Tarique Ahmed Siddique
Tarique Ahmed Siddique, rcds, psc is a retired Major General of Bangladesh Army and the Defence and Security adviser to the Prime Minister of Bangladesh, Sheikh Hasina.Career
Siddique served in Directorate General of Forces Intelligence. From 17 November 2001 to 17 March 2002 he served as the Engineer in Chief of the army. He also served as Senior Instructor in Defense Services Command and Staff College Mirpur.He was chief of personal security to Sheikh Hasina when she was the opposition leader. He was present during 2004 Dhaka grenade attack which tried to assassinate Sheikh Hasina. He was appointed to the post of Adviser to Prime Minister in 2014. He advises the Prime Minister on anti-terrorism actives. He inaugurated the Disaster Response Exercise and Exchange in 2016. He is a graduate of Defense Services Command & Staff College Bangladesh. He has done RCDS course from Royal College of Defense Studies London, United Kingdom.
According to an Al Jazeera Investigative Unit report, published on 29 March 2019, Siddique used intelligence agencies to abduct employees of a business associate. The business associate, Colonel Shahid Uddin Khan, is currently in exile in the United Kingdom. The family members of men have no heard from them since their abduction. As defence advisor, he was default control over the intelligence agencies and military of Bangladesh.Personal life
Major General Tarique Ahmed Siddique is the younger brother of Shafiq Siddiq, the husband of Sheikh Rehana, the only surviving sister of Bangladeshi Prime Minister.
