jātīẏa nirāpattā gōẏēndā saṅghastha), commonly known as the NSI, is the ...

, the main civilian intelligence agency of Bangladesh.

Career

Haque received commission in the Pakistan Army in 1966. In 1971, Haque was an officer, Captain, of

Pakistan Army The Pakistan Army (, ) is the Army, land service branch of the Pakistan Armed Forces. The roots of its modern existence trace back to the British Indian Army that ceased to exist following the partition of India, Partition of British India, wh ...

stationed in

Rangpur Cantonment Rangpur Cantonment ( bn, রংপুর সেনানিবাস) is a cantonment located in Rangpur, Bangladesh. It is the headquarter of 66th Infantry Division of Bangladesh Army. History The mass of the city of Rangpur were protesting a ...

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 ...

. He was the

adjutant Adjutant is a military appointment given to an officer who assists the commanding officer with unit administration, mostly the management of human resources in an army unit. The term is used in French-speaking armed forces as a non-commission ...

of the 29th Cavalry Regiment. After the start of

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 ...

in March 1971, his unit launched a crackdown on protests killing many. He was transferred to

West Pakistan West Pakistan ( ur, , translit=Mag̱ẖribī Pākistān, ; bn, পশ্চিম পাকিস্তান, translit=Pôścim Pakistan) was one of the two Provincial exclaves created during the One Unit Scheme in 1955 in Pakistan. It was d ...

. After the Independence of Bangladesh in 1971, he returned to Bangladesh and joined

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 ...

in 1973. He was sent to forced retirement from the Army. In October 1976, Haque joined

Bangladesh Police The Bangladesh Police ( bn, বাংলাদেশ পুলিশ) of the People's Republic of Bangladesh is a law enforcement agency, operating under the Ministry of Home Affairs. It plays a crucial role in maintaining peace, and enforcement ...

with the rank of Assistant Superintendent. In 1988, he was appointed the Commissioner of Chittagong Metropolitan Police. In 1991, he was appointed Director of National Security Intelligence. In 1996 he became the acting Director General of National Security Intelligence. He served in that capacity till 1997 when he was made the Director General of Department of Immigration and Passports. He appointment was re-confirmed and extended in 2002. In October 2005, he retired from active duty with the rank of additional inspector general of police. On 24 April 2018, Haque was arrested from his residence in

Baridhara DOHS Baridhara DOHS is a neighborhood in Baridhara, Dhaka, Bangladesh Bangladesh (}, ), officially the People's Republic of Bangladesh, is a country in South Asia. It is the eighth-most populous country in the world, with a population exceed ...

over in the role in the

Bangladesh Genocide The Bangladesh genocide began on 25 March 1971 with the launch of Operation Searchlight, as the government of Pakistan, dominated by West Pakistan, began a military crackdown on East Pakistan (now Bangladesh) to suppress Bengali people, ...

during the Bangladesh Liberation war. Investigation in the massacre of Bengali and Santal civilians by soldiers based in Rangpur cantonment began in 2016. On 16 October 2019, the International Crimes Tribunal ordered the beginning of his criminal trial for war crimes. He pleaded not guilty to the charges.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Haque, Mohammad Wahidul Living people Bangladesh Army officers Pakistan Army officers Bangladeshi police officers Directors General of National Security Intelligence Year of birth missing (living people)