Md Mainul Islam

Md Mainul Islam is a retired Lieutenant General of Bangladesh Army. He is the former Principal Staff Officer of Armed Forces Division. He also served as Director General of Border Guards Bangladesh.

Career
Islam served as the Director General of Border Guards Bangladesh from 28 February 2009 to 09 May 2010. He had replaced Director General Shakil Ahmed who had died in the 2009 Bangladesh Rifles Mutiny. He oversaw the change in name of Bangladesh Rifles to Border Guards Bangladesh. During his directorship the uniform was changed and an intelligence unit was added to the border forces. After this he was promoted to Lieutenant General and was made Chief of General Staff at the Army Headquarters. On July 2015 he was made the Principal Staff Officer of Armed Forces Division. He left that position February 2016 when he retied from Bangladesh Army. Before joining as Director General Border Guard Bangladesh he was posted as Chief Instructor of Armed Forces war course (AFWC) wing of National Defence College Bangladesh.