Sadiqur Rahman Chowdhury was a retired Bangladesh Army

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and former Director General of

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Career

In the late 1950s and the early 1960s, Chowdhury played at the Azad Sporting Club and patronized the Sonali Otit Club. Chowdhury was commission on 14 October 1961 in the Pakistan Army as part of the 24th Long Course of the

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. In 1981, Chowdhury served as the Military Secretary of the President of Bangladesh. From 30 March 1982 to 11 August 1983, chairperson the Cadet Colleges Governing Body. Chowdhury served as the chairman of the

National Sports Council The National Sports Council (NSC) is the national overseer of the control authorities of 41 different sports in Bangladesh. It is responsible to the Bangladesh Ministry of Youth and Sports and is based in Purana Paltan, Dhaka Dhaka ( or ...

in 1983. Chowdhury was an advisor of

Muktijoddha Sangsad Muktijoddha Sangsad a non-political welfare association of the combatants during the Bangladesh Liberation War formed on 13 February 1972. The organisation has a football club, Muktijoddha Sangsad KC, named after itself. History After the Par ...

in 1984. In 1985, he was the General officer commanding of the 55th Infantry Division. In 1987, he was the chief coordinator of the government efforts during the 1987 flood in Bangladesh. He was the General officer commanding of the 11th Infantry Division based in Bogra Cantonment. In 1988, he was the Zonal Martial Law Administrator (ZMLA) of zone E in Jessore Area. He led a Bangladeshi delegation to Pakistan and met President

Muhammad Zia-ul-Haq General Muhammad Zia-ul-Haq HI, GCSJ, ร.ม.ภ, (Urdu: ; 12 August 1924 – 17 August 1988) was a Pakistani four-star general and politician who became the sixth President of Pakistan following a coup and declaration of martial law in ...

. From 1 July 1988 to 23 September 1990, Chowdhury served as the Director General of

. From 1987 to 1990, he served as the chairman of the National Sports Council.

Death

Chowdhury died on 3 November 2008 at the

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and was buried Banani Military Graveyard.

References

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