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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).
During the liberation war of Bangladesh in 1971, Maj. Gen. M. A. Rab (then lieutenant Colonel) was the Chief of Staff of the Bangladesh Army under the combined command of Bangladesh Forces which served as the origins of Bangladesh Armed Forces and General M. A. G. Osmani was the Commander-in-Chief. [4]
The Army Pathological Laboratory (APL) was established as a small laboratory in 1951 as part of the Pakistan Army. [1] After the independence of Bangladesh it became part of the Bangladesh Army. In 1974, APL was restructured and re-equipped with modern equipment. [2] [3] [4] In 1987, the institute was awarded the Independence Day Award.
General Waker-Uz-Zaman [a] SBP OSP SGP psc (born 16 September 1966) is a four star general of the Bangladesh Army who is the current Chief of Army Staff (CAS) [2] of the Bangladesh Army since 23 June 2024. [3] [4] [5] Prior to his appointment as CAS, he served as the Chief of General Staff (CGS) of the Bangladesh Army.
Hasan was appointed commandant of National Defence College on 26 November 2020 as soon as he promoted to 3 star general. [7] On 13 January 2021, he was appointed chief of general staff of the Bangladesh Army. [8] In several occasion he served as acting chief of the Bangladesh Army in absence of incumbent chief. He went on retirement December, 2023.
Directorate General of Medical Service, is the highest policy making organization of Army Medical Corps, Army Dental Corps and Armed Forces Nursing Services. This Directorate General is also responsible for providing medical service to both serving and retired armed forces personnel, entitled civilian and their families.
They consist of the three uniformed military services: the Bangladesh Army, the Bangladesh Navy, and the Bangladesh Air Force. The Armed Forces are under the jurisdiction of the Ministry of Defence of the Government of Bangladesh, and are directly administered by the Armed Forces Division of the Prime Minister's Office. [5]
Major General Khan Firoz Ahmed OSP, ndc, afwc, psc is a two-star general of the Bangladesh Army. He is currently appointed as Senior Directing Staff (Army-2) at National Defence College . Earlier, he was the Military Secretary at Army Headquarters, Dhaka Cantonment . [ 1 ]