The Bangladesh Army has carried out a series of major reshuffles at its senior leadership level, with the Army Headquarters issuing formal orders today (22 February), according to sources from the Ministry of Defence.
In a key development, Brig Gen Kaiser Rashid of the M&Q Directorate has been promoted to the rank of major general and appointed as the new director general of the Directorate General of Forces Intelligence (DGFI).
In addition, Maj Gen Mohammad Jahangir Alam, who had been serving as director general of the Directorate General of Forces Intelligence (DGFI), has been attached to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs as an ambassador.
Lt Gen Muhammad Mainur Rahman has been appointed chief of general Staff (CGS) at Army Headquarters, transferred from the Army Training and Doctrine Command (ARTDOC). Maj Gen Mir Mushfiqur Rahman, general officer commanding of the 24 Infantry Division, has been promoted to lieutenant general and appointed principal staff officer of the Armed Forces Division.
Lt Gen SM Kamrul Hassan has been attached to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs as an ambassador from the Armed Forces Division (AFD), where he had been serving as principal staff officer.
Maj Gen JM Imdadul Islam of the 55 Infantry Division has been appointed commandant of the East Bengal Regiment Centre, while Maj Gen Ferdous Hasan Selim, currently serving at the centre, has been made general officer commanding of the 24 Infantry Division.
Brig Gen Md Hafizur Rahman, defence adviser at the Bangladesh Embassy in India, has been promoted to major general and appointed general officer commanding of the 55 Infantry Division.
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