Major General Ibne Fazal Shayekhuzzaman, BSP (BAR), SGP, afwc, psc has completed 36 years of colourful service in Bangladesh Army and now enjoying the leave preparatory to retirement (LPR) since 31 December 2022. Maj Gen Shayekh has a colourful mix of services in the Armed Forces. He served as Engineer in Chief of the Bangladesh Armed Forces for long three years. He was one of the directors of the Bangladesh Biman Board of Directors. He was also the founding director of the National Telecommunication Monitoring Centre (NTMC) for long three years. The General participated in the first Gulf War back in 1990 – 91 in Saudi Arabia. He also served in Sierra Leone and South Sudan for two years in UN deployment. He is a graduate of Chattogram University and Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology (BUET). The general also completed two master’s degree from National University, Bangladesh. Maj Gen Shayekh actively participated in the Rana Plaza rescue operation and voluntarily donated blood 62 times since 1994. He has a keen interest in cognitive and leadership development. Connecting people and building relationships is his passion.