Chief of the General Staff (Bangladesh)
| Chief of General Staff | |
|---|---|
| চীফ অব জেনারেল স্টাফ | |
since 6 August 2024 | |
| Bangladesh Army | |
| Abbreviation | CGS |
The chief of general staff (CGS) (Bengali: চীফ অব জেনারেল স্টাফ) of the Bangladesh Army is one of the four principal staff officers who assist the chief of army staff, the others being the adjutant general, the quartermaster general, and the master general of ordnance.[1]
Lieutenant General Mizanur Rahman Shamim was appointed CGS on 6 August 2024.[2][3]
List of chiefs of general staff
- Major General S. M. Ikramul Haque[4]
- Major General Iqbal Karim Bhuiyan
- Major General Sina Ibn Jamali[5]
- Major General Abdul Hafiz[6]
- Lieutenant General Mohammad Mainul Islam[7]
- Lieutenant General Sabbir Ahmed[8]
- Lieutenant General Muhammad Nazimuddin[9]
- Lieutenant General Shafiqur Rahman[10]
- Lieutenant General Ataul Hakim Sarwar Hasan[11]
- Lieutenant General Waker-Uz-Zaman[12]
- Lieutenant General Mohammad Shaheenul Haque[13]
- Lieutenant General Mizanur Rahman Shamim
See also
- Lieutenant General (Bangladesh)
- Awards and decorations of the Bangladesh Armed Forces
- Deputy Chief of Army Staff
References
- ^ "The Army Regulations: Volume I - (Rules)" (PDF). Office of the Controller General Defence Finance.
- ^ "Top military positions reshuffled in Bangladesh: Gen Zia relieved of duties". bdnews24.com. 6 August 2024.
- ^ "The army sees major reshuffle". The Daily Star. 7 August 2024.
- ^ "Pak General Shahid Aziz arrives". The Daily Star. 18 October 2003. Retrieved 5 June 2025.
- ^ "Maj Gen Jamali promoted to Lt Gen". The Daily Star. 22 December 2008.
- ^ "Maj Gen Hafiz appointed force commander in Ivory Coast". UNB. 9 March 2010.
Hafiz was appointed Chief of General Staff (CGS) of Bangladesh Army on [sic] May 2009.
- ^ "2 army officers promoted to lieutenant general". The Daily Star. 24 May 2010.
- ^ "Lt Gen Sabbir new CGS". The Independent. 5 August 2015. Archived from the original on 2 May 2016.
- ^ "Changes in top army positions". The Daily Star. 17 February 2017.
- ^ "Shafiqur made CGS, Mujibur new DG of SSF". The Independent. 31 July 2018.
- ^ "Gen Sarwar Hasan made chief of general staff, replaced by Gen Akbar as NDC commandant". bdnews24.com. 13 January 2021.
- ^ "Lt Gen Waker-Uz-Zaman posted to CGS in army". The Daily Star. UNB. 31 December 2023.
- ^ "Commandant" (PDF). National Defence College Bangladesh.