List of serving generals of the Bangladesh Army

List of Bangladesh Army generals
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This is a list of the serving Generals (Major generals, Lieutenant generals and Generals) of the Bangladesh Army.

Currently, the army has 1 full general, 5 lieutenant-generals and 52 major-generals.

Current Bangladesh Army generals

  • General
  1. General Waker-Uz-Zaman - Chief of Army Staff (CAS), Army Headquarters, Dhaka Cantonment[1] (also Colonel Commandant - Army Service Corps) - 13th BMA Long Course, Infantry.
  • Lieutenant Generals
  1. Lieutenant General Mohammad Saiful Alam - Ambassador, Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MoFA-1) (also Colonel Commandant - Corps of Electrical Mechanical Engineers) - 14th BMA Long Course, Infantry.
  2. Lieutenant General Ahmed Tabrez Shams Chowdhury - Quartermaster General (QMG), Army Headquarters, Dhaka Cantonment - 16th BMA Long Course, Infantry.
  3. Lieutenant General Mizanur Rahman Shamim - Chief of General Staff (CGS), Army Headquarters, Dhaka Cantonment - 17th BMA Long Course, Infantry.
  4. Lieutenant General Mohammad Mujibur Rahman - General Officer Commanding, Army Training & Doctrine Command (GOC, ARTDOC), Mymensingh Cantonment - 18th BMA Long Course, Infantry.
  5. Lieutanant General Mohammad Shaheenul Haque – Commandant, National Defence College (Commandant, NDC), Mirpur Cantonment - 20th BMA Long Course, Infantry.
  6. Vacant - Principal Staff Officer, Armed Forces Division (PSO, AFD), Dhaka Cantonment.
  • Major Generals
  1. Major General Shakil Ahmed - General Officer Commanding (GOC), 66th Infantry Division & Area Commander, Rangpur Area- 18th BMA Long Course, Infantry
  2. Major General A K M Nazmul Hasan - Director General, Special Security Force (DG SSF), Prime Minister's Office[2] - 18th BMA Long Course, Infantry.
  3. Major General Mohammad Jubayer Salehin - Director General, Bangladesh Institute of International and Strategic Studies (DG BIISS), Dhaka - 19th BMA Long Course, Engineers.
  4. Major General Fakhrul Ahsan – Force Commander, MINURSO, Western Sahara (Force Commander MINURSO) - 19th BMA Long Course, Infantry.
  5. Major General Abul Hasnat Md Khairul Bashar - Ambassador of People’s Republic of Bangladesh for Libya, Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MoFA-Libya) - 20th BMA Long Course, Infantry.
  6. Major General Abul Kalam Mohammad Ziaur Rahman – Executive Chairman, Bangladesh Export Processing Zones Authority (Chairman BEPZA) 20th BMA Long Course, Artillery.
  7. Major General SM Kamrul Hassan – Senior Directing Staff (Army-1) National Defence College (SDS Army-1, NDC), Mirpur Cantonment - 21st BMA Long Course, Infantry.
  8. Major General Sayed Tareq Hussain - Ambassador of People’s Republic of Bangladesh for Kuwait, Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MoFA-Kuwait) - 21st BMA Long Course, Infantry.
  9. Major General Muhammad Khaled Al Mamun - General Officer Commanding (GOC), 11th Infantry Division & Area Commander, Bogra Area- 21st BMA Long Course, Artillery.
  10. Major General Muhammad Ashraful Islam- Chairman, Bangladesh Tea Board (Chairman Bangladesh Tea Board), Nasirabad, Chattagram - 21st BMA Long Course, Engineers.
  11. Major General Mohammed Saidul Islam – Commandant, Bangladesh Institute of Peace Support Operation Training (Commandant BIPSOT), Rajendrapur Cantonment, Gazipur - 21st BMA Long Course, Engineers.
  12. Major General Abul Kashem Miah Aminul Haque - Senior Directing Staff (Army-3) National Defence College (SDS Army-3, NDC), Mirpur Cantonment, Dhaka. - 21st BMA Long Course, Signals.
  13. Major General Mohammad Adil Chowdhury - Military Secretary to the President of Bangladesh (MSP), Bangabhaban - 22nd BMA Long Course, Infantry.
  14. Major General Abdul Quayyum Mollah – General Officer Commanding (GOC) 7th Infantry Division,& Area Commander, Barishal Area - 22nd BMA Long Course, Infantry.
  15. Major General Chowdhury Mohammad Azizul Haque Hazary - General Officer Commanding (GOC) 17th Infantry Division & Area Commander, Sylhet Area - 22nd BMA Long Course, Infantry.
  16. Major General Muhammad Nurul Anwar – Director General, Department of Immigration & Passports (DG DIP), Ministry of Home Affairs, Dhaka - 22nd BMA Long Course, Artillery.
  17. Major General Muhammad Moin Khan – General Officer Commanding (GOC), 9th Infantry Division & Area Commander, Savar Area (also Colonel Commandant - Remount Veterinary and Farm Corps) - 22nd BMA Long Course, Infantry.
  18. Major General Hamidul Haque – Managing Director, Bangladesh Machine Tools Factory Limited (MD BMTF), Gazipur- 22nd BMA Long Course, Infantry.
  19. Major General Khan Firoz Ahmed – Senior Directing Staff (Army-2), National Defence College (SDS Army-2, NDC), Mirpur Cantonment - 23rd BMA Long Course, Infantry.
  20. Major General Muhammad Faizur Rahman – Director General, Directorate-General of Forces Intelligence (DG DGFI) - 23rd BMA Long Course, Infantry.
  21. Major General A S M Ridwanur Rahman - Director General, National Telecommunication Monitoring Centre (DG NTMC), Dhaka. - 23rd BMA Long Course, Artillery.
  22. Major General Ibn Khalil Mohammad Mostahsenul Baki – Group Commander, Army Aviation Group - 23rd BMA Long Course, Artillery.
  23. Major General Muhammad Mahbub-ul Alam – Vice Chancellor, Bangladesh University of Professionals (VC BUP), Mirpur Cantonment, Dhaka - 23rd BMA Long Course, Infantry.
  24. Major General Iftekhar Anis – Engineer-in-Chief (E-in-C), Army Headquarters, Dhaka Cantonment - 23rd BMA Long Course, Engineers.
  25. Major General Muhammad Mostagousur Rahman Khan - Area Commander, Logistics Area (Commander Log Area) - 23rd BMA Long Course, Infantry.
  26. Major General Muhammad Mainur Rahman – General Officer Commanding (GOC), 24th Infantry Division & Area Commander, Chattogram Area - 24th BMA Long Course, Infantry.
  27. Major General Mohammad Mahbubur Rashid - Director General, Directorate General Defence Purchase (DG DGDP), Dhaka Cantonment, Dhaka - 24th BMA Long Course, Infantry.
  28. Major General Abul Kashem Mohammad Rezaul Mazid – Chief Consultant General (CCG), Adhoc Construction Supervision Consultant (CSC), Bangladesh Army & Chief Coordinator (CCO), Padma Bridge Rail Link Project (PBRLP) & Padma Multipurpose Bridge Project (Engg Support & Safety Team) (PMBP (ESST)) - 24th BMA Long Course, Engineers.
  29. Major General Mir Mushfiqur Rahman – Military Secretary (MS), Army Headquarters , Dhaka - 24th BMA Long Course, Infantry.
  30. Major General Muhammad Maksudul Haque – Commandant, Bangladesh Ordnance Factories (Commandant BOF) Gazipur (also Colonel Commandant - Ordnance Corps) - 24th BMA Long Course, Ordnance.
  31. Major General Kabir Ahmed – Commandant, School of Infantry and Tactics (Commandant SI&T), Jalalabad Cantonment, Sylhet - 24th BMA Long Course, Infantry.
  32. Major General Abu Bakar Siddique Khan – Master General of Ordnance (MGO), Army Headquarters, Dhaka Cantonment. - 25th BMA Long Course, Artillery.
  33. Major General Sheikh Mohammad Sarwar Hasan - General Officer Commanding (GOC), 10th Infantry Division & Area Commander, Coxs Bazar Area, Ramu Cantonment - 25th BMA Long Course, Infantry.
  34. Major General Mohammad Habib Ullah – Chairman, Sena Kalyan Sangstha (Chairman SKS) - 25th BMA Long Course, Armoured.
  35. Major General Muhammad Masudur Rahman - Adjutant General (AG), Army Headquarters, Dhaka Cantonment- 25th BMA Long Course, Infantry.
  36. Major General Muhammad Nasim Parvez - Commandant, Military Institute of Science and Technology (Commandant MIST), Mirpur Cantonment, Dhaka - 25th BMA Long Course, Signals.
  37. Major General Mohammad Asadullah Minhazul Alam - Commandant, Defence Services Command and Staff College (Commandant DSCSC), Mirpur Cantonment, Dhaka - 25th BMA Long Course, Infantry.
  38. Major General Abdul Motaleb Sazzad Mahmud - Director General, Bangladesh Ansar and Village Defence Party (DG Ansar & VDP) - 26th BMA Long Course, Infantry.
  39. Major General Khandaker Muhammad Shahidul Emran - Commandant, Bangladesh Military Academy (Commandant BMA), Bhatiary, Chattogram - 26th BMA Long Course, Infantry.
  40. Major General JM Emdadul Islam – General Officer Commanding (GOC) 55th Infantry Division & Area Commander, Jashore Area, Jashore District - 26th BMA Long Course, Infantry.
  41. Major General Mohammad Jahangir Alam – General Officer Commanding (GOC), 33rd Infantry Division & Area Commander, Cumilla Area, Cumilla Cantonment. - 26th BMA Long Course, Infantry.
  42. Major General Mohammed Hossain Al Morshed - Commandant, Bangladesh Infantry Regimental Centre (Commandant BIRC), Rajshahi Cantonment, Rajshahi - 26th BMA Long Course, Infantry.
  43. Major General Ferdous Hasan Salim – Military Secretary to Chief Advisor (MSCA), Chief Advisor’s Office, Dhaka. - 27th BMA Long Course, Infantry.
  44. Major General Abu Mohammad Sarwar Farid - Director General, National Security Intelligence (DG NSI) - 27th BMA Long Course, Armoured.
  45. Major General Mohammad Ashrafuzzaman Siddiqui – Director General, Border Guard Bangladesh (DG BGB) - 27th BMA Long Course, Artillery.
  46. Major General Hussain Muhammad Masihur Rahman - General Officer Commanding (GOC) 19th Infantry Division & Area Commander, Ghatail Area - 27th BMA Long Course, Infantry.
  47. Major General AKM Mustafa Kamal Pasha – Director General, Directorate General Medical Service (DG DGMS), Dhaka Cantonment (also Colonel Commandant – Army Medical Corps) AMC, Army Medical Corps.
  48. Major General Dr. Md. Shameem Haidar – Consultant Physician General, Directorate General of Medical Services (CPG DGMS), Dhaka Cantonment AMC, Army Medical Corps.
  49. Major General Anisur Rahman Howlader – Consultant Surgeon General, Directorate General of Medical Services (CSG DGMS), Dhaka Cantonment AMC, Army Medical Corps.
  50. Major General Mohammad Yousuf Commandant, Armed Forces Medical College (Commandant AFMC), Dhaka Cantonment AMC, Army Medical Corps.
  51. Major General Quazi Rashid-Un-Nabi – Director General, Directorate General Drug Administration (DG DGDA), Dhaka [3] AMC, Army Medical Corps.
  52. Major General Dr. Nishat Jubaida[4] – Commandant, Armed Forces Institute of Pathology (Commandant AFIP), Dhaka Cantonment AMC, Army Medical Corps.
  53. Vacant - Consultant Dental Surgeon General (CDSG), Directorate General of Medical Services (CDSG DGMS), Dhaka Cantonment
  54. Vacant - Commandant, East Bengal Regimental Centre (Commandant EBRC), Chattagram Cantonment, Chattagram

Note

Generals holding appointments of the army headquarters and ministries within the government have been written in bold format (e.g. Master General of Ordnance - MGO); Other appointments apart from general officer commanding are indicated with the corresponding appointments, such as the vice-chancellor of Bangladesh University of Professionals is designated as (VC BUP). Army Medical Corps officers are indicated in bold format along with their appointments.

See also

References

  1. ^ "Chief of Army Staff". Bangladesh Army. Retrieved 2018-07-20.
  2. ^ "Biography of DG SSF". Special Security Force. Archived from the original on 2018-10-08. Retrieved 2018-03-01.
  3. ^ "Director General". Directorate General of Drug Administration. Retrieved 2018-03-01.
  4. ^ "PM adorns Nishat with major general rank badge". Bangladesh Pratidin (in Bengali). 2023-02-16. Retrieved 2023-02-18.
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