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Bangladesh Army with the Bangladesh Army service number BA-48. He was appointed Chief of Logistics – the combined positions of quartermaster general (QMG) and master general of ordnance (MGO), each post headed by a lieutenant general currently – at the new Army Headquarters in Dhaka, the capital of Bangladesh. In rapid succession during 1974 he commanded two independent brigades – the 72 Infantry Brigade (later upgraded to the 66th Infantry Division) stationed at Rangpur and the 65 Infantry Brigade (later upgraded to the 24th Infantry Division) stationed at Chittagong – and was promoted to the rank of brigadier in 1975. During this time he led Operation Dragon Drive, the first successful joint army-navy-air force military operation in Bangladesh, earning him the Bangladesh Army's highest operational medal the Jatiyo Nirapatya Padak. While commanding the Chittagong Area, he also served as the ex officio commandant of the
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772:. As the country's Permanent Representative to the OIC, Dastgir played a key role in the election of Bangladeshi candidate Ambassador Mohammad Mohsin as the Deputy Secretary General of the organisation. During his tenure to Saudi Arabia, Dastgir was instrumental in the decision of the Government of Bangladesh to send a contingent of troops, consisting of the
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Following the 1965 Indo-Pakistan War, he received six months antedate seniority. He was interned in West
Pakistan during the 1971 Bangladesh Liberation War. Dastgir was repatriated back to Dhaka, Bangladesh after his release from Pakistani confinement, and was promoted to the rank of full
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Retired Armed Forces Officers Welfare Association (RAOWA) – Bangladesh's only veteran's association for army, navy and air force officers—and served a two-year term. Elected to the Bangladesh chapter of the
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Bangladesh Army in case of war. Following his active military service, he had a distinguished career as a diplomat during his four terms as ambassador. Described as an "upright officer of the old school".
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in Papua New Guinea, and served as the leader of the
Bangladesh delegation to the Tenth Asian and Pacific Labour Ministers Conference held in Melbourne in October 1985. Later that year (1985), he led the Bangladesh delegation to the 44th
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Despite ample opportunities, Dastgir refused to do politics in uniform and requested to be relieved of his role as ZMLA of Dhaka
Division to enable him to focus on his military duties just as the Chief of Army Staff General
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In 1988 he was appointed
Ambassador of Bangladesh to Saudi Arabia with concurrent accreditation to Jordan, Niger and Yemen. During this time, General Dastgir also served as the Permanent Representative of Bangladesh to the
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as the executive secretary of the United Nations commission. It was at a reception at his house in Bangkok, Thailand that he broached the idea of an association of South Asian nations in the
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meeting held in Sydney from 28 October to 1 November.
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Shoinik Jeebon: Gourober Ekattor, Roktatkco Pochattor
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High commissioners of Bangladesh to Papua New Guinea
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Bangladesh Ambassador to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
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948:"India-Bangladesh border talks start in Guwahati"
855:"Remembering Major General Quazi Golam Dastageer"
820:of Sylhet, East Pakistan (currently Bangladesh).
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703:(EBRC) – a position nicknamed "Papa Tiger".
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740:who went on to become the president of the 41st
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936:MEA | MEA Links : Indian Missions Abroad
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1311:Director generals of Border Guard Bangladesh
1291:High commissioners of Bangladesh to Pakistan
1256:Ambassadors of Bangladesh to the Philippines
919:Bangladesh Strategic & Development Forum
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57:2 February 1988 – 31 December 1991
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893:. Columbia University Press. p. 131.
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1172:The Daily Star Web Edition Vol. 5 Num 523
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1281:High commissioners of Bangladesh to Fiji
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1205:Siddiquee, Iqbal (29 September 2007).
1186:Al-Mahmood, Syed Zain (25 June 2010).
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1241:Ambassadors of Bangladesh to Thailand
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318:Director General of Bangladesh Rifles
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1251:Ambassadors of Bangladesh to Jordan
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1261:Ambassadors of Bangladesh to Niger
762:Organization of Islamic Conference
626:Commander of 72nd Infantry Brigade
225:27 May 1978 – 2 June 1982
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915:"History of East Bengal Regiment"
872:Ahmed, Major Hafiz Uddin (2021).
853:Amin, Agha H. (1 January 2020).
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644:1st East Bengal Regiment
347:Abu Sadat Mohammad Sayem
273:Permanent Representative
101:Permanent Representative
887:Ali, S. Mahmud (2010).
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310:Hussain Muhammad Ershad
242:Hussain Muhammad Ershad
198:Hussain Muhammad Ershad
166:Hussain Muhammad Ershad
130:Hussain Muhammad Ershad
66:Hussain Muhammad Ershad
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778:Operation Desert Storm
722:Asian Development Bank
614:24th Infantry Division
468:University of Peshawar
391:Muhammad Atiqur Rahman
342:Khondaker Mostaq Ahmad
275:to the United Nations
1192:Star Weekend Magazine
981:"List of Ambassadors"
560:Years of service
257:A. K. M. Nazrul Islam
1114:on 10 November 2011.
954:. 22 December 2020.
604:Director General of
593:East Bengal Regiment
246:Ahsanuddin Chowdhury
202:Ahsanuddin Chowdhury
1224:Quazi Golam Dastgir
987:on 31 January 2012.
742:UN General Assembly
668:Quazi Golam Dastgir
612:(later upgraded as
213:Kingdom of Thailand
138:Abdur Rahman Biswas
74:Abdur Rahman Biswas
22:Quazi Golam Dastgir
1188:"A Legacy of Love"
813:and Member of the
211:Ambassador to the
175:Ambassador to the
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1194:. The Daily Star.
925:on 2 August 2012.
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554:Bangladesh Rifles
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379:M Khalilur Rahman
134:Shahabuddin Ahmed
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70:Shahabuddin Ahmed
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450:Nationality
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81:Preceded by
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1066:31 January
965:14 January
841:References
502:Bangladesh
490:Allegiance
474:Profession
459:Alma mater
412:1932-09-23
209:Bangladesh
173:Bangladesh
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952:The Hindu
563:1953-1977
335:President
326:In office
298:President
293:1979–1982
289:In office
267:M. Mohsin
230:President
221:In office
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189:1982–1984
185:In office
162:President
157:1984–1988
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