Hamidul Haque

Hamidul Haque (born 23 June 1970) is a retired two-star officer of the Bangladesh Army who was booted of his duties as managing director of Bangladesh Machine Tools Factory. Prior to that, he served as the director general of the Directorate-General of Forces Intelligence and commanded two infantry brigades and one infantry division.

Early life Haque was born on 23 June 1970 in the village of Palakata in Eidgah Union, Eidgaon Upazila, Cox's Bazar District, East Pakistan, Pakistan. He completed his secondary school at Eidgah Model High School and high school at Chittagong College. He met residents of Khagrachari District and called for them to surrender any illegal weapons on 25 September 2018. He has also served as the college secretary of the National Defence College and member of the college's governing body. He became director general of the Directorate-General of Forces Intelligence in October 2022.

Haque was sent to mandatory retirement on 12 September 2024 along with two former director generals of the Directorate-General of Forces Intelligence, Lieutenant General Saiful Alam, and Lieutenant General Tabrez Shams. Major General Faizur Rahman replaced Haque as director general of Directorate-General of Forces Intelligence.

Role in Enforced Disappearances and Aynaghar Following the fall of the Sheikh Hasina administration in August 2024, the Commission of Inquiry on Enforced Disappearances was established on 27 August 2024 to investigate state-sponsored abductions and secret detention centers also known as Aynaghar. In its findings, the commission named Hamidul Haque among twenty-four officials alleged to have been involved in enforced disappearances, citing his role as the Director General of the Directorate General of Forces Intelligence from October 2022 until the collapse of the government in August 2024.

On 18 November 2024, acting on recommendations from the inquiry commission, the Security Services Division of the Ministry of Home Affairs instructed the Department of Immigration & Passports to cancel his passport to prevent travel abroad during ongoing investigations.

Personal life Haque is married to Nusrat Jahan Haque . The couple have three sons. Haque's second son won the sword of honour at the Bangladesh Military Academy in December 2025 with the 89th BMA long course.