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-ZamanChief of Army Staff (COAS), 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 ShamimChief 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 HassanPrincipal Staff Officer, Armed Forces Division (PSO, AFD) - Dhaka Cantonment, Dhaka - 21st BMA Long Course, Infantry
  4. Lieutenant General Mohammad Faizur RahmanQuarter Master General (QMG), Army Headquarters - Dhaka Cantonment, Dhaka - 23rd BMA Long Course, Infantry.
  5. Lieutenant General Muhammad Mainur RahmanGeneral 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 Abul Kalam Mohammad Ziaur Rahman – Executive Chairman, Bangladesh Export Processing Zones Authority (Chairman BEPZA) - Hatirpool, Dhaka - 20th BMA Long Course, Artillery.
  5. Major General Sayed Tareq Hussain – Ambassador of Bangladesh to Kuwait, Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MoFA-Kuwait) - Kuwait City, Kuwait - 21st BMA Long Course, Infantry.
  6. Major General A. K. M. Aminul Haque – Ambassador, Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MoFA-1) - Segunbagicha, Dhaka - 21st BMA Long Course, Signals.
  7. Major General Mohammad Adil Chowdhury – Military Secretary to the President of Bangladesh (MSP) - Bangabhaban, Dhaka - 22nd BMA Long Course, Infantry.
  8. Major General Abdul Quayyum Mollah – Director General, National Telecommunications Monitoring Centre (DG NTMC) - Tejgaon, Dhaka - 22nd BMA Long Course, Infantry.
  9. Major General Chowdhury Mohammad Azizul Haque Hazary – Commandant, Defence Services Command and Staff College, (Comdt DSCSC) - Mirpur Cantonment, Dhaka - 22nd BMA Long Course, Infantry.
  10. 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.
  11. Major General Muhammad Mostagousur Rahman Khan – Area Commander, Logistics Area (Commander Log Area) - Dhaka Cantonment, Dhaka - 23rd BMA Long Course, Infantry.
  12. Major General Muhammad Mahbub-ul AlamVice Chancellor, Bangladesh University of Professionals (VC BUP) - Mirpur Cantonment, Dhaka - 23rd BMA Long Course, Infantry.
  13. Major General Ibne Kalam Muhammad Mostahsenul Baki – Group Commander, Army Aviation Group (Group Commander) - Tejgaon Airport, Dhaka - 23rd BMA Long Course, Artillery.
  14. 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.
  15. Major General Iftekhar Anis – Director General, Bangladesh Institute of International and Strategic Studies (DG BIISS) - Ramna, Dhaka - 23rd BMA Long Course, Engineers.
  16. 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.
  17. Major General Mir Mushfiqur Rahman – General Officer Commanding (GOC), 24th Infantry Division & Area Commander, Chattogram Area - Chittagong Cantonment, Chittagong - 24th BMA Long Course, Infantry.
  18. Major General Kabir Ahmed – Commandant, School of Infantry and Tactics (Comdt SI&T) - Jalalabad Cantonment, Sylhet - 24th BMA Long Course, Infantry.
  19. Major General Muhammad Mahbubur Rashid – Ambassador, Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MoFA-2) - Segunbagicha, Dhaka - 24th BMA Long Course, Infantry.
  20. 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.
  21. 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]
  22. Major General Naheed Asgar – Managing Director, Bangladesh Machine Tools Factory Limited (MD BMTF) - Gazipur, Dhaka - 24th BMA Long Course, Army Service Corps.
  23. 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.
  24. Major General Mahbubus Samad Chowdhury – Director General, Special Security Force (DG SSF), Chief Adviser's Office - Tejgaon, Dhaka - 25th BMA Long Course, Infantry.
  25. 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.
  26. Major General Abu Bakar Siddique KhanMaster General of Ordnance (MGO), Army Headquarters - Dhaka Cantonment, Dhaka - 25th BMA Long Course, Artillery.
  27. Major General Mohammad Habib Ullah – Ambassador, Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MoFA-3) - Segunbagicha, Dhaka (also Colonel Commandant – Armoured Corps) - 25th BMA Long Course, Armoured. [4]
  28. Major General Muhammad Nasim Parvez – Commandant, Military Institute of Science and Technology (Comdt MIST) - Mirpur Cantonment, Dhaka - 25th BMA Long Course, Signals.
  29. Major General Syed Sabbir Ahmed – Commandant, Bangladesh Ordnance Factories (Comdt BOF) - Gazipur, Dhaka - 25th BMA Long Course, Ordnance.
  30. Major General Sheikh Mohammad Sarwar Hossain – Chairman, Bangladesh Tea Board (Chairman Tea Board) - Nasirabad, Chittagong - 25th BMA Long Course, Infantry.
  31. Major General Abdul Motaleb Sazzad Mahmud – Director General, Bangladesh Ansar and Village Defence Party (DG Ansar & VDP) - Khilgaon, Dhaka - 26th BMA Long Course, Infantry.
  32. Major General Khandaker Muhammad Shahidul Emran – Commandant, Bangladesh Military Academy (Comdt BMA) - Bhatiari, Chittagong - 26th BMA Long Course, Infantry.
  33. 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
  34. 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.
  35. Major General Mohammad Jahangir AlamDirector General, Directorate General of Forces Intelligence (DG DGFI) - Dhaka Cantonment, Dhaka - 26th BMA Long Course, Infantry.
  36. Major General Hasan Uz ZamanEngineer in Chief (E-in-C), Army Headquarters - Dhaka Cantonment, Dhaka - 26th BMA Long Course, Engineers.
  37. Major General Mohammad Saadat Hossain – Director General, Directorate General of Defence Purchase (DG DGDP), Dhaka Cantonment, Dhaka - 26th BMA Long Course, Signals.
  38. Major General Sazedur Rahman – Military Secretary (MS), Army Headquarters - Dhaka Cantonment, Dhaka - 27th BMA Long Course, Infantry.
  39. Major General Hussain Muhammad Masihur Rahman – Commandant, Bangladesh Institute of Peace Support Operation Training (Comdt BIPSOT) - Rajendrapur Cantonment, Dhaka - 27th BMA Long Course, Infantry.
  40. Major General Abul Hasnat Mohammad Tariq – Commandant, East Bengal Regimental Centre (Comdt EBRC) - Chattagram Cantonment, Chattagram - 27th BMA Long Course, Infantry.
  41. Major General Ferdous Hasan Salim – Military Secretary to Chief Advisor (MSCA), Chief Adviser's Office - Tejgaon, Dhaka - 27th BMA Long Course, Infantry.
  42. Major General Mohammad Ashrafuzzaman SiddiquiDirector General, Border Guard Bangladesh (DG BGB) - Pilkhana, Dhaka - 27th BMA Long Course, Artillery.
  43. MajorGeneral Mohammad Moazzem Hossain – General Officer Commanding (GOC), 7th Infantry Division and Area Commander, Barishal Area - Lebukhali Cantonment, Barisal - 27th BMA Long Course, Artillery.
  44. Major General Abu Mohammad Sarwar Farid – Director General, National Security Intelligence (DG NSI) - Segunbagicha, Dhaka - 27th BMA Long Course, Armoured.
  45. Major General Muhammad Hakimuzzaman – Adjutant General (AG), Army Headquarters - Dhaka Cantonment, Dhaka - 27th BMA Long Course, Engineers.
  46. Major General Mohammad Kamrul Hasan – General Officer Commanding (GOC), 66th Infantry Division & Area Commander, Rangpur Area - Rangpur Cantonment, Rangpur - 28th BMA Long Course, Infantry.
  47. Major General Mohammed Aftab Hossain – Commandant, Bangladesh Infantry Regimental Centre (Comdt BIRC) - Rajshahi Cantonment, Rajshahi - 28th BMA Long Course, Infantry.
  48. 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.
  49. Major General Towhidul Ahmed - General Officer Commanding (GOC), 11th Infantry Division & Area Commander, Bogura Area - Bogura Cantonment, Bogura - 29th BMA Long Course, Infantry.
  50. 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.
  51. Major General Muhammad Sajjad Hossain – Chairman, Sena Kalyan Sangstha (Chairman, SKS)- Mohakhali, Dhaka- 29th BMA Long Course, Army Service Corps.
  52. 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.
  53. Major General Quazi Rashid-Un-Nabi [5] [6] – Director General, Directorate General of Medical Service (DG DGMS) - Dhaka Cantonment, Dhaka - Army Medical Corps.
  54. Major General Anisur Rahman Howlader – Consultant Surgeon General, Directorate General of Medical Services (CSG DGMS) - Dhaka Cantonment, Dhaka - Army Medical Corps.
  55. Major General S. M. Mizanur Rahman – Consultant Physician General, Directorate General of Medical Services (CPG DGMS) - Dhaka Cantonment, Dhaka - Army Medical Corps.
  56. Major General Dr. Muhammad Shameem Haidar – Director General, Directorate General Drug Administration (DG DGDA) - Mohakhali, Dhaka - Army Medical Corps. [7]
  57. Major General Masudul Alam Mazumder – Commandant, Armed Forces Medical College (Comdt AFMC) - Dhaka Cantonment, Dhaka - Army Medical Corps.
  58. Major General Dr. Nishat Jubaida [8] – Commandant, Armed Forces Institute of Pathology (Comdt AFIP) - Dhaka Cantonment, Dhaka - Army Medical Corps.
  59. 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. "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.
  5. "Director General". Directorate General of Drug Administration. Retrieved 2018-03-01.
  6. "Back to BD Army" (PDF). Retrieved 2024-10-15.
  7. "New Director General appointment" (PDF). Retrieved 2024-10-15.
  8. "PM adorns Nishat with major general rank badge". Bangladesh Pratidin (in Bengali). 2023-02-16. Retrieved 2023-02-18.