Kabir Ahmed
Kabir Ahmed | |
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_(cropped).jpg) Ahmed in 2024 | |
| Allegiance |  Bangladesh |
Branch |  Bangladesh Army |
Service years | 1991 – 2025 |
Rank | Major General |
| Service number | BA - 4015 |
| Unit | Bangladesh Infantry Regiment |
| Commands |
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| Education | Bangladesh Military Academy |
Kabir Ahmed is a former two-star officer of the Bangladesh Army and former military secretary to the prime minister.[1] As of October 2025, Kabir has been serving as ambassador under the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and has been put under investigation by the Bangladesh International Crimes Tribunal during his tenure with the Directorate General of Forces Intelligence. He was one of the officers who were called on to the International Crimes Tribunal and the only officer to remain at large.[2]
Career
Kabir was commissioned from the Bangladesh Military Academy with the 24th long course in the Infantry Corps. He served as brigade commander of the 11th Infantry Brigade at Jalalabad Cantonment.[3] He was a brigadier general when he was appointed military secretary to the prime minister.[4] He also served as director of the Counter Terrorism and Intelligence Bureau (CTIB) from 2019 to 2021.
Role in enforced disappearances and Aynaghar
Following the fall of the Sheikh Hasina administration in August 2024, the Commission of Inquiry on Enforced Disappearances was established on 27 August 2024 to investigate state-sponsored abductions and secret detention centers also known as Aynaghar.[5] In its findings, the commission named Kabir Ahmed among former military officials implicated in enforced disappearances, citing his role as Director of the Counter-Terrorism Intelligence Bureau of the Directorate General of Forces Intelligence from 2019 to 2021.[6]
On 18 November 2024, acting on recommendations from the inquiry commission, the Security Services Division of the Ministry of Home Affairs instructed the Department of Immigration & Passports to cancel his passport to prevent travel abroad during ongoing investigations.[7]
Kabir Ahmed is among the officers named in recent arrest warrants issued by the International Crimes Tribunal for alleged involvement in enforced disappearances, torture, or other crimes against humanity.[8]
The warrants were issued on 8 October 2025. After the warrant, the Bangladesh Army issued an order on 8 October 2025 instructing officers listed to report to Dhaka Cantonment and go into custody. Kabir Ahmed did not report.[9] He reportedly has fled to India in October 2025, within the knowledge of top-ranked Army officers.
References
- ↑ "Prime Minister's military secretary Kabir Ahmed, who has been promoted to Major General, pays tribute to Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman by placing a wreath at his grave at Tungipara in Gopalganj on Wednesday. – Sun Photo". Daily Sun. 21 July 2022. Retrieved 10 August 2022.
- ↑ "Major reshuffle at army top brass". New Age. 20 July 2022. Retrieved 10 August 2022.
- ↑ "WARNING". newsbangladesh.com. Retrieved 10 August 2022.
- ↑ "Nation bids farewell to former finance minister AMA Muhith at Shaheed Minar". bdnews24.com. 30 April 2022. Retrieved 11 August 2022.
- ↑ "Interim govt forms commission to inquire into enforced disappearances". Jago News 24. 27 August 2024.
- ↑ "২৪ সেনা কর্মকর্তার পাসপোর্ট বাতিলের নির্দেশ" [Instructions to cancel passports of 24 army officers]. Business Bangladesh (in Bengali).
- ↑ "Govt order to cancel passports of 22 officers". Manab Zamin. 19 November 2024.
- ↑ "Warrants issued for arrest of Hasina, 29 others in 2 enforced disappearance cases". Dhaka Tribune. 8 October 2025.
- ↑ "Enforced disappearance: 15 officers facing warrants taken into custody, 1 missing, says Army HQ". The Business Standard. 12 October 2025.