Rezzakul Haider Chowdhury

Rezzakul Haider Chowdhury
Allegiance Bangladesh
Service/branch Bangladesh Army
Rank Major General
Commands held Director of Directorate General of Forces Intelligence[1]

Rezzakul Haider Chowdhury is a Bangladesh Army officer who is the former Director of Directorate General of Forces Intelligence.[2][3] He was sentenced to death in the 10-Truck Arms and Ammunition Haul in Chittagong on 2014.[4] The arms were destined for ULFA rebels in India.[5] He held meetings with officials of ARY Group and the Pakistan intelligence agency ISI regarding the smuggling of arms.[6] He maintained regular contact with Tarique Rahman while at Directorate General of Forces Intelligence.[7] He is currently in prison.[8] He was a former directors general National Security Intelligence.[9]

References

  1. ↑ "Bangladesh Islamist leader sentenced to death". aljazeera.com. Retrieved 7 October 2016.
  2. ↑ "Bangladesh court sentences 14 to death in arms smuggling case". dw.com. Deutsche Welle. Retrieved 7 October 2016.
  3. ↑ "Ex-CUFL GM faints, Rezzakul says verdict 'dictated'". thedailystar.net. The Daily Star. 30 January 2014. Retrieved 7 October 2016.
  4. ↑ Ahmed, Farid. "Bangladesh ex-politicians, army officers sentenced to death - CNN.com". cnn.com. CNN. Retrieved 7 October 2016.
  5. ↑ "Bangladesh court sentences 14 to death over 2004 arms smuggling". reuters.com. Reuters. 30 January 2017. Retrieved 7 October 2016.
  6. ↑ "ISI in thick of things". thedailystar.net. The Daily Star. 30 January 2014. Retrieved 7 October 2016.
  7. ↑ "'Rezzakul was in touch with Tarique'". bdnews24.com. Retrieved 7 October 2016.
  8. ↑ "News Details". www.bssnews.net. Retrieved 7 October 2016.
  9. ↑ "2 ex-DGs of NSI to be quizzed at jail gate". thedailystar.net. The Daily Star. 18 April 2011. Retrieved 7 October 2016.


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