Siddiqur Rahman Sarker
Siddiqur Rahman Sarker | |
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Allegiance | Bangladesh |
Rank | Major General |
Commands held | Principal Staff Officer of AFD |
Siddiqur Rahman Sarker is a thwo-star rank rank Bangladesh Army officer and present Engineer-in-Chief of Bangladesh Army.[1] He is also the incumbent commandant of Military Institute of Science and Technology.[2]
Early Life & Education
Sarkar was born 10 August 1963 in Narsingdi, East Pakistan. On 22 January 1982 he joined Bangladesh Military Academy. He was commissioned on 23 December 1983 in the corps of Engineers of Bangladesh Army. He did his undergraduate and graduate in Civil Engineering from Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology. He also graduated from Defence Services Command and Staff College, National University of Bangladesh and Osmania University.[3]
Career
He held a number of command posts in Bangladesh Army. He commanded the 16 Engineer Construction Battalion, a battalion of Bangladesh Border Guards and 14 Independent Engineer Brigade and Area Commander, Logistics Area. He was promoted to Major General on 1 January 2013. He was made commandant of Military Institute of Science and Technology and Engineer-in-Chief of Bangladesh Army.[3]
Awards
he has received two notable awards[3]
- President Border Guard Medal for role as sector commander after the Bangladesh Rifles Mutiny.
- Sena Gourab Padak from Bangladesh Army for his service from 2011 to 2012.
References
- ↑ "Padma Bridge: Expansion of 55km link road starts". thedailystar.net. The Daily Star. 18 November 2016. Retrieved 21 December 2016.
- ↑ "Flying fine". thedailystar.net. The Daily Star. 16 February 2014. Retrieved 21 December 2016.
- 1 2 3 Haque], MIST ICT Directorate (ict.mist.ac.bd) [Humayon Kabir Pavel & Mazharul (30 May 2015). "Maj Gen Md Siddiqur Rahman". Department of Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering (NAME). Retrieved 21 December 2016.