Jahangir Alam Chowdhury

Who is Jahangir Alam Chowdhury?

Lieutenant General Jahangir Alam Chowdhury, is a former three-star general of the Bangladesh Army and former Chief of the Border Guard Bangladesh during the conflicts with Border Security Force of India and skirmishes with Banga Sena militant group in the Bangladesh–India border.

A former Principal Staff Officer of the Army of Bangladesh he was elevated to the position of Quartermaster General at the same time General Moeen U Ahmed, the Chief of the Army was made first serving 4 Star General in the history of Bangladesh. He is widely known to be credited to have gone to the Presidential Palace to ask the President of Bangladesh to declare the State of emergency which led to the Events of 2008 that brought the military in power