Moinul Hossain Chowdhury

Moinul Hossain Chowdhury, Bir Bikrom (12 November 1943 – 10 October 2010) was a Bangladesh Army officer who served as the adjutant general of the Bangladesh Army and an advisor of the caretaker government.

Military career

Pakistan Army Moinul Hossain Chowdhury joined the Pakistan Army in 1962. He was appointed a battalion sergeant major (BSM) in PMA. He was commissioned with the 30th PMA Long Course on 11 October 1964 in the 2nd East Bengal Regiment. He fought in the 1965 Indo-Pak War. He served as the ADC of the GOC of the 14th Infantry Division and East Pakistan Chief Martial Law Administrator Major General Khadim Hussain Raja. In 1970, he was promoted to the rank of major and was posted to the 2nd East Bengal Regiment.

Liberation War of Bangladesh Moinul Hossain Chowdhury was posted to the 2nd East Bengal Regiment in March 1971. At the end of March, he revolted from the Pakistan Army along with the 2nd East Bengal Regiment. He fought in Sector 2 till June. In June, when Z force was formed, he was appointed the commanding officer of the 1st East Bengal Regiment. He served there till August. In September, when S Force was formed, he was appointed the commanding officer of the 2nd East Bengal Regiment. On 16 December, he entered Dhaka with his battalion and established his headquarters at the Dhaka Stadium. On 10 January 1972, Sheikh Mujibur Rahman returned to Bangladesh then he gave him the guard of honour. In October 1972, he was promoted to the rank of lieutenant colonel.

After 3 weeks of his appointment as military secretary to the president, he was transferred to the 46th Independent Infantry Brigade as the brigade commander on 10 October 1972.

He was later promoted to the rank of major general in 1980. He was scheduled to serve as the GOC of the 11th Infantry Division, but President Zia was assassinated a few days before he was supposed to move. As a result, he did not sign the order of inquiry that he was supposed to; Ershad ended up signing it. Afterwards, he was sidelined as part of Lt. General Ershad's purge of Freedom Fighter officers.