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| Chief of Army Staff | |
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| সেনাবাহিনী প্রধান | |
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 Bangladesh Army | |
| Type | Army Administrator ofBangladesh Armed Forces |
| Abbreviation | CAS |
| Member of | National Committee on Security Affairs |
| Reports to |  President Chief Adviser |
| Residence | Dhaka Cantonment |
| Seat | Dhaka Cantonment |
| Appointer | ThePrime Minister with Presidentadvice and consent |
| Term length | 3 years or age 60, whichever comes first |
| Constituting instrument | The Army Act, 1952 of (Act No. XXXIX OF 1952) |
| Precursor | Commander-in-Chief and Chief of staff of the Mukti Bahini |
| Formation | 12 April 1971; 54 years ago (1971-04-12) |
| First holder | GeneralM.A.G Osmani(Commander-in-chief) Major GeneralMohammad Abdur Rab(Chief of staff) |
| Unofficial names | Army Chief |
| Deputy | Chief of the General Staff |
| Salary | ৳160000 (US$1,300) per month (incl. allowances) |
| Website | army.mil.bd |
TheChief of Army Staff (CAS;Bengali:সেনাবাহিনী প্রধান,romanized: Śenabahini Prodhan)[1][2][3] is the professional head and highest-ranking commissioned officer of theBangladesh Army. The Chief of Army Staff is responsible for the overall command, administration, training, and operational preparedness of the army, and serves as the principal military adviser to theGovernment of Bangladesh on land-based defence and national security matters.
The office is held by an officer with the rank ofGeneral and is appointed by thePresident of Bangladesh on the advice of thePrime Minister of Bangladesh. The Chief of Army Staff is a senior member of theArmed Forces Division and plays a central role in maintaining national defence, internal security support, disaster response, and participation inUnited Nations peacekeeping operations. The Chief of Army staff has been afour-star rank since 2007. Prior to that, the Chief of Army Staff was athree-star rank from 1978 to 2007. During theliberation war of Bangladesh in 1971,Major generalM. A. Rab was theChief of Staff of the Bangladesh Army under the combined command ofBangladesh Forces which served as the origins ofBangladesh Armed Forces and GeneralM. A. G. Osmani was the Commander-in-Chief.[4] After the War of Independence, Bangladesh Army was officially reverted to the Ministry of Defense in 1972, and major generalK. M. Shafiullah was appointed the Chief of Army Staff.[5] The incumbent Chief of Army Staff is generalWaker-Uz-Zaman.[6][7] The office of the Chief of Army Staff functions from the Army Headquarters, which is located in theDhaka Cantonment.[8]
Prior the independence of Bangladesh, theCommander of the Eastern Command was the chief military administrator of thePakistan Armed Forces stationed in thenEast Pakistan.[9][10][11] Lieutenant generalA. A. K. Niazi was the last commander of eastern commander before thePakistani Instrument of Surrender in 16 December 1971. After theproclamation of Bangladeshi independence,[12] generalM. A. G. Osmani served as the commander-in-chief of theBangladesh forces and major generalAbdur Rab as the chief of staff of the army. Osmani eventually became the first commander-in-chief in 12 April 1971. While Osmani served as commander of the combinedBangladesh armed forces, Rab oversaw the army operations till April 1972.[4]
In 6 April 1972, prime ministerSheikh Mujibur Rahman restructured the bureaucracy of the Bangladesh armed forces which were directly commanded by Osmani and abolished Osmani's post as commander-in-chief. Major generalK. M. Shafiullah, was made the chief of army staff succeeding Major general Rab on 7 April 1972.[13][14] PresidentZiaur Rahman became the first army chief with the rank of lieutenant general in 1977 andMoeen U Ahmed embellished as the first four star army chief in 2007.[15]
The following table chronicles the appointees, to the office of the Chief of Army Staff or its preceding positions since the independence war of Bangladesh.[16][17][18]
| No. | Picture | Commander-in-Chief | Took office | Left office | Time in office | Unit of Commission |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  | Osmani, M. A. G.General M. A. G. Osmani psc (1918–1984) | 12 April 1971 | 6 April 1972 | 360 days | Army Service Corps[19] |
| No. | Picture | Chief of staff | Took office | Left office | Time in office | Unit of Commission |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | .jpg) | Abdur Rab, MohammadMajor General Mohammad Abdur Rab Bir Uttom (1919–1975) | 11 July 1971 | 6 April 1972 | 270 days | Army Service Corps |
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| No. | Picture | Chief of Army Staff | Took office | Left office | Time in office | Unit of Commission |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  | Osmani, M. A. G.General M. A. G. Osmani psc (1918–1984) | 12 April 1971 | 6 April 1972 | 1 year, 24 days | Army Service Corps[19] |
| 2 |  | Shafiullah, KaziMajor General Kazi Muhammad Shafiullah Bir Uttom,psc (1934–2025) | 7 April 1972 | 25 August 1975 | 3 years, 140 days | Punjab Regiment |
| 3 |  | Rahman, ZiaurMajor General Ziaur Rahman Bir Uttom,psc (1936–1981) | 25 August 1975 | 3 November 1975 | 70 days | Punjab Regiment |
| - |  | Mosharraf, KhaledMajor General Khaled Mosharraf Bir Uttom,psc (1937–1975) | 3 November 1975 | 7 November 1975 † | 4 days | East Bengal Regiment |
| (3) |  | Rahman, ZiaurLieutenant General Ziaur Rahman Bir Uttom,psc (1936–1981) | 7 November 1975 | 28 April 1978 | 2 years, 172 days | Punjab Regiment |
| 4 |  | Ershad, Hussain MuhammadLieutenant General Hussain Muhammad Ershad ndc,psc (1930–2019) | 29 April 1978 | 30 August 1986 | 8 years, 123 days | East Bengal Regiment |
| 5 | | Rahman, AtiqurLieutenant General Atiqur Rahman G+ (1931–2023) | 31 August 1986 | 30 August 1990 | 3 years, 364 days | Regiment of Artillery |
| 6 | | Khan, NuruddinLieutenant General Nuruddin Khan psc (born 1940) | 31 August 1990 | 30 August 1994 | 3 years, 364 days | Corps of Engineers |
| 7 | | Nasim, Abu SalehLieutenant General Abu Saleh Mohammad Nasim Bir Bikrom,psc (born 1943) | 31 August 1994 | 19 May 1996 | 1 year, 262 days | East Bengal Regiment |
| 8 | _2016-12-18_(cropped).jpg) | Rahman, MuhammadLieutenant General Muhammad Mahbubur Rahman psc | 27 May 1996 | 23 December 1997 | 1 year, 210 days | Corps of Engineers |
| 9 | | Rahman, MustafizurGeneral Mustafizur Rahman Bir Bikrom, ndc,psc, C (1941–2008) | 24 December 1997 | 23 December 2000 | 2 years, 365 days | Corps of Engineers |
| 10 | | Harun, MLieutenant General Mohammed Harun-Ar-Rashid Bir Protik,rcds,psc (1948–2025) | 24 December 2000 | 15 June 2002 | 1 year, 173 days | East Bengal Regiment |
| 11 | | Chowdhury, HasanLieutenant General Hasan Mashhud Chowdhury awc,psc (born 1948) | 16 June 2002 | 15 June 2005 | 2 years, 364 days | Frontier Force Regiment |
| 12 |  | Ahmed, MoeenGeneral Moeen Uddin Ahmed ndc,psc (born 1953) | 16 June 2005 | 15 June 2009 | 3 years, 364 days | East Bengal Regiment |
| 13 |  | Ahmed, MoeenGeneral Mohammed Abdul Mubeen ndc,psc (born 1957) | 16 June 2009 | 25 June 2012 | 3 years, 9 days | East Bengal Regiment |
| 14 | .jpg) | Bhuiyan, IqbalGeneral Iqbal Karim Bhuiyan psc (born 1957) | 26 June 2012 | 25 June 2015 | 2 years, 364 days | East Bengal Regiment |
| 15 |  | Huq, ShafiulGeneral Abu Belal Muhammad Shafiul Haq ndc,psc (born 1958) | 26 June 2015 | 25 June 2018 | 2 years, 364 days | Armoured Corps |
| 16 |  | Ahmed, AzizGeneral Aziz Ahmed SBP, BSP, BGBM, PBGM, BGBMS,psc, G (born 1961) | 25 June 2018 | 24 June 2021 | 2 years, 364 days | Regiment of Artillery |
| 17 |  | Shafiuddin Ahmed, S. M.General SM Shafiuddin Ahmed SBP, OSP, ndu,psc,PhD (born 1963) | 24 June 2021 | 23 June 2024 | 2 years, 365 days | East Bengal Regiment |
| 18 | | Zaman, Waker-UzGeneral Waker-Uz-Zaman SBP, OSP, SGP,psc (born 1966) | 23 June 2024 | Incumbent | 1 year, 237 days | East Bengal Regiment |
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