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M. I. Karim

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Major General

Iskander Al-Karim
NicknameBacchu
Born(1924-11-23)23 November 1924
Died4 February 2018(2018-02-04) (aged 93)
Dhaka, Bangladesh
Allegiance British Raj Red Ensign.svg British India (1945–1947)
Flag of Pakistan.svg Pakistan (Before 1972)
Flag of Bangladesh.svg Bangladesh
BranchEnsign of the Royal Indian Army Service Corps.svg  British Indian Army
Flag of the Pakistani Army.svg  Pakistan Army
Flag of the Bangladesh Army.svg  Bangladesh Army
Service years1945–1974
Rank Bangladesh-army-OF-7.svg Major General
BD Army Major General Star Plate.svg
Unit Central India Horse
Armoured Corps
Commands
Conflicts
Alma mater Indian Military Academy

M. Iskander Al-Karim, awc, psc, natively known as Bacchu Karim, was a Bengali Major General. He most notably was the commander of the Pakistan Army's 6th Armoured Division in Gujranwala. [1]

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Military career

Karim graduated from the Indian Military Academy. He was commissioned into the Central India Horse on 20 January 1945 in Greece. He eventually reached the rank of Major General in the Pakistan Army. [2]

Bangladesh Liberation War

Prior to Operation Searchlight, then-Brigadier Karim was the officer-in-charge of civil affairs at the HQ, CMLA. [3]

Later on, in 1971, he was promoted to Major General and made GOC of the 6th Armoured Division in Gujranwala. [1] During the war, he was kept under the close surveillance, with Major General Bashir Ahmad openly telling his staff officers that he was to keep an eye on Bacchu Karim. [4]

Military Officer's Revolt

After the defeat of Pakistani forces in the Bangladesh Liberation War, his juniors officers revolted against Yahya Khan. They made him send a following flash message to Chief of General Staff Lt. General Gul Hassan Khan, which stated their demand for the army top brass to be changed. [1] During the revolt, he was confined to a caravan and forcibly relieved of his command. [1] [4] Afterwards, Brigadier F.B. Ali took control of the division and successfully got Yahya Khan to resign. [4]

Repatriation and retirement

After Bangladesh became independent, he was repatrated to Bangladesh in 1973. [2] He was forcibly retired upon repatriation because of his continued involvement with the Pakistan Army's higher command, up until the military officer's revolt. [5] [6] After retirement, he founded the Vantage Group of Companies. [2] [7]

Death

In 2018, he died at the age of 94. [2]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 Ṣiddīqī, ʿAbd al-Raḥmān (2004). East Pakistan, the endgame: an onlooker's journal, 1969-1971. Karachi: Oxford university press. ISBN   978-0-19-579993-4.
  2. 1 2 3 4 "Maj Gen (retd) MI Karim passes away". The Daily Star. 2018-02-04. Retrieved 2025-08-22.
  3. ↑ "DAWN - Features; March 24, 2002". DAWN.COM. 2002-03-24. Retrieved 2025-08-22.
  4. 1 2 3 Hussain, Hamid (2021-03-10). "Brigadier Farrukh Bakht Ali". Defence Journal. Retrieved 2025-08-22.
  5. ↑ Liton, Shakhawat (2015-08-14). "Fatal deaf ear". The Daily Star. Retrieved 2025-08-22.
  6. ↑ Chowdhury, Mainul Hossain (2012). Silent Witness of a General. ISBN   9789842002694.
  7. ↑ "Vantage". vantage-gp.com. Retrieved 2025-08-22.
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