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, 6 lieutenant-generals and 54 major-generals.

Current Bangladesh Army generals

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

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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