M. Atiqur Rahman (1 September 1931 – 20 December 2023) was a lieutenant general and Bangladesh's Chief of Army Staff from 1986 to 1990.
Lieutenant General (Retd.) M. Atiqur Rahman | |
|---|---|
| 6th Chief of Army Staff | |
| In office 1 September 1986 – 31 August 1990 | |
| President | Hussain Muhammad Ershad |
| Prime Minister | Mizanur Rahman Chowdhury Moudud Ahmed Kazi Zafar Ahmed |
| Preceded by | Hussain Muhammad Ershad |
| Succeeded by | Nuruddin Khan |
| 4th Director General of Bangladesh Rifles | |
| In office 15 December 1977 – 30 June 1982 | |
| Preceded by | Quazi Golam Dastgir |
| Succeeded by | R. A. M. Golam Muktadir |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1 September 1931 Murshidabad, Bengal, British India (now West Bengal, India) |
| Died | 20 December 2023 (aged 92) Dhaka, Bangladesh |
| Nationality | Bangladeshi |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance |  Bangladesh Pakistan (before 1971) |
| Branch/service | 
Bangladesh Rifles Bangladesh Army Pakistan Army |
| Years of service | 1954-1990 |
| Rank |  Lieutenant General |
| Unit | Regiment of Artillery |
| Commands |
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| Battles/wars | Bangladesh Liberation War (As P.O.W.) Chittagong Hill Tracts Conflict 1982 coup d'état |
Early life edit
M. Atiqur Rahman studied at Union Academy, Delhi. He attended Gordon College, Rawalpindi.
Military career edit
Atiqur Rahman was commissioned in 1954 in the Pakistan Army's artillery regiment.
Rahman did not join the Bangladesh Liberation War, as he was held as a prisoner of war (POW). He returned from Pakistan in 1974 and was allowed to join the Bangladesh Army. He was the second returned Pakistan officer to become Bangladesh's Chief of Army Staff after Ershad.
During the assassination of Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, he was a colonel and later a brigade commander of Chittagong.
Rahman served as director general of the Bangladesh Rifles (now the Bangladesh Border Guard) from 1977 to 1982.[1]
Rahman being the senior most major general Ershad promoted M Atiqur him to the rank of Lieutenant General and appointed him as Chief of Army Staff of the Bangladesh Army on 1 September 1986.[2]
Rahman retired from the Bangladesh Army with full military honours in August 1990. He was succeeded by Nuruddin Khan as appointed by President Hussain Muhammad Ershad.
Later life and death edit
After retirement General Atiqur Rahman stayed away from public eye and did not pursue a political career.
Atiqur Rahman died from a heart attack in Dhaka, on 20 December 2023, at the age of 92.[3]
References edit
- ^ "বর্ডার গার্ড বাংলাদেশ". www.bgb.gov.bd. Retrieved 18 February 2023.
- ^ The Army Quarterly and Defence Journal. West of England Press. 1988. p. 323.
- ^ Bangladesh Army condoles death of ex-army chief Atiqur Rahman