Overview
- Army Headquarters issued orders on Sunday implementing a broad reallocation of operational, staff and intelligence posts across the force.
- Lieutenant General Muhammad Mainur Rahman was appointed Chief of General Staff, while Lieutenant General Mir Mushfiqur Rahman became Principal Staff Officer as Lieutenant General S M Kamrul Hasan moved to the foreign ministry for an ambassadorial posting.
- Major General–designate Kaiser Rashid Chowdhury was named director general of the DGFI, replacing Major General Mohammad Jahangir Alam, who was reassigned to the foreign ministry as an ambassador.
- Brigadier General Md Hafizur Rahman, Bangladesh’s defence adviser in New Delhi, was recalled, promoted to major general and appointed General Officer Commanding of the 55th Infantry Division.
- Further command changes included Major General J M Imdadul Islam’s posting to the East Bengal Regimental Centre and Major General Ferdous Hasan’s appointment to lead the 24th Infantry Division, with sources linking the moves to near-term internal and border-security needs.