Fakhrul Ahsan

Md Fakhrul Ahsan, BSP, ndu, psc is a major general in the Bangladesh Army and Force Commander for MINURSO, the UN peacekeeping mission in the Sahara. Prior to join there, he was GOC of the 10th Infantry Division and & Area Commander, Cox's Bazar Area.

Career
Major General Fakhrul Ahsan was selected at the ISSB for the 19th (BMA) Long Course and was commissioned in 23 December 1988. During his posting as Director of Army military intelligence, he played a significant role in 'Operation Twilight' in Shibbari area of Sylhet, the longest and most complex counter-terror (CT) operation in the history of Bangladesh. In his long career, he also served as Assistant Defence Attaché at Bangladesh High Commission in New Delhi, India and in two peacekeeping missions, in Somalia (UNOSOM-II) and the Democratic Republic of the Congo (MONUC). He also served as Commandant of Bangladesh Military Academy (BMA) in Bhatiary, Chattogram before takes over command of 10th Infantry division.