Md Shawkat Imam

Md Shawkat Imam
Born (1961-05-20)20 May 1961
Tangail, East Pakistan
Died 25 February 2009(2009-02-25) (aged 47)
Dhaka, Bangladesh
Allegiance Bangladesh
Service/branch Bangladesh Army
Rank Colonel[1]

Md Shawkat Imam was a colonel in the Bangladesh Army, who held numerous posts including commanding UN peacekeeping operations. He was the Sector Commander of Bangladesh Rifles in Teknaf,[2] when he was killed in the 2009 Bangladesh Rifles Mutiny.[3][4]

Early life

He was born on 20 May 1961, in Tangail, East Pakistan.[5][6]

Career

He completed the Bangladesh Public Service Commission course.[7] He also served as commander of the Bangladesh Rifles battalion 23.[8] After the pro-democracy protests in Myanmar in 2007, the Junta deported Bangladeshi monks who were received by colonel Imam.[2]

Personal life

He was married to Nuzhat Ahsan, they had one daughter, Sumera Azreen.[9]

Death

He was killed in the 2009 Bangladesh Rifles Mutiny. He was buried with full state honour along with the other officers killed in the Mutiny at the National Parade Square.[10] He was buried in the Bangladesh Army Graveyard in Banani, Dhaka on 2 March 2009.[11][12]

References

  1. ↑ "Perpetrators to be brought to justice". thedailystar.net. The Daily Star. 8 March 2009. Retrieved 19 November 2016.
  2. 1 2 "12 more Bangladeshi monks deported from Burma - Kaladan Press Network". kaladanpress.org. Kaladan News. Retrieved 19 November 2016.
  3. ↑ "Officers, soldiers who were killed". thedailystar.net. The Daily Star. 5 November 2013. Retrieved 19 November 2016.
  4. ↑ "Army officers' janaza today". thedailystar.net. The Daily Star. 2 March 2009. Retrieved 19 November 2016.
  5. ↑ "Cablegate: Leahy Vetting for Para Military Training Exercise 09-1". scoop.co.nz. Scoop News. Retrieved 19 November 2016.
  6. ↑ "Leahy Vetting for Para Military Training Exercise 09-1 Course, October 12 - November 13". wikileaks.org. Wikileaks. 7 September 2016. Retrieved 19 November 2016.
  7. ↑ "bYTEBoss List_RAOWA_Member". byteboss.com. Retrieved 19 November 2016.
  8. ↑ "BDR pushes back 19 Burmese national to Burma - Kaladan Press Network". www.kaladanpress.org. Kaladan News. Retrieved 19 November 2016.
  9. ↑ Al-mahmood, Syed Zain. "Anniversary of a Mutiny". archive.thedailystar.net. The Daily Star. Retrieved 19 November 2016.
  10. ↑ "Janaza for 41 slain army officers, DG's wife tomorrow (Monday) at National Parade Square". highbeam.com. United News of Bangladesh. 1 March 2009. Retrieved 19 November 2016.
  11. ↑ "50 laid to rest with state honours". thedailystar.net. The Daily Star. 3 March 2009. Retrieved 19 November 2016.
  12. ↑ Akash, Jahangir Alam. Pain. Xlibris Corporation. p. 274. ISBN 9781456858032. Retrieved 19 November 2016.
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