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Brigadier General Syed Md. Motaher Hossain
ndc, psc
Inspector General of Prisons
Phone : 025-7300444
E-mail : ig@prison.gov.bd
DIG Prison, Barishal Divison.
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Brigadier General Syed Md. Motaher Hossain
ndc, psc
Inspector General of Prisons
Phone : 025-7300444
E-mail : ig@prison.gov.bd
Biography (in brief)
Brigadier General Syed Md. Motaher Hossain, ndc, psc assumed charge as the Inspector General of Prisons on 11 August 2024. He was commissioned in Infantry Corps in Bangladesh Army in 31st BMA Long Course on 19 December 1994. As an astute officer of the Bangladesh Army, he held various command, staff and instructional appointments with exceptional professionalism and skill. He served with success in Bangladesh Military Academy (BMA), Bangladesh Institute of Peace Support Operations Training (BIPSOT) and Special Security Force (SSF). Brigadier General Motaher also led the Bangladesh Battalion in UNMISS as the Contingent Commander in peacekeeping operations. He also served as United Nations Military Observer at UNAMSIL and Force Headquarters Operational Staff at UNMIL.
Brigadier General Motaher completed various important trainings and courses in various reputed institutions in the country and abroad at different stages of his professional life. These four hundred army officers obtained PSC from Defense Service Command and Staff College, Mirpur and NDC from National Defense College, Dhaka. This talented military officer holds B.Sc in first class from Bangladesh Military Academy under National University, MBA from MIST under Dhaka University and Masters in Military Science (MMSc) and Masters in Social Science (MSS) from Bangladesh University of Professionals (BUP) in 2009 and 2023 respectively. Received a degree.
General Motaher also has outstanding skills in publishing and has several notable publications in various military journals including the Mirpur Paper. He is a sports enthusiast and accomplished golfer. Before joining as Inspector General of Prisons the General served as DG, BKSP and accomplished the job with success.
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