The Directorate General of Forces Intelligence (DGFI) is one of the main intelligence agencies of Bangladesh. Along with the National Security Intelligence (NSI), these two agencies are presumably the main components of the country's intelligence community.
The organization is headquartered at the Dhaka Cantonment (14-storied Building beside Kachukhet Bazaar). The headquarters is also known as a Key Point Installation. The Director General (DG) directly reports to the Prime Minister of Bangladesh. The agency has around 64 district based offices. The high ranking officials are recruited from the Armed Forces of Bangladesh. The DGFI has seven different bureaus through which it carries out the directives of the Government. Interestingly, this is the only intelligence outfit of Bangladesh which works in all strategic, operational and tactical levels. The organization also has the capability to work within and outside the country.
The present Director General of the DGFI is Major General Mollah Fazle Akbar. He replaced Major General Golam Mohammed.
The organization has five individual and three combined desks. The Counter Terrorism Bureau of this organization works jointly with the RAB and Bangladesh Police Special Branch to curb terrorism in the country. It also has operational links with agencies of other countries.
Founder
The DGFI was created by then Bangladeshi President Ziaur Rahman in 1977 as the Directorate of Forces Intelligence (DFI). It has now been renamed to "Directorate General of Forces Intelligence".
Structure
The agency is structured by its own rights. The Director General of the agency is a Major General. He is assisted by seven Directors, each are Brigadier General or equivalent. Along with other required tasks, it is also fully involved with the politics of Bangladesh[citation needed].
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