Ziaul Ahsan

Ziaul Ahsan is a one star rank Bangladesh Army officer. A Brigadier General and the present director of National Telecomm-unication Monitoring Center (NTMC). He previously served as additional director general (ADG) of Rapid Action Battalion (RAB). While he was serving as the additional director general of RAB, he was transferred as the DDG of Directorate General of Forces Intelligence (DGFI). Later, he was attached to NSI as the Director(Internal Affairs).

In Army
Ahsan joined Bangladesh Army as a commissioned officer on 21 June 1991. He was a graduate of BMA’s 24th long course. He is a commando and skydiver.

In Rapid Action Battalion
He joined RAB-2 as its deputy commander on Mar 5, 2009. He was a major then.He was elevated to the rank of Lieutenant Colonel the same year and took charge as director of RAB’s intelligence wing on Aug 27, 2010. He was made RAB's additional director general (operations) on Dec 7, 2013 after being promoted to Colonel.

Brigadier General Ziaul Ahsan is the only army official who has remained outside the Bangladesh Army for maximum period of time.

He led a number of operations over last seven-and-a-half years. His colleagues said he played key roles in the arrests of top leaders of militant organisations Jama'at-ul-Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB), Harkat-ul-Jihad-Al-Islami (HuJI), Ansarullah Bangladesh, Rana Plaza owner Sohel Rana, drug lord Amin Huda and many others. He also played a key role in the repatriation of Nur Hossain, main accused in the seven-murder case of Narayanganj, from Kolkata.

He was praised for his role in recovering Tk 160 million looted money, preventing theft and trade in newborns, drives against adulteration, and preserving wildlife by RAB in a press release.

Awards & Recognition
He was adorned with Bangladesh Police Medal (BPM) in 2010 and President Police Medal (PPM) in 2011.