List of serving generals of the Bangladesh Army

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This is a list of the serving Generals (Major generals, Lieutenant generals and Generals) of the Bangladesh Army.

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Currently, the army has 1 General, 5 Lieutenant Generals and 58 serving Major Generals.

Current Bangladesh Army Generals

  1. General Waker-Uz-Zaman – Chief of Army Staff (CAS), Army Headquarters [1] - Dhaka Cantonment, Dhaka - 13th BMA Long Course, Infantry. (also Colonel of the Regiment - East Bengal Regiment, Bangladesh Infantry Regiment and Colonel Commandant – Army Service Corps) [2]

Current Bangladesh Army Lieutenant Generals

  1. Lieutenant General Mizanur Rahman Shamim – Chief of General Staff (CGS), Army Headquarters - Dhaka Cantonment, Dhaka - 17th BMA Long Course, Infantry.
  2. Lieutenant General Mohammad Shaheenul Haque – Commandant, National Defence College (Comdt NDC) - Mirpur Cantonment, Dhaka - 20th BMA Long Course, Infantry.
  3. Lieutenant General S M Kamrul Hassan – Principal Staff Officer, Armed Forces Division (PSO, AFD) - Dhaka Cantonment, Dhaka - 21st BMA Long Course, Infantry
  4. Lieutenant General Mohammad Faizur Rahman – Quarter Master General (QMG), Army Headquarters - Dhaka Cantonment, Dhaka - 23rd BMA Long Course, Infantry.
  5. Lieutenant General Muhammad Mainur Rahman – General Officer Commanding, Army Training & Doctrine Command (GOC, ARTDOC) - Momenshahi Cantonment, Mymensingh - 24th BMA Long Course, Infantry.

Current Bangladesh Army Major Generals

  1. Major General Fakhrul Ahsan – Force Commander, MINURSO (Force Commander MINURSO) - Laayoune, Western Sahara - 19th BMA Long Course, Infantry.
  2. Major General Mohammad Jubayer Salehin – Ambassador of Bangladesh to Lebanon, Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MoFA-Lebanon) - Beirut, Lebanon - 19th BMA Long Course, Engineers.
  3. Major General Abul Hasnat Mohammad Khairul Bashar – Ambassador of Bangladesh to Libya, Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MoFA-Libya) - Tripoli, Libya - 20th BMA Long Course, Infantry.
  4. Major General Sayed Tareq Hussain – Ambassador of Bangladesh to Kuwait, Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MoFA-Kuwait) - Kuwait City, Kuwait - 21st BMA Long Course, Infantry.
  5. Major General A. K. M. Aminul Haque – Ambassador, Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MoFA-1) - Segunbagicha, Dhaka - 21st BMA Long Course, Signals.
  6. Major General Mohammad Adil Chowdhury – Military Secretary to the President of Bangladesh (MSP) - Bangabhaban, Dhaka - 22nd BMA Long Course, Infantry.
  7. Major General Abdul Quayyum Mollah – Director General, National Telecommunications Monitoring Centre (DG NTMC) - Tejgaon, Dhaka - 22nd BMA Long Course, Infantry.
  8. Major General Chowdhury Mohammad Azizul Haque Hazary – Commandant, Defence Services Command and Staff College, (Comdt DSCSC) - Mirpur Cantonment, Dhaka - 22nd BMA Long Course, Infantry.
  9. 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.
  10. Major General Muhammad Mostagousur Rahman Khan – Area Commander, Logistics Area (Commander Log Area) - Dhaka Cantonment, Dhaka - 23rd BMA Long Course, Infantry.
  11. Major General Muhammad Mahbub-ul Alam – Vice Chancellor, Bangladesh University of Professionals (VC BUP) - Mirpur Cantonment, Dhaka - 23rd BMA Long Course, Infantry.
  12. Major General Ibne Kalam Muhammad Mostahsenul Baki – Group Commander, Army Aviation Group (Group Commander) - Tejgaon Airport, Dhaka - 23rd BMA Long Course, Artillery.
  13. Major General A. S. M. Ridwanur Rahman – General Officer Commanding (GOC), 17th Infantry Division and Area Commandar, Jalalabad Cantonment, Sylhet - 23rd BMA Long Course, Artillery.
  14. Major General Iftekhar Anis – Director General, Bangladesh Institute of International and Strategic Studies (DG BIISS) - Ramna, Dhaka - 23rd BMA Long Course, Engineers.
  15. Major General S. M. Zia-Ul-Azim – Chairman, Bangladesh Rural Electrification Board (Chairman REB) (also Colonel Commandant – Corps of Electrical Mechanical Engineers) - Kilkhet, Dhaka - 23rd BMA Long Course, Electrical Mechanical Engineers.
  16. Major General Mir Mushfiqur Rahman – General Officer Commanding (GOC), 24th Infantry Division & Area Commander, Chattogram Area - Chittagong Cantonment, Chittagong - 24th BMA Long Course, Infantry.
  17. Major General Muhammad Mahbubur Rashid – Ambassador, Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MoFA-2) - Segunbagicha, Dhaka - 24th BMA Long Course, Infantry.
  18. 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.
  19. Major General Muhammad Maksudul Haque – Ambassador of Bangladesh to Iraq, Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MoFA-Iraq) - Baghdad, Iraq (also Colonel Commandant – Ordnance Corps) - 24th BMA Long Course, Ordnance. [3]
  20. Major General Naheed Asgar – Managing Director, Bangladesh Machine Tools Factory Limited (MD BMTF) - Gazipur, Dhaka - 24th BMA Long Course, Army Service Corps.
  21. Major General Kabir Ahmed- Ambassador, Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MoFA-3)- 24th BMA Long Course, Infantry [4]
  22. Major General Mohammad Asadullah Minhazul Alam – General Officer Commanding (GOC), 10th Infantry Division & Area Commander, Coxs Bazar Area - Ramu Cantonment, Chittagong - 25th BMA Long Course, Infantry.
  23. Major General Mahbubus Samad Chowdhury – Director General, Special Security Force (DG SSF), Chief Adviser's Office - Tejgaon, Dhaka - 25th BMA Long Course, Infantry.
  24. Major General Muhammad Masudur Rahman – Senior Directing Staff (Army-1), National Defence College (SDS Army-1, NDC) - Mirpur Cantonment, Dhaka - 25th BMA Long Course, Infantry.
  25. Major General Abu Bakar Siddique Khan – Master General of Ordnance (MGO), Army Headquarters - Dhaka Cantonment, Dhaka - 25th BMA Long Course, Artillery.
  26. Major General Mohammad Habib Ullah – Ambassador, Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MoFA-4) - Segunbagicha, Dhaka (also Colonel Commandant – Armoured Corps) - 25th BMA Long Course, Armoured. [5]
  27. Major General Muhammad Nasim Parvez – Commandant, Military Institute of Science and Technology (Comdt MIST) - Mirpur Cantonment, Dhaka - 25th BMA Long Course, Signals.
  28. Major General Syed Sabbir Ahmed – Commandant, Bangladesh Ordnance Factories (Comdt BOF) - Gazipur, Dhaka - 25th BMA Long Course, Ordnance.
  29. Major General Sheikh Mohammad Sarwar Hossain- Ambassador, Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MoFA-5)- 25th BMA Long Course, Infantry [6]
  30. Major General Abdul Motaleb Sazzad Mahmud – Director General, Bangladesh Ansar and Village Defence Party (DG Ansar & VDP) - Khilgaon, Dhaka - 26th BMA Long Course, Infantry.
  31. Major General Khandaker Muhammad Shahidul Emran – Commandant, Bangladesh Military Academy (Comdt BMA) - Bhatiari, Chittagong - 26th BMA Long Course, Infantry.
  32. Major General Mohammed Hossain Al Morshed – General Officer Commanding (GOC) 19th Infantry Division & Area Commander, Ghatail Area - Shahid Salahuddin Cantonment, Dhaka - 26th BMA Long Course, Infantry
  33. Major General J. M. Emdadul Islam – General Officer Commanding (GOC) 55th Infantry Division & Area Commander, Jashore Area - Jessore Cantonment, Khulna - 26th BMA Long Course, Infantry.
  34. Major General Mohammad Jahangir Alam – Director General, Directorate General of Forces Intelligence (DG DGFI) - Dhaka Cantonment, Dhaka - 26th BMA Long Course, Infantry.
  35. Major General Hasan Uz Zaman – Engineer in Chief (E-in-C), Army Headquarters - Dhaka Cantonment, Dhaka - 26th BMA Long Course, Engineers.
  36. Major General Mohammad Saadat Hossain – Director General, Directorate General of Defence Purchase (DG DGDP), Dhaka Cantonment, Dhaka - 26th BMA Long Course, Signals.
  37. Major General Sazedur Rahman – Military Secretary (MS), Army Headquarters - Dhaka Cantonment, Dhaka - 27th BMA Long Course, Infantry.
  38. Major General Hussain Muhammad Masihur Rahman – Commandant, Bangladesh Institute of Peace Support Operation Training (Comdt BIPSOT) - Rajendrapur Cantonment, Dhaka - 27th BMA Long Course, Infantry.
  39. Major General Abul Hasnat Mohammad Tariq – Commandant, East Bengal Regimental Centre (Comdt EBRC) - Chattagram Cantonment, Chattagram - 27th BMA Long Course, Infantry.
  40. Major General Ferdous Hasan Salim – Military Secretary to Chief Advisor (MSCA), Chief Adviser's Office - Tejgaon, Dhaka - 27th BMA Long Course, Infantry.
  41. Major General Mohammad Ashrafuzzaman Siddiqui – Director General, Border Guard Bangladesh (DG BGB) - Pilkhana, Dhaka - 27th BMA Long Course, Artillery
  42. Major General Mohammad Moazzem Hossain– Executive Chairman, Bangladesh Export Processing Zones Authority (Executive Chairman BEPZA), BEPZA Complex, Dhanmondi, Dhaka- 27 BMA Long Course, Artillery. [7]
  43. Major General Abu Mohammad Sarwar Farid – Director General, National Security Intelligence (DG NSI) - Segunbagicha, Dhaka - 27th BMA Long Course, Armoured.
  44. Major General Muhammad Hakimuzzaman – Adjutant General (AG), Army Headquarters - Dhaka Cantonment, Dhaka - 27th BMA Long Course, Engineers.
  45. Major General Mohammad Kamrul Hasan – General Officer Commanding (GOC), 66th Infantry Division & Area Commander, Rangpur Area - Rangpur Cantonment, Rangpur - 28th BMA Long Course, Infantry.
  46. Major General Mohammed Aftab Hossain – Commandant, Bangladesh Infantry Regimental Centre (Comdt BIRC) - Rajshahi Cantonment, Rajshahi - 28th BMA Long Course, Infantry.
  47. Major General Amanullah Saleh Muhammad Bahauddin – Senior Directing Staff (Army-2), National Defence College (SDS Army-2, NDC) - Mirpur Cantonment, Dhaka - 28th BMA Long Course, Artillery.
  48. Major General Towhidul Ahmed - General Officer Commanding (GOC), 11th Infantry Division & Area Commander, Bogura Area - Bogura Cantonment, Bogura - 29th BMA Long Course, Infantry.
  49. Major General S. M. Asadul Haque – General Officer Commanding (GOC), 9th Infantry Division & Area Commander, Savar Area - Savar Cantonment, Dhaka - 29th BMA Long Course, Infantry.
  50. Major General Muhammad Sajjad Hossain – Chairman, Sena Kalyan Sangstha (Chairman, SKS) - Mohakhali, Dhaka - 29th BMA Long Course, Army Service Corps.
  51. Major General Muhammad Nazim Ud Daula – General Officer Commanding (GOC), 33rd Infantry Division & Area Commander, Cumilla Area - Cumilla Cantonment, Chittagong - 30th BMA Long Course, Infantry.
  52. Major General Quazi Rashid-Un-Nabi [8] [9] – Director General, Directorate General of Medical Service (DG DGMS) - Dhaka Cantonment, Dhaka - Army Medical Corps.
  53. Major General Anisur Rahman Howlader – Consultant Surgeon General, Directorate General of Medical Services (CSG DGMS) - Dhaka Cantonment, Dhaka - Army Medical Corps.
  54. Major General S. M. Mizanur Rahman – Consultant Physician General, Directorate General of Medical Services (CPG DGMS) - Dhaka Cantonment, Dhaka - Army Medical Corps.
  55. Major General Dr. Muhammad Shameem Haidar – Director General, Directorate General Drug Administration (DG DGDA) - Mohakhali, Dhaka - Army Medical Corps. [10]
  56. Major General Masudul Alam Mazumder – Commandant, Armed Forces Medical College (Comdt AFMC) - Dhaka Cantonment, Dhaka - Army Medical Corps.
  57. Major General Dr. Nishat Jubaida [11] – Commandant, Armed Forces Institute of Pathology (Comdt AFIP) - Dhaka Cantonment, Dhaka - Army Medical Corps.
  58. Vacant – Commandant, School of Infantry and Tactics (Comdt SI&T) - Jalalabad Cantonment, Sylhet -
  59. Vacant – Chairman, Bangladesh Tea Board (Chairman Tea Board) - Nasirabad, Chittagong -
  60. Vacant – General Officer Commanding (GOC), 7th Infantry Division and Area Commander, Barishal Area - Lebukhali Cantonment, Barisal -
  61. Vacant – Consultant Dental Surgeon General, Directorate General of Medical Services (CDSG DGMS) - Dhaka Cantonment, Dhaka - Army Dental Corps.

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. ↑ "Army Chief adorned with 'Colonel of the Regiment". The Daily Star . 24 January 2025. Retrieved 2025-01-24.
  3. ↑ "The following officers of the Bangladesh Armed Forces (Army) have been transferred and posted to the posts mentioned next to their names/removed from their postings and assigned to the relevant departments/ministries" (PDF) (in Bengali).
  4. ↑ "Neew Ambassador at foreign ministry appointment" (PDF). Retrieved 2025-09-21.
  5. ↑ "The following officers of the Bangladesh Armed Forces (Army) have been transferred and posted to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs as an Ambassador" (PDF). Retrieved 2025-08-28.
  6. ↑ "Neew Ambassador at foreign ministry appointment" (PDF). Retrieved 2025-09-21.
  7. ↑ "New Executive Chairman of BEPZA appointment" (PDF). Retrieved 2025-09-21.
  8. ↑ "Director General". Directorate General of Drug Administration. Retrieved 2018-03-01.
  9. ↑ "Back to BD Army" (PDF). Retrieved 2024-10-15.
  10. ↑ "New Director General appointment" (PDF). Retrieved 2024-10-15.
  11. ↑ "PM adorns Nishat with major general rank badge". Bangladesh Pratidin (in Bengali). 2023-02-16. Retrieved 2023-02-18.
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