Chief of Army Staff of the Bangladesh Army
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The Chief of the Army Staff (CAS) of the Bangladesh Army is the professional head of the Bangladesh Army
. By virtue of the eminence of the Bangladesh Army amongst the military forces of Bangladesh
, he is also regarded as the senior-most defence official in the country. The current CAS is General
Md Abdul Mubeen
, psc, ndc .
The Chief of Army Staff functions from the Army Headquarters, which is located in the Dhaka Cantonment
. The Chief of Army Staff is the rank of General
. The official residence of the Chief of Army Staff is known as Senabhaban' or Army House and has served as the official residence of the CAS since independence at Dhaka Cantonment. As per Army Rules and Regulations the post of the CAS is a four year term.
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Bangladesh Army
The Bangladesh Army is the land forces branch and the largest of the three uniformed service of the Bangladesh Armed Forces. The primary mission of the Army is to provide necessary forces and capabilities in support of Bangladesh's security and defense strategies including defense of the nation's...
. By virtue of the eminence of the Bangladesh Army amongst the military forces of Bangladesh
Bangladesh
Bangladesh , officially the People's Republic of Bangladesh is a sovereign state located in South Asia. It is bordered by India on all sides except for a small border with Burma to the far southeast and by the Bay of Bengal to the south...
, he is also regarded as the senior-most defence official in the country. The current CAS is General
General
A general officer is an officer of high military rank, usually in the army, and in some nations, the air force. The term is widely used by many nations of the world, and when a country uses a different term, there is an equivalent title given....
Md Abdul Mubeen
Md Abdul Mubeen
General Md Abdul Mubeen took over as the chief of army staff of Bangladesh Army on 15 June 2009 replacing General Moeen U Ahmed who finished his four-year tenure of service and retired. Mubeen was promoted to the rank of general from lieutenant general with effect from that day...
, psc, ndc .
The Chief of Army Staff functions from the Army Headquarters, which is located in the Dhaka Cantonment
Dhaka Cantonment
Dhaka Cantonment is a cantonment located in the northern part of Dhaka, Bangladesh. The headquarters of Bangladesh Army, Navy and Air Force are situated within this cantonment...
. The Chief of Army Staff is the rank of General
General
A general officer is an officer of high military rank, usually in the army, and in some nations, the air force. The term is widely used by many nations of the world, and when a country uses a different term, there is an equivalent title given....
. The official residence of the Chief of Army Staff is known as Senabhaban' or Army House and has served as the official residence of the CAS since independence at Dhaka Cantonment. As per Army Rules and Regulations the post of the CAS is a four year term.
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List of Chiefs of Army Staff
- Colonel M.A. Rab July 1971- April 1972 Deceased
- Major General K M ShafiullahK M ShafiullahK M Shafiullah was a Major General and 2nd Chief of Staff of Bangladesh Army. During the Bangladesh Liberation War of 1971, he was the Second in Command of Second East Bengal Regiment that revolted with six officers on the night of March 25, 1971. He was also the Brigade commander of S-force of...
April 1972- 24 August 1975 (Dismissed) - Major General Ziaur RahmanZiaur RahmanPresident Ziaur Rahman, Bir Uttam, was a Bangladeshi politician and general, who read the declaration of Independence of Bangladesh on March 26, 1971 on behalf of Sheikh Mujibur Rahman. He later became the seventh President of Bangladesh from 1977 until 1981...
24 August 1975 - 03 Nov 1975 (Dismissed in Nov 03, 1975 Revolt) - Brigadier Khaled MosharrafKhaled MosharrafKhaled Mosharraf was a Bangladeshi military officer who was a the Sector Commander of BDF Sector 2 and K-Force Brigade Commander during the Bangladesh War of Liberation. He was awarded Bir Uttam for his gallantry actions during the war...
3 November 1975 - 7 November 1975 (Short lived revolt) Assassinated - Lieutenant General Ziaur RahmanZiaur RahmanPresident Ziaur Rahman, Bir Uttam, was a Bangladeshi politician and general, who read the declaration of Independence of Bangladesh on March 26, 1971 on behalf of Sheikh Mujibur Rahman. He later became the seventh President of Bangladesh from 1977 until 1981...
(Reinstated) 7 November 1975 - December 1978; Assassinated in 1981 - Lieutenant General H M Ershad December 1978 - 31 August 1986;
- Lieutenant General Atiqur RahmanAtiqur RahmanLieutenant General Atiqur Rahman was the Bangladesh's Chief of Army Staff form 1986 to 1990.-Military career:He was commissioned as a Second Lieutenant in the Army Regiment of Artillery, in the then Pakistan Army...
1 September 1986 - November 1990 - Lieutenant General Nuruddin KhanNuruddin KhanNuruddin Khan is a former Chief of the Bangladesh Army and former Energy Minister Bangladesh. He did not pursue a political career after the tenure of the government ended in 2001 and the Awami League lost the elections that followed....
November 1990 - April 1994 - Lieutenant General Abu Saleh Mohammad NasimAbu Saleh Mohammad NasimLieutenant General Abu Saleh Mohammad Nasim, Bir Bikrom is a former Chief of the Bangladesh Army. He participated in the Bangladesh Liberation War and was awarded Bir Bikrom for valor by the government in 1971. He was injured in one leg during this war. He was appointed Chief of Army Staff by the...
April 1994 - May 1996 Dismissed after failed Coup - Lieutenant General Muhammad Mahbubur RahmanMuhammad Mahbubur RahmanMahbubur Rahman was the Chief of Army Staff of the Bangladesh Army during the Bangladesh Nationalist Party led government. Since retirement he is a member of the permanent cabinet of the BNP.- References :...
May 1996 - 23 December 1997 - Lieutenant General Muhammad Mustafizur Rahman 24 December 1997 to 23 December 2000)
- Lieutenant General M Harun-Ar-Rashid 24 December 2000 to 16 June 2002
- Lieutenant General Hasan Mashhud ChowdhuryHasan Mashhud ChowdhuryHasan Mashhud Chowdhury is a retired Bangladeshi army officer and Lieutenant General of the Bangladesh Army. He became the Chief of Army staff in 2002 and after retirement from the Army, became an adviser of the interim caretaker government in October 2006...
17 June 2002 to 15 June 2005 - General Moeen U AhmedMoeen U AhmedGeneral Moeen Uddin Ahmed ndc psc was Chief of Army Staff of the Bangladesh Army from 15 June 2005 to 15 June 2009. Previously, he worked as in diplomatic mission in Pakistan as a Defence Attaché, prior to that he served as a UN Peacekeeper in United Nations Assistance Mission for Rwanda.General...
15 June 2005 to 15 June 2009 - General Md Abdul MubeenMd Abdul MubeenGeneral Md Abdul Mubeen took over as the chief of army staff of Bangladesh Army on 15 June 2009 replacing General Moeen U Ahmed who finished his four-year tenure of service and retired. Mubeen was promoted to the rank of general from lieutenant general with effect from that day...
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