Blitz Bureau
NEW DELHI: Bangladesh saw a major shake-up in its top military leadership, with key operational posts being reassigned days after Prime Minister Tarique Rahman’s new government assumed power, reported Dhaka Tribune.
The Bangladesh Army on February 22 appointed Lieutenant General M Mainur Rahman as the new Chief of General Staff (CGS), while he was previously serving as the chief or General Officer Commanding (GOC) of Army Training and Doctrine Command (ARTDOC), reported Prothom Alo, quoting sources in the defence ministry.
The principal staff officer (PSO), Lieutenant General S M Kamrul Hasan, was replaced by just-promoted Lieutenant General Mir Mushfiqur Rahman. Major General Kaiser Rashid Chowdhury, currently serving as a brigadier general at Army Headquarters, has been appointed director general of the Directorate General of Forces Intelligence (DGFI), said the report. The Tarique Rahman-led government also called back Defence adviser at the Bangladesh High Commission in India, Brigadier General Md Hafizur Rahman, to take charge as the GOC of an infantry division with the elevated rank and status of major general.