Brigadier General Md Humayun Kabir has joined the board of Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) as an independent director, bringing nearly three decades of experience in military command, strategic planning and institutional management.
He attended the exchange’s 1,127th board meeting on Tuesday, in his new capacity, according to a DSE press release.
Commissioned into the Bangladesh Army’s Infantry Corps in 1996, Kabir has held instructional, administrative and command positions at different levels of the military hierarchy. Before taking up his current role as commander of the 46 Independent Infantry Brigade, he served as a director at Army Headquarters.
His academic qualifications include a master’s degree in military studies from Bangladesh University of Professionals, a Master of Arts in defence studies from King’s College London and an MPhil from the University of Madras in India. He also holds postgraduate qualifications in strategic management and leadership from the Chartered Management Institute in the United Kingdom.
Kabir completed the Army Staff Course in Bangladesh, the Advanced Command and Staff Course at the Joint Services Command and Staff College in the United Kingdom, and the National Defence Course at India’s National Defence College in New Delhi.
His professional training also includes a Senior Officers’ Security Studies Programme at Canada’s National Defence Headquarters in 2021 and advanced professional management studies in the United States in 2024.
He has served in two United Nations peacekeeping missions and received military honours from Bangladesh, the United States and the United Nations, the release said.
