Sheikh Md Monirul Islam

Sheikh Md Monirul Islam is a retired major general of the Bangladesh Army and chief external & corporate affairs officer of bKash Limited.

Career
Monir was commissioned in the East Bengal Regiment in the year 1978.

From 1988 to 1989, Major General Monir served as an observer in United Nations Iran-Iraq Military Observer Group (UNIIMOG), the first contingent of 15 Army Officers from Bangladesh.

He served as an instructor in Bangladesh Military Academy, Bhatiary and Defence Services Command & Staff College.

In the rank of brigadier general, he was posted to Ministry of Foreign Affairs on deputation as the chief of protocol of Bangladesh.

Monir has a Masters of Defence Studies from National University of Bangladesh, and a Master of Science on Defence and Strategic Studies from Madras University, Chennai, India. He is a graduate of Defence Services Command & Staff College and National Defence College, Mirpur, Bangladesh.

Monir had served as the director general of the Special Security Force, director general of National Security Intelligence and director general of Bangladesh Institute of International and Strategic Studies.

Monir has commanded two infantry divisions in Bogura and Comilla as the general officer commanding and area commander.

After retiring from the Bangladesh Army, he joined bKash as chief external & corporate affairs officer in 2014.