Md Saiful Alam

Mohammad Saiful Alam is a lieutenant general in the Bangladesh Army and Quarter Master General (QMG) of Bangladesh Army in Army Headquarters. He is the former Director General of Directorate General of Forces Intelligence (DGFI).^[1] He also served as General Officer Commanding (GOC), 11 Infantry Division & Area Commander, Bogura Area.^[2]

Lieutenant-General Mohammad Saiful Alam
মো. সাইফুল আলম
Quartermaster General of Bangladesh Army
Incumbent
Assumed office July 2021
Preceded by	General SM Shafiuddin Ahmed
Military service
Allegiance	Bangladesh
Branch/service	Bangladesh Army
Years of service	1986–Present
Rank	Lieutenant general
Unit	East Bengal Regiment
Commands	DG of Directorate General of Forces Intelligence GOC of 7th Infantry Division GOC of 11th Infantry Division Commandant of School of Infantry and Tactics Commandant of Bangladesh Military Academy

Early life

Saiful Alam was born in Gopalganj. He has passed his SSC and HSC from Jhenaidah Cadet College in 1982 and 1984 respectively.^{[citation needed]}

Career

Alam was commissioned on 27 June 1986 in the 14th Bangladesh Military Academy Long Course. He won the Sword of Honour and Academic Gold Medal in his BMA long course.^[3] He has Commanded an Infantry Brigade under 11th Infantry Division. After serving as the General Officer Commanding of 11th Infantry Division & Area Commander, Bogura Area in Bogra Cantonment, he was appointed as Director General of Directorate General of Forces Intelligence (DGFI) on 28 February 2020.^[4] Prior to his duties in Bogra, he was the General Officer Commanding GOC of 7th Infantry Division & Area Commander of Barishal Area, Barisal Sheikh Hasina cantonment.^[5][6] He served as the Directing Staff of Defence Services Command & Staff College, Mirpur. He also served as the Commandant of Bangladesh Military Academy (BMA) and School of Infantry & Tactics (SI&T). He was a Platoon Commander in Bangladesh Military Academy (BMA).

On 5 July 2021, Alam was appointed the Quarter Master General of Bangladesh Army in Army Headquarters .^[7]

References

1. "Saiful Alam made DGFI chief as five major generals get new duties in army shake-up". bdnews24.com. 25 February 2020. Retrieved 25 February 2020.
2. "Saiful Alam made DGFI chief". Daily Sun. Retrieved 2020-02-25.
3. Correspondent, Senior; bdnews24.com. "Saiful Alam made DGFI chief as five major generals get new duties in army shake-up". bdnews24.com. Retrieved 2021-11-20.
4. sun, daily. "Saiful Alam made DGFI chief | Daily Sun |". daily sun. Retrieved 2021-12-24.
5. "Major General Md Saiful Alam". The Financial Express. Dhaka. Retrieved 2020-02-25.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
6. ডিজিএফআইয়ের নতুন ডিজি মেজর জেনারেল সাইফুল আলম | জাতীয়. The Daily Ittefaq (in Bengali). Retrieved 2020-02-25.
7. "Bangladesh Army gets Saiful Alam as quartermaster general; Tabrej Shams is new chief of DGFI". bdnews24.com. Retrieved 2021-07-05.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)