M. Sohail
Mohammad Sohail | |
|---|---|
| Native name | মোহাম্মদ সোহায়েল |
| Allegiance |  Bangladesh |
Branch |  Bangladesh Navy |
Service years | 1988 – 2024 |
Rank | Rear Admiral |
| Commands |
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| Awards | Nou Utkorso Padak (NUP) Commendation Padak |
| Police career | |
| Unit | Rapid Action Battalion |
| Allegiance | Bangladesh |
| Branch |  Bangladesh Police |
| Service years | 2009–2013 |
| Rank | Director |
| Awards | PPM (bar) |
Mohammad Sohail[a] is a former two star officer of the Bangladesh Navy who was relieved of his duties as the chairman of the Chittagong Port Authority.[1][2][3] He was the antecedent chairman of the Payra Port Authority and commandant of the Naval Training and Doctrine Command.[4][5][6][7]
Early life and education
[edit]Sohail enlisted in the Bangladesh Naval Academy in 1986 and was commissioned in the executive branch on 1 January 1988. Sohail was a torpedo anti-submarine coordinating (TAS) officer and a graduate of the Defence Services Command and Staff College.[8]
Military career
[edit]Sohail was a faculty member of Defence Services Command and Staff College. Then served as colonel GS in the Counter Terrorism and Intelligence Bureau (CTIB) and the Internal Affairs Bureau (IAB) at the Directorate General of Forces Intelligence.[9] Soon after Sohail was also appointed in ministry of home affairs at Rapid Action Battalion as the legal and media wing director. He is the only naval officer to be outside the Bangladesh Navy for a considerable duration.[10]
As commodore, Sohail commanded one naval base, the BNS Haji Mohshin. At naval headquarters, Sohail was the director of naval intelligence and submarines. He furthermore led the naval training and doctrine command until January 2022. He was promoted to rear admiral on 22 February 2022 and was deputed to the Ministry of Shipping.[11] On 2 May 2023, he was appointed chairman of the Chittagong Port Authority, where he replaced Rear Admiral M Shahjahan.[12][13] He was serving as the chairman of the Payra Port Authority and was replaced by Rear Admiral Golam Sadeq.[13]
On 19 August 2024, Sohail was dismissed from the navy by the Yunus administration.[9]Two days later, he was arrested on a corruption allegation.[14]
References
[edit]Footnotes
- ↑ (TAS), NUP, PPM, psc, BN
Citations
- ↑ "চট্টগ্রাম বন্দরের সাবেক চেয়ারম্যান বাধ্যতামূলক অবসরে". Dhaka Post (in Bengali). 20 August 2024. Archived from the original on 2024-08-20.
- ↑ "চট্টগ্রাম বন্দরের সাবেক চেয়ারম্যান সোহায়েল বাধ্যতামূলক অবসরে". Sarabangla (in Bengali). 20 August 2024.
- ↑ "Rear Admiral Sohail made chairman of Ctg port authority". The Business Standard. 2023-04-12. Retrieved 2023-04-12.
- ↑ "Rear Admiral M Sohail chairman of PPA". Daily Sun. February 2022. Retrieved 2022-08-02.
- ↑ "Rear admiral M Sohail appointed as Payra Port Authority chairman". BSS. Retrieved 2022-08-02.
- ↑ "চট্টগ্রাম বন্দরের সাবেক চেয়ারম্যান সোহায়েল বাধ্যতামূলক অবসরে". Ekattor TV (in Bengali). 20 August 2024.
- ↑ "AL leader Ahmad, sacked Navy officer Sohail placed on 4-day remand". The Financial Express. August 2024. Retrieved 2024-08-25.
- ↑ "Rear Admiral M Sohail new chairman of Payra Port Authority". Daily Sun. February 2022.
- 1 2 "Ctg port Chairman Md Sohail sent on forced retirement". The Business Standard. 2024-08-20. Retrieved 2024-08-20.
- ↑ "RAB gets new media director". Dhaka Tribune. 2014-07-22. Retrieved 2022-08-02.
- ↑ "Commodore Sohail new Chairman of Payra Port Authority". bangladeshpost.net. Retrieved 2022-08-02.
- ↑ "Rear Admiral Sohail takes charge as CPA chairman". Daily Sun. 2 May 2023. Retrieved 2024-08-20.
- 1 2 "Rear Admiral Sohail appointed new Chattogram Port Authority chairman". The Daily Star. 2023-04-12. Retrieved 2024-08-20.
- ↑ "Ex-Ctg port authority chairman Rear Admiral Sohail detained from Banani". The Business Standard. 2024-08-21. Retrieved 2024-08-20.