Mohammad Saiful Alam

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Mohammad Saiful Alam
File:Saiful Alam at the Lebukhali Cantonment (PID-0045737) (cropped).jpg
Saiful Alam at the Barisal Cantonment
Born (1967-01-11) 11 January 1967 (age 59)
Gopalganj, East Pakistan, Pakistan
AllegianceFile:Flag of Bangladesh.svg Bangladesh
BranchFile:Flag of the Bangladesh Army.svg Bangladesh Army
Service years1986–2024
RankFile:Bangladesh-army-OF-8.svg Lieutenant General
File:BD Army Lieutenant General Star Plate.svg
UnitEast Bengal Regiment
Commands
AwardsSword of Honour (BMA)
File:Army Medal Bar.png Senabahini Padak (SBP)
File:Extraordiary Service Medal.png Oshamanno Sheba Padak (OSP)
File:Army Medal of Excellence Bar.png Sena Utkorsho Padak (SUP)

Mohammad Saiful Alam [a] is a retired three-star general in the Bangladesh Army, who was booted of his duties as the ambassador at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.[1][2] He was the antecedent commandant of National Defence College. He also served as the quartermaster general of army and the director general of the Directorate General of Forces Intelligence.[3][4] Moreover, Alam commanded two infantry divisions.[5][6][7]

Early life

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Saiful Alam was born in Gopalganj. He has passed his SSC and HSC from Jhenidah Cadet College in 1982 and 1984 respectively.[citation needed]

Career

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Alam was commissioned on 27 June 1986 in the 14th Bangladesh Military Academy Long Course. He won the Sword of Honour and Academic Gold Medal in his BMA long course.[4] He has commanded an infantry brigade under 11th Infantry Division. After serving as the general officer commanding of 11th Infantry Division and area commander, Bogura Area in Bogra Cantonment, he was appointed as Director General of Directorate General of Forces Intelligence (DGFI) on 28 February 2020.[8] Prior to his duties in Bogra, he was the general officer commanding (GOC) of 7th Infantry Division and area commander of Barishal Area, Barisal Sheikh Hasina cantonment.[9][10] He served as the Directing Staff of Defence Services Command & Staff College, Mirpur. He also served as the Commandant of the Bangladesh Military Academy (BMA) and School of Infantry & Tactics (SI&T). He was a Platoon Commander in Bangladesh Military Academy (BMA).

On 5 July 2021, Alam was appointed the Quarter Master General of Bangladesh Army in Army Headquarters .[11]

On 29 January 2024, he was appointed as the Commandant of National Defence College (NDC), Bangladesh. In August 2024, he was posted to Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

Controversies

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On 3 September 2024 his bank account has been seized by Bangladesh Financial Intelligence Unit (BFIU) of Bangladesh Bank. At the same time, the account in the name of his wife and children and the bank account of the business owned by them have also been asked to be suspended.[12] On 11 September 2024 he was sent into Mandatory retirement.[13] Two former director generals of Directorate-General of Forces Intelligence, Major general Hamidul Haque, and Lieutenant general Ahmed Tabrez Shams Chowdhury, were also sent into forced retirement with him.[14] On 27 February 2025, joint forces seize Tk2.42 crore from his house. [15]

References

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Footnotes

  1. ^ SBP OSP SUP afwc psc PhD

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