Ziaul Ahsan () is a 2 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 is an incumbent Director General of

National Telecommunication Monitoring Centre National Telecommunication Monitoring Centre is a national-level intelligence agency of Bangladesh responsible for monitoring, collecting, and recording information and communication data. It is also responsible for the interception of electronic ...

(NTMC). He previously served as additional director general (ADG) of Rapid Action Battalion (RAB). While he was serving as the additional director general of RAB, he was transferred as the DDG of Directorate General of Forces Intelligence (DGFI). Later, he was attached to NSI as the director (internal affairs).

Career

Army

Ahsan joined Bangladesh Army as a commissioned officer on 21 June 1991. He was a graduate of BMA's 24th long course. He is a commando and skydiver.

Rapid Action Battalion

Ahsan joined RAB-2 as its company commander on Mar 5, 2009. He was a major then. He was elevated to the rank of

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the same year and took charge as director of RAB's intelligence wing on Aug 27, 2010. He was made RAB's additional director general (operations) on Dec 7, 2013 after being promoted to

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. He is the only army official who has remained outside the Bangladesh Army for maximum period of time. On 29 April 2014, Ahsan ordered Lieutenant Colonel

Tareque Sayeed Lieutenant Colonel (Dismissed) Tareque Sayeed Mohammad is a former Bangladeshi Army officer who was convicted in the Murders of the Narayanganj Seven, Narayanganj Seven murder case. He was the commanding officer of Bangladesh elite force Rapid A ...

and Major Arif Hossain to kill Narayanganj City Corporation councilor Nazrul Islam, who had given the

Seven Murders of the Narayanganj Narayanganj Seven Murder was the enforced disappearance and murder of seven people including a panel-mayor of Narayanganj City Corporation and a lawyer in April 2014. 27 Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) members, including three top RAB 11 officials, ...

contract to Colonel Tareque. Ahsan denied any involvement with the whole affair. Ahsan led a number of operations over last seven-and-a-half years. He played a role in the repatriation of Nur Hossain, main accused in the

Narayanganj Seven Murder Narayanganj Seven Murder was the enforced disappearance and murder of seven people including a panel-mayor of Narayanganj City Corporation and a lawyer in April 2014. 27 Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) members, including three top RAB 11 officials, w ...

case from Kolkata. He was praised for his role in recovering Tk 160 million looted money, preventing theft and trade in newborns, drives against adulteration, and preserving wildlife by RAB in a press release.

Awards and recognition

He was awarded the Bangladesh Police Medal (BPM) in 2010 and the President Police Medal (PPM) in 2011.

References

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