Chief of Army Staff of the Bangladesh Army

Chief of Army Staff of the Bangladesh Army
Chiefs of Army Staff
Occupation Government Service
Known for Bangladesh

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 [1].

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.


List of Chiefs of Army Staff

  • Bangladesh
  • Colonel M.A. Rab July 1971- April 1972 Deceased
  • Major General K M Shafiullah April 1972- 24 August 1975 (Dismissed)
  • Major General Ziaur Rahman 24 August 1975 - 03 Nov 1975 (Dismissed in Nov 03, 1975 Revolt)
  • Brigadier Khaled Mosharraf 3 November 1975 - 7 November 1975 (Short lived revolt) Assassinated
  • Lieutenant General Ziaur Rahman (Reinstated) 7 November 1975 - December 1978; Assassinated in 1981
  • Lieutenant General H M Ershad December 1978 - 31 August 1986;
  • Lieutenant General Atiqur Rahman 1 September 1986 - November 1990
  • Lieutenant General Nuruddin Khan November 1990 - April 1994
  • Lieutenant General Abu Saleh Mohammad Nasim April 1994 - May 1996 Dismissed after failed Coup
  • Lieutenant General Muhammad Mahbubur Rahman 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 Chowdhury 17 June 2002 to 15 June 2005
  • General Moeen U Ahmed 15 June 2005 to 15 June 2009
  • General Md Abdul Mubeen 15 June 2009 ~

References

  1. ^ http://bdnews24.com/details.php?id=87380&cid=2

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