Chief of Army Staff (Bangladesh)






































Chief of the Army Staff of Bangladesh Army

Incumbent
General Aziz Ahmed, BSP, BGBM, PBGM, BGBMS, psc, G
since 25 June 2018
Bangladesh Army
Abbreviation CAS
Seat Army Headquarters, Dhaka
Appointer Prime Minister of Bangladesh
Term length 3 years or at the age of 60, whichever is earlier.
Precursor Commander-in-Chief of the Bangladesh Forces
Formation 12 April 1971; 47 years ago (1971-04-12)
First holder
Lt. Col. M. A. Rab

Chief of Army Staff (abbreviated as CAS) of Bangladesh Army, also known as Army Chief is the highest-ranking officer of the Bangladesh Army.[1][2] The current Chief of Army Staff is General Aziz Ahmed[3] The first Bangladesh army chief was Lt. Col. M. A. Rab during Bangladesh Independence War in 1971 while Colonel M. A. G. Osmani was the Commander in Chief of all Bangladesh Forces.[4]


The Chief of Army Staff functions from the Army Headquarters, which is located in the Dhaka Cantonment.[5]




Contents






  • 1 History


  • 2 List of Chiefs of Army staff


  • 3 See also


  • 4 References





History


Bangladesh Army came into being officially in January, 1972. In April, Prime Minister Sheikh Mujibur Rahman then decided to change the commanding posts of the three services which was combined and commanded by General M. A. G. Osmani. On 7 April, Maj. Gen. K M Shafiullah, was made the chief of army staff.[6][7]


Chief of Army Staff's rank was upgraded to lieutenant-general in 1978 and then to full general in 2007.[8][9]



List of Chiefs of Army staff




























































































































































№
Chief of Army staff Took office Left office Time in office Unit of Commission
1

M. A. Rab
Rab, M. A.Lt. Col.
M. A. Rab
(1919–1975)
 12 April 1971 6 April 1972
7002360000000000000♠360 days		 Royal Indian Army Service Corps
2

Kazi M Shafiullah Bir Uttom, psc
Shafiullah, KaziMajor general
Kazi M Shafiullah Bir Uttom, psc
(born 1934)
 6 April 1972 24 August 1975
7003123500000000000♠3 years, 140 days		 East Bengal Regiment
3

Ziaur Rahman Bir Uttom, psc
Rahman, ZiaurLieutenant general
Ziaur Rahman Bir Uttom, psc
(1936–1981)
 25 August 1975 28 April 1978
7002978000000000000♠2 years, 247 days		 East Bengal Regiment
4

Hussain Mohammad Ershad ndc, psc
Ershad, Hussain MohammadLieutenant general
Hussain Mohammad Ershad ndc, psc
(born 1930)
 29 April 1978 30 August 1986
7003304500000000000♠8 years, 123 days		 East Bengal Regiment
5

Atiqur Rahman G+
Ershad, Hussain MohammadLieutenant general
Atiqur Rahman G+
(born 1931)
 31 August 1986 30 August 1990
7003146000000000000♠3 years, 364 days		 Regiment of Artillery
6

Nuruddin Khan psc
Khan, NuruddinLieutenant general
Nuruddin Khan psc
 31 August 1990 30 August 1994
7003146000000000000♠3 years, 364 days		 Corps of Engineers
7

Abu Saleh Mohammad Nasim Bir Bikram, psc
Nasim, Abu SalehLieutenant general
Abu Saleh Mohammad Nasim Bir Bikram, psc
 31 August 1994 19 May 1996
7002627000000000000♠1 year, 262 days		 East Bengal Regiment
8

Muhammad Mahbubur Rahman psc
Rahman, MuhammadLieutenant general
Muhammad Mahbubur Rahman psc
 20 May 1996 23 December 1997
7002582000000000000♠1 year, 217 days		 Corps of Engineers
9

Mustafizur Rahman Bir Bikram, ndc, psc, C
Rahman, MustafizurGeneral
Mustafizur Rahman Bir Bikram, ndc, psc, C
(1941–2008)
 24 December 1997 23 December 2000
7003109500000000000♠2 years, 365 days		 Corps of Engineers
10

M Harun-Ar-Rashid Bir Protik, rcds, psc
Harun, MLieutenant general
M Harun-Ar-Rashid Bir Protik, rcds, psc
 24 December 2000 15 June 2002
7002538000000000000♠1 year, 173 days		 East Bengal Regiment
11

Hasan Mashhud Chowdhury awc, psc
Chowdhury, HasanLieutenant general
Hasan Mashhud Chowdhury awc, psc
(born 1948)
 16 June 2002 15 June 2005
7003109500000000000♠2 years, 364 days		 Frontier Force Regiment
12

Moeen U Ahmed ndc, psc
Ahmed, MoeenGeneral
Moeen U Ahmed ndc, psc
(born 1953)
 16 June 2005 15 June 2009
7003146000000000000♠3 years, 364 days		 East Bengal Regiment
13

Md Abdul Mubeen ndc, psc
Ahmed, MoeenGeneral
Md Abdul Mubeen ndc, psc
(born 1955)
 16 June 2009 25 June 2012
7003110500000000000♠3 years, 9 days		 East Bengal Regiment
14

Iqbal Karim Bhuiyan psc
Bhuiyan, IqbalGeneral
Iqbal Karim Bhuiyan psc
(born 1955)
 26 June 2012 25 June 2015
7003109400000000000♠2 years, 364 days		 East Bengal Regiment
15

Belal Shafiul Huq ndc, psc
Huq, ShafiulGeneral
Belal Shafiul Huq ndc, psc
(born 1958)
 26 June 2015 25 June 2018
7003109500000000000♠2 years, 364 days		 Armoured Corps
16

Aziz Ahmed psc, G
Huq, ShafiulGeneral
Aziz Ahmed psc, G
(born 1961)
 26 June 2018 Incumbent
7002232000000000000♠232 days		 Corps of Artillery


See also


  • List of serving generals of the Bangladesh Army


References





  1. ^ "Major General Moeen U Ahmed new Army Chief". bdnews24.com. 5 June 2005. Retrieved 24 October 2017..mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit}.mw-parser-output .citation q{quotes:"""""""'""'"}.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Lock-green.svg/9px-Lock-green.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-gray-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-red-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration{color:#555}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription span,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration span{border-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help}.mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4c/Wikisource-logo.svg/12px-Wikisource-logo.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output code.cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:inherit;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{display:none;color:#33aa33;margin-left:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration,.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-right{padding-right:0.2em}


  2. ^ "Bangladesh appoints Iqbal Karim Bhuiyan as new Army Chief". firstpost.com. First Post. Retrieved 24 December 2015.


  3. ^ "Lt Gen Aziz made new Army chief". The Daily Star (newspaper). 19 June 2018. Retrieved 25 September 2018.


  4. ^ "Stripping ex-army chief Mustafizur Rahman of rank illegal: HC". bdnews24.com. Retrieved 19 February 2016.


  5. ^
    "Gen Mubeen takes over army". The Daily Star. 15 June 2009. Retrieved 17 June 2009.


  6. ^ "TIMELINE". The Daily Star (newspaper). 15 August 2015. Retrieved 26 October 2017.


  7. ^ "Shafiullah new chairman of sector commanders forum". 19 September 2014. Retrieved 26 October 2017.


  8. ^ Mascarenhas, Anthony. Bangladesh: A Legacy of Blood. Hodder and Stoughton.


  9. ^ "Bangladesh Armed Forces elite promoted". Dawn. 25 May 2007. Retrieved 26 October 2017.











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