Anwarul Momen

Anwarul Momen (Bengali: আনওয়ারুল মোমেন; (born 2 November 1965) was a two star rank Major General of Bangladesh Army.[1][2] His last appointment was Senior Directing Staff (Army-1)[3] at National Defence College.[4][5]

For other people with similar names, see Anwarul.

Major General (retired)

Anwarul Momen

SBP, OSP, rcds, psc
Native name
আনওয়ারুল মোমেন
Born (1965-11-02) 2 November 1965
Mymensingh, East Pakistan
Allegiance Bangladesh
Service/branch Bangladesh Army
Years of service1985-2021
Rank Major General
UnitBangladesh Infantry Regiment
Commands held
Battles/warsOperation Twilight
Awards Senabahini Padak (SBP)
Oshamanno Sheba Padak(OSP)

Career

Maj Gen Momen was commissioned with 12th BMA long course from Bangladesh Military Academy in 1985. Momen previously commanded a composite brigade.[6] He was the Military Secretary to Army Headquarters.[7] He was the GOC of 17th Infantry Division & area commander of Sylhet Area.[8] He commanded a raid on militant den in Sylhet on 25 March 2017 named Operation Twilight.[9][10][11] He was commandant of Bangladesh Military Academy.[12]

References
  1. "Bangladesh commandos storm militants hideout". The Economic Times. 25 March 2017.
  2. "Gunshots, explosions heard as commando operation continues". 27 March 2017.
  3. "National Defence College". ndc.gov.bd. Retrieved 1 November 2021.
  4. "NDC e-journal - October 2020" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 19 July 2022.
  5. "Sylhet raid: What we know so far". 27 March 2017.
  6. "Alumni news" (PDF). apcss.org. Retrieved 26 March 2017.
  7. "Indian Army chief takes salute of Bangladesh Military Academy cadets". bdnews24.com. Retrieved 26 March 2017.
  8. "মাননীয় প্রধানমন্ত্রী কর্তৃক ১৭ পদাতিক ডিভিশনের অধীন ১টি পদাতিক ব্রিগেডসহ ৯টি ইউনিটের পতাকা উত্তোলন -". 23 November 2016.
  9. "Sylhet raid: What we know so far". Prothom Alo. Archived from the original on 26 March 2017. Retrieved 26 March 2017.
  10. "Chief of neo-JMB blamed for Dhaka cafe attack killed in anti-terror operation in Sylhet". The Economic Times. 28 March 2017.
  11. "PM asks army to stay alert about internal, external threats". The Daily Star. 23 November 2016. Retrieved 26 March 2017.
  12. "President Parade Held at Bangldesh Military Academy -". 8 December 2018.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.