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DGFI - is the foreign military intelligence main directorate of the Bangladesh Armed Forces. DGFI is operationally responsible for providing national security and intelligence information to the Bangladesh government and armed forces. Although DGFI was formed as a military intelligence unit, over time it has established itself as the principal intelligence unit in Bangladesh alongside National Security Intelligence (NSI).
The DGFI's primary role is to collect, collate, evaluate and disseminate all services strategical and topographical intelligence about law and order situations, armed forces and to ensure counter intelligence and security measures for the Bangladesh government and armed forces.
Although all defense information is kept classified by the agency and armed forces, there are reports that DGFI had the largest budget in theBangladeshi intelligence community. The DGFI has been involved in most paramilitary operations as well as counter-terrorism and cyberwarfare.
DGFI is regarded as one of the most dreaded intelligence agency in the world due to its aggressive techniques.[6] The agency has received criticism from Human Rights Watch for its brutal interrogation techniques, Targeted killing, Assassinations and its involvement with various militant outfits.
DGFI is headquartered in Dhaka Cantonment, and Brig. Gen. Mohammad Akbar Hossain, a former director of counterintelligence wing of DGFI, is the current director of the agency.
Purpose-
To collect, collate, evaluate and disseminate all services strategical and topographical intelligence about Law and Order situation,armed forces and to ensure counterintelligence and security measures for Bangladesh Government and Bangladesh Armed Forces .
According to its fiscal 2014 budget, the DGFI's top priorities are:
The agency consists of a director and seven deputy directors. DGFI operates under seven directorates makes up the primary structure of the organization. The seven directorates are:
A Bangladeshi DGFI agent concealed his nationality before joining R&AW, and was known by the name of Diwan Chand Mallik in the agency. He was known to have some important intelligence which was damaging for the national security. He joined the agency in 1999 and used to live in East Delhi. A case of cheating and forgery was filed against him at the Lodhi Colony police station on the basis of a complaint by a senior R&AW official. No trace of him was found afterward.
The DGFI's primary role is to collect, collate, evaluate and disseminate all services strategical and topographical intelligence about law and order situations, armed forces and to ensure counter intelligence and security measures for the Bangladesh government and armed forces.
Although all defense information is kept classified by the agency and armed forces, there are reports that DGFI had the largest budget in theBangladeshi intelligence community. The DGFI has been involved in most paramilitary operations as well as counter-terrorism and cyberwarfare.
DGFI is regarded as one of the most dreaded intelligence agency in the world due to its aggressive techniques.[6] The agency has received criticism from Human Rights Watch for its brutal interrogation techniques, Targeted killing, Assassinations and its involvement with various militant outfits.
DGFI is headquartered in Dhaka Cantonment, and Brig. Gen. Mohammad Akbar Hossain, a former director of counterintelligence wing of DGFI, is the current director of the agency.
Purpose-
To collect, collate, evaluate and disseminate all services strategical and topographical intelligence about Law and Order situation,armed forces and to ensure counterintelligence and security measures for Bangladesh Government and Bangladesh Armed Forces .
According to its fiscal 2014 budget, the DGFI's top priorities are:
- Counter terrorism
- Counterintelligence, with India, and Myanmar described as priority targets.
- Apprise Bangladeshi Government with important overseas events.
- Apprise Bangladeshi Government about any activities that threatens National security.
- Cyber Intelligence
- Military intelligence: Provide Bangladesh Army with foreign intelligence and other nations' Armed forces.
- Joint Intelligence: Works with Special Branch of Bangladesh Police and Rapid Action Battalion to gather detective and criminal intelligence.
- Air Intelligence: Gather aerial intelligence.
- Naval Intelligence: Gather intelligence on the advancements in other nations' navies and maritime intelligence.
The agency consists of a director and seven deputy directors. DGFI operates under seven directorates makes up the primary structure of the organization. The seven directorates are:
- Directorate of Air Intelligence: The primary intelligence arm of the Bangladesh Air Force, responsible for the formulation of aerial intelligence.
- Directorate of Naval Intelligence: The intelligence arm of the Bangladesh Navy, established to report on the advancements in other nations' navies and maritime intelligence.
- Military Intelligence: The intelligence arm of Bangladesh Army, established to provide operational, tactical and strategic intelligence to the Armed Forces.
- Directorate of Operations: Responsible for paramilitary and covert operations as well as special activities.
- Directorate of Counterintelligence: Responsible for collection, analysis and assessment of foreign intelligence.
- Signal Intelligence Bureau: Responsible for collecting, analyzing, and distributing aerial intelligence.
- Directorate of Joint Intelligence: Responsible for collection of Political Intelligence.
A Bangladeshi DGFI agent concealed his nationality before joining R&AW, and was known by the name of Diwan Chand Mallik in the agency. He was known to have some important intelligence which was damaging for the national security. He joined the agency in 1999 and used to live in East Delhi. A case of cheating and forgery was filed against him at the Lodhi Colony police station on the basis of a complaint by a senior R&AW official. No trace of him was found afterward.