Md Rafiqul Islam

Md Rafiqul Islam is a retired Bangladesh Army Major General and former Director General of Border Guards Bangladesh.

Career
Islam joined the Signals Corp of Bangladesh Army in 30 November 1976. He served in the Military Operation Directorate as its GSO. He was the assistant private secretary to the Chief of Army Staff. From 1993 to 1994 he served as the deputy region commander of the United Nations Operation in Mozambique. He was the commandant of the Signal Training School and College and served as the commandant of two signal battalions. He served as the colonel staff of the Infantry Division.

Islam served as the Director of Signals in the Bangladesh Army Headquarters. He served in the Prime Minister's Office and the Armed Forces Division as the director of operations. He was appointed Director General of Border Guards Bangladesh on 11 May 2011. He presided over the special court no-3 of Border Guards Bangladesh that tried mutineers of the Bangladesh Rifles Mutiny of 2009. He also presided over special court no-7 of the BDR trial. He left Bangladesh Border Guards on 1 July 2011 and was replaced by Major General Anwar Hussain. On 14 JUly 2011 he went on leave preparatory to retirement.