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in 1977. During his long 40-year career, he served in a variety of command, staff and instructor appointments and was widely known for effectively handling critical issues. He served as Chief
Instructor of Armed Forces war course (AFWC) wing of National Defence College Bangladesh. After reorganizing
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who was killed in the mutiny. He re-established the chain of command in the force and initiated the trial of the mutiny in a very short time. He transformed working environment of the traditional border force with new laws and positive culture. He oversaw the change in name of
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838:"President of Bangladesh Archery Federation Lieutenant General (Retd) Md Mainul Islam speaking as the chief guest at the opening ceremony of the Teer 3rd National Youth Archery Championship at Shaheed Ahsan Ullah Master Stadium in Tongi, Gazipur on Saturday"
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Bangladesh, he was promoted to lieutenant general and was made Chief of General Staff at the Army Headquarters. He planned and transformed Bangladesh Army to be more professional and better equipped. In July 2015 he was made the
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from 28 February 2009 to 9 May 2010 and was given the responsibility of reorganizing the mutiny devastated force. He had replaced
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459:(born 4 December 1959) is a retired
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