The Director General of Forces Intelligence is the head of the Directorate General of Forces Intelligence, the main defence intelligence agency of Bangladesh.

History In 1977, the Directorate General of Forces Intelligence underwent significant reorganization, transitioning from the Minister of Defense to the Director of Martial Law Control Communication and Control Center under Wing Commander Muhammad Hamidullah Khan. As part of this transformation, the agency's headquarters was relocated to Dhaka Cantonment, establishing it as the principal intelligence arm of the defense forces.

Officially adopting its current name in 1977, the DGFI predominantly comprises military officers from all three branches of the Bangladesh Armed Forces, while also employing a select number of civilian staff. The agency's primary mission is to provide timely and accurate intelligence and tactical support to the Armed Forces commands. Although the DGFI's budget remains classified, it is reported to have the largest financial allocation among intelligence agencies in the country, underscoring its critical role in national security and defense.

List of director generals

#RankNameStart of termEnd of term Director1Brigadier General Abdur Rauf197219752Colonel Jamil Uddin Ahmad197519753Air Vice Marshal Aminul Islam Khan19751977 Director-Martial Law Communication and Control Center4Wing Commander Muhammad Hamidullah Khan19771978 List of Director General (DG) of Directorate General of Forces Intelligence (DGFI)5Major General Mohabbat Jan Chowdhury197919816Mohammad Abdul Hamid198119877Mohammad Abdul Latif1987199016A S M Nazrul Islam1999200117Mohammad Abdul Halim2001200318Rezzakul Haider Chowdhury2003200419Sadik Hasan Rumi2004200620A T M Amin2006200721Brigadier General Chowdhury Fazlul Bari2007200822Major General Golam Mohammad2008200923Molla Fazle Akbar2009201124Sheikh Mamun Khaled2011201325 Mohammad Akbar Hossain2013201726Mohammad Saiful Abedin2017202027Mohammad Saiful Alam2020202128Ahmed Tabrez Shams Chowdhury2021202229Hamidul Haque2022202430Md. Faizur Rahman202414 October, 202431Jahangir Alam14 October, 202422 February 202632Mohammad Kaiser Rashid Chowdhury23 February 2026Present

References

External links