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813:. In 1979, he went to the Mirpur Staff College for staff course and after this he was appointed as the directing staff there. After that in 1981, he was assigned to Alikadam of Chittagong Hill Tracts as the C.O. of 17th East Bengal. From there in '82's July, he went to
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