Maj Gen Md Nayeem Chowdhury (retd)

Md Nayeem Ashfaque Chowdhury is a retired Major General from Bangladesh Army who has already submitted and defended his thesis for PhD on International Relations at Jahangirnagar University. A US permanent resident worked at Bangladesh Army and the United Nations (UN) for over 32 years in a diverse range of administrative, instructional, management and leadership positions, each in different challenging and multi-cultural environments. Each of the positions required deep involvement in strategic planning, administration, analysis and decision-making, academic, HR development and management, administration at various tiers, financial and budget management process, security and risk management. He has steered an inimitable and iconic real estate project of the Bangladesh Army for almost two years from the scratch and brought it to an enviable shape that drew the attention of national and international companies including the government machinery. A calm, visionary, dynamic, proactive, self-starter and capable leader work effectively and efficiently under pressure and makes sound decisions. Team building, innovation, sincerity and lead by example are his key to success. He is one of the very few officers of the Bangladesh Army who clinched three peacetime medals approved by the President and Prime Minister of Bangladesh including the highest two.

 

Experience

Managing Director

Trust GREEN City

• Conceive and prepare the master plan of the new iconic city (project worth over $1.2 billion)

• Coordination and dealing with the Ministries, Dhaka North City Corporation, DESCO, WASA, BIDA and other government organizations for processing and approval of the project

• International tendering, evaluation, negotiation with the leading national and international companies

• Budget estimation and management

• Human resource management and administration

• Public relation, negotiation, and marketing strategy formulation

• Plan for various commercial and community facilities installations in the project area

 

Bangladesh Army

Major General

Sylhet & Dhaka

• Responsible for training over 3000 officers and men from Bangladesh and other countries

• Responsible for administration, HR, safety & security, budget and resource management

• Responsible for administration of the college where Members of Parliament, senior officers (Brigadier General & Equivalent) from different countries, civil bureaucrats, police, lawyer, etc. undergo training

• Budget and resource management

 

Jessore

• Managed and administered over 10000 military and civil personnel

• Trained military personnel for United Nations Mission

• Responsible for ‘operation other than war’ for an area that stretches almost one fourth of the country

• Completed many development projects at Jashore cantonment

• Planned and raised a new division (approximately 10000 military personnel)

• Planned and constructed new cantonment (initial $200 million)

• Budget estimation and resource management

• Planned for establishment of two schools and colleges

• For outstanding dedication and perseverance clinched one of the peace time awards (Sena Utkorsho Padak – SUP)

• Responsible for every affair of 7 Schools and Colleges as ‘Chief Patron’. These schools and colleges were from elementary to class twelve

• Supervised and monitored works of Governing body of Schools and colleges

 

Chairman Governing Body, One Medical College, Jashore, One Residential College, Khulna,

Three Schools & Colleges, Rangpur, One College, Chittagong, Bangladesh MAJOR GENERAL, BRIGADIER GENERAL AND COLONEL

• Responsible for administration, HR, Budgeting, resource management, Safety and security of faculty, students and employees etc.

• Assessment and plan for institution’s progression (academic, infrastructure & HR)

• Evaluation of Students’ status (academic, physical and psychological)

• Out of these Schools and Colleges, three adjudged as the best school and college in their respective boards in both academic & cocurricular activities

 

Director Military Operations

Dhaka

• Strategized, constituted and managed all Army operations including disaster relief operations

• Performed as member of highest-level committee for military hardware procurement of Bangladesh Army & managed budget of approximately $1.1-2 billion per year

• Planned and implemented modernization of Army Aviation Group including procurement of military rotary and fixed wings aircrafts. Standardized and procured UAV for Bangladesh Army.

• Formulated and implemented different operational & perspective plan for Bangladesh Army

• Choreographed modernization and reorganization of Special Forces of Bangladesh Army.

• Established Geographic Information System (GIS) cell for Bangladesh Army.

• Acted as member of the Bangladesh National Authority for Chemical Weapons Convention and led the licensing sub-committee.

• Orchestrated the fastest and most successful Anti-terrorism operation (Operation Thunderbolt-hostage rescue & terrorist annihilation operation at Holley Artisan Restaurant, Dhaka on 01 Jul 2016) in the history of Bangladesh. Acted as member of strategic decision-making forum and took strategic directives directly from Honorable Prime Minister. Conducted the press brief following the successful operation.

 

Brigade Commander

Rangpur

• Responsible for administration, HR development, performance objective and strategic goals for military personnel (800 to 3000).

 

Chief of Staff (Colonel Staff)

Chittagong

(Colonel Staff), Division Headquarters, Chittagong, Bangladesh COLONEL

• Supervised, synchronized, monitored all works at Division Headquarters

• Administered and managed about 200 staff officers and men at Division Headquarters

• Planned and supervised low intensity conflict including humanitarian assistance operations at Chittagong Hill Tracts (CHT), Bangladesh

• Planned and prepared the Division (approximately 48000 military and paramilitary forces) during near war situation against Myanmar in 2012

• Led the combined civil-military-paramilitary rescue force of Bahaddarhat flyover debacle operation in 2012 and received 2nd highest peace time award (Oshadharan Sheba Padak-OSP) in 2014 from Honorable Prime Minister of Bangladesh. Available at: http://archive.thedailystar.net/newDesign/cache/cached-news-details-259097.html

 

 

Staff Officer Operations, Military Operations Directorate

Dhaka

• Drafted the operational plan of Bangladesh Land Forces

• Drafted different perspective plan of Bangladesh Army

• Drafted different key note speeches of the Chief of Army Staff

• Involved in formulating ‘National Defence Policy’ and ‘War Book’

 

Director Of Operations

United Nations

Chad

• Strategized and supervised all operations of UN forces (5225 uniform personnel) in Chad and Central African Republic

• Planned and managed the induction of UN force from European force (armed forces from EU countries)

• Planned & supervised support & security to International Organization (UNDP, FAO, UNICEF, MSF etc.)

• Orchestrated and steered the drawdown of UN force

• Adjudged as ‘most essential staff officer’ at Force Headquarters. With the

recommendation of Force Headquarters the United Nations Headquarters, New York extended the tour of duty of the officer

 

Bangladesh Army

Chief Operations Officer

Jessore

Responsible for education (Secondary School and Higher Secondary School Certification Examination) of all soldiers of the Division (approximately 5000)

• Formulation of operational plan of the Division

• Responsible for writing various periodical intelligence reports and assessment papers

• Planned and supervised all disaster management operations in the area of responsibility

of the Division, especially mentionable is operation ‘ASHAR ALO’ (Post Cyclone Sidr-15 November 2007 operation)

Major General Md Nayeem A. Chowdhury, SBP, OSP, SUP, psc (Retd)

• Planned and supervised the making of about 2 million National ID Card in 2007 (Operation ‘NOBOJATRA’) for voters of thirteen districts

 

Commanding Officer

Khagrachari & Bogra

• Managed and administered over 2000 military, paramilitary and civil personnel

• Responsible for HR development, performance objective and strategic goals for military

personnel

• Planned solutions for handling political problems and insurgency in the area

• Conducted many counter insurgency operations within area of operation

 

Chief of Staff (Brigade Major)

Savar

• Responsible for education (Secondary School and Higher Secondary School Certification Examination) of all soldiers of the Brigade (approximately 1500)

• Formulation of operational plan of the Brigade

• Responsible for writing various periodical intelligence reports and assessment papers

• Administered and managed approximately 100 staff officers and men

 

Instructor

Bangladesh Army

Sylhet & Rajshahi

Trained officers and men in various military subjects including tactics, strategy, policy formulation etc.

• Recognized as ‘Distinguished Instructor’ for outstanding performance as an instructor

 

Adjutant

United Nations

Kuwait

• Organized and planned all operational and training activities of Bangladesh Battalion at Iraq-Kuwait border

 

Company Commander

Bangladesh Army

Jessore, Dhaka

Jahangirnagar University

Doctor of Philosophy - PhD International Relations

 

Google

Project Management Professional Project Management

 

Harvard Business School Online

School Management and Leadership Educational Leadership and Administration, General

 

Turkish Army War College

Masters on Defence Studies Defence Studies

 

National University | Bangladesh

Masters on Defence Studies Defence Studies First

University of Chittagong

Bachelor of Arts - BA Economics and History

Google Project Management Certificate

Coursera

Course

Google Project Management Professional Certificate

2021

Harvard university Certificate on School Management and Leadership

CSML 2020