Major General Mohammad Moazzem Hossain. Photo: BEPZA

DHAKA, Oct 15, 2025 (BSS) - Major General Mohammad Moazzem Hossain has joined 
the Bangladesh Export Processing Zones Authority (BEPZA) as its 18th 
Executive Chairman. 

He has joined the Chief Adviser's Office as Executive Chairman of BEPZA. He 
succeeded Major General Abul Kalam Mohammad Ziaur Rahman.
 
Prior to joining BEPZA, Major General Moazzem Hossain served as the General 
Officer Commanding (GOC) of the Seventh Infantry Division and Area Commander 
of Barishal Area.

He was commissioned in the Corps of Artillery of the Bangladesh Army on 
December 20, 1992. Throughout his long and illustrious career, he has held 
various command, staff, and instructional appointments, demonstrating 
exceptional leadership and professionalism, said a press release here today. 

Hossain has commanded two artillery brigades and two artillery regiments, and 
served as Platoon Commander at the Bangladesh Military Academy (BMA), Colonel 
Staff of a division and Director (Budget) in Army Headquarters.

Major General Mohammad Moazzem Hossain is a graduate of the Defence Services 
Command and Staff College (DSCSC), Mirpur, and has completed both the 
National Defence Course (ndc) and the Armed Forces War Course (afwc) from the 
National Defence College (NDC), Mirpur in Dhaka.
 
He also attended advanced military training and exercises abroad, including 
at the Nanjing Artillery Academy in China and the School of Artillery in 
Pakistan. He has completed MPhil from Bangladesh University of Professionals 
(BUP) and is pursuing PhD from Dhaka University (DU).