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'''A. L. M. Fazlur Rahman''' is a retired [[Bangladesh Army]] officer and former Director General of [[Bangladesh Rifles]].<ref>{{cite book|last1=Gaur|first1=Mahendra|title=Foreign Policy Annual, 2001 : Events And Documents|publisher=Gyan Publishing House|isbn=9788178353432|pages=126|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=YJin-qkgIeYC&pg=PA126|access-date=9 April 2017|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Delhi, Dhaka agree to ensure border peace|url=https://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-miscellaneous/tp-others/delhi-dhaka-agree-to-ensure-border-peace/article28011395.ece|url-access=subscription|work=[[The Hindu]]|date=14 April 2000|access-date=9 April 2022}}</ref> Since retirement he has been working as a security analyst in Bangladesh.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Hussain|first1=Maaz|title=Many in Bangladesh Oppose Proposed Defense Pact With India|url=http://www.voanews.com/a/many-bangladesh-oppose-proposed-defense-pact-india/3800157.html|work=VOA|access-date=9 April 2017|language=en}}</ref>

==Career==
Rahman was a member of the [[Mukti Bahini]] and fought in the [[Bangladesh Liberation war]]. He was trained in the Mukti Bahini camp in Pyrdiwah.<ref name="cxs">{{cite magazine |last=Gupta |first=Shishir |date=7 May 2001 |title=BDR chief Major-General A.L.M. Fazlur Rehman advocates tough line on India and Myanmar|url=http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/bdr-chief-major-general-a.l.m.-fazlur-rehman-advocates-tough-line-on-india-and-myanmar/1/234382.html|magazine=India Today|access-date=9 April 2022}}</ref> He was made the chief of Bangladesh Rifles on 29 February 2000, a post he held until 11 July 2001.<ref>{{cite web|title=Border Guard Bangladesh|url=http://www.bgb.gov.bd/index.php/bgb/page/list_of_former_director_generals/26|website=bgb.gov.bd|access-date=9 April 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161126185936/http://www.bgb.gov.bd/index.php/bgb/page/list_of_former_director_generals/26|archive-date=26 November 2016|url-status=dead}}</ref> During his tenure he advocated for a "hardline" on border issues with neighboring countries. He was the head of BDR, when they tried to retake Padua/Pyrdiwah from India and that caused the [[2001 Bangladesh–India border clashes]].<ref name="cxs" /> The Indian Border Security Force blamed him specifically for the incident.<ref>{{cite news |last=Kaul |first=Ajay |date=26 April 2001 |title=Jagat blames BDR chief for border skirmishes|url=http://www.rediff.com/news/2001/apr/29bang.htm|work=rediff.com|access-date=9 April 2022}}</ref>

He founded the citizens organisation Nirdolio Jono Andolon in April 2004.<ref>{{cite news |title=Ex-BDR chief floats political platform|url=http://archive.thedailystar.net/2004/04/16/d40416011818.htm|work=The Daily Star|access-date=9 April 2022}}</ref> He is a founding member of [[Mainamati Golf and Country Club]] in [[Comilla]].<ref>{{cite web|title=4. Moinamoty Golf & Country Club - Bangladesh Golf|url=http://www.bdgolf.net/home/4-moinamoty-golf-country-club?tmpl=%2Fsystem%2Fapp%2Ftemplates%2Fprint%2F&showPrintDialog=1|website=bdgolf.net|access-date=9 April 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170410214041/http://www.bdgolf.net/home/4-moinamoty-golf-country-club?tmpl=%2Fsystem%2Fapp%2Ftemplates%2Fprint%2F&showPrintDialog=1|archive-date=10 April 2017|url-status=dead}}</ref> He has expressed an anti-Indian opinion and has spoken out against India's influence in Bangladesh.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Hali|first1=Sultan M|title=Resistance against India in BD|url=http://www.hvk.org/2005/0305/14.html|website=hvk.orghvk.org|publisher=Pakistan Observer|access-date=9 April 2022}}</ref>

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