Chief of the General Staff (Bangladesh)

Chief of the General Staff
Incumbent
Lieutenant General Mizanur Rahman Shamim
since 6 August 2024
 Bangladesh Army
TypeArmy staff officer
AbbreviationCGS
Member ofNational Committee on Security Affairs
Reports toChief of Army Staff
SeatArmy HQ
AppointerPrime Minister
Chief Adviser (Interim)
Chief of Army Staff's Recommendation
Constituting instrumentThe Army Act, 1952 of (Act No. XXXIX OF 1952)
Formation21 January 1973
First holderBrigadier General
Khaled Mosharraf

The chief of the 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.

Appointees

The following table chronicles the appointees, to the office of the Chief of the General Staff of the Army after the independence war of Bangladesh.

No. Picture Chief of the General Staff Took office Left office Time in office Unit of Commission Ref.
1
Mosharraf, KhaledBrigadier General
Khaled Mosharraf
(1937–1975)		21 January 19733 November 19752 years, 286 daysEast Bengal Regiment–
2
Ali, Mir ShawkatMajor General
Mir Shawkat Ali
(1938–2010)		4 November 19754 October 19771 year, 334 daysEast Bengal Regiment–
3
Manzur, AbulMajor General
Abul Manzur
(1940–1981)		4 October 197712 December 19803 years, 69 daysEast Bengal Regiment–
4
Khan, NuruddinMajor General
Nuruddin Khan
(born 1940)		17 December 198019855 yearsCorps of Engineers–
5
Rahman, MahbuburMajor General
Mahbubr Rahman
(born 1945)		199519961 yearCorps of Engineers–
6
Chowdhury, HasanMajor General
Hasan Mashhud Chowdhury
(born 1948)		199720003 yearsEast Bengal Regiment[2]
7
Haque, IkramulMajor General
Ikramul Haque		200220042 yearsEast Bengal Regiment[3][4][5]
8
Ahmed, MoeenMajor General
Moeen U Ahmed
(born 1953)		200415 June 20051 yearEast Bengal Regiment–
9
Bhuiyan, IqbalMajor General
Iqbal Karim Bhuiyan
(born 1957)		23 December 200523 July 20071 year, 212 daysEast Bengal Regiment[6][7]
10
Jamali, SinaLieutenant General
Sina Ibn Jamali
(born 1957)		23 July 20071 May 20091 year, 282 daysEast Bengal Regiment[8]
11
Hafiz, AbdulLieutenant General
Abdul Hafiz
(born 1957)		1 May 200924 May 20134 years, 19 daysEast Bengal Regiment[9]
12
Islam, MainulLieutenant General
Mainul Islam
(born 1959)		24 May 201330 June 20152 years, 37 daysEast Bengal Regiment[10]
13
Ahmed, SabbirLieutenant General
Sabbir Ahmed
(born 1963)		5 August 201516 February 20171 year, 195 daysEast Bengal Regiment[11]
14
Nazimuddin, MuhammadLieutenant General
Muhammad Nazimuddin
(born 1960)		16 February 201728 July 20181 year, 162 daysEast Bengal Regiment[12]
15
Rahman, ShafiqurLieutenant General
Shafiqur Rahman
(born 1962)		28 July 201813 January 20212 years, 169 daysEast Bengal Regiment[13]
16
Hasan, SarwarLieutenant General
Sarwar Hasan
(born 1966)		13 January 202130 December 20232 years, 351 daysEast Bengal Regiment[14]
17
Zaman, WakerLieutenant General
Waker-Uz-Zaman
(born 1966)		30 December 202322 June 2024175 daysEast Bengal Regiment[15]
18
Shaheenul Haque, MohammadLieutenant General
Mohammad Shaheenul Haque
(born 1969)		5 July 20246 August 202432 daysEast Bengal Regiment[16]
19
Lieutenant General
Mizanur Rahman Shamim
(born 1968)		6 August 2024Incumbent1 year, 136 daysEast Bengal Regiment[17][18]

See also

References

  1. ^ "The Army Regulations: Volume I - (Rules)" (PDF). Office of the Controller General Defence Finance.
  2. ^ Up close with Hasan Mashhud Chowdhury - bdnews24.com
  3. ^ "Pak General Shahid Aziz arrives". The Daily Star. 18 October 2003. Retrieved 5 June 2025.
  4. ^ "Bangladesh army chief meets corps commander". Dawn. 10 December 2002. Retrieved 7 December 2025.
  5. ^ "The Daily Star Web Edition Vol. 4 Num 263". archive.thedailystar.net. Retrieved 7 December 2025.
  6. ^ "Maj Gen Iqbal Karim Bhuiyan has been appointed the chief of general staff". The Daily Star. 24 December 2005.
  7. ^ "Major General Ikbal Karim Bhuiyan Profile | PDF". Scribd. Retrieved 7 December 2025.
  8. ^ "Maj Gen Jamali promoted to Lt Gen". The Daily Star. 22 December 2008.
  9. ^ "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.
  10. ^ "2 army officers promoted to lieutenant general". The Daily Star. 24 May 2010.
  11. ^ "Lt Gen Sabbir new CGS". The Independent. 5 August 2015. Archived from the original on 2 May 2016.
  12. ^ "Changes in top army positions". The Daily Star. 17 February 2017.
  13. ^ "Shafiqur made CGS, Mujibur new DG of SSF". The Independent. 31 July 2018.
  14. ^ "Gen Sarwar Hasan made chief of general staff, replaced by Gen Akbar as NDC commandant". bdnews24.com. 13 January 2021.
  15. ^ "Lt Gen Waker-Uz-Zaman posted to CGS in army". The Daily Star. UNB. 31 December 2023.
  16. ^ "Commandant" (PDF). National Defence College Bangladesh.
  17. ^ "Top military positions reshuffled in Bangladesh: Gen Zia relieved of duties". bdnews24.com. 6 August 2024.
  18. ^ "The army sees major reshuffle". The Daily Star. 7 August 2024.
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