The Bangladesh Army has reshuffled several key posts at the top level, including the chief of general staff (CGS), principal staff officer (PSO) and director general of the Directorate General of Forces Intelligence (DGFI).

According to a source at the defence ministry, Lt Gen Mainur Rahman, general officer commanding (GOC) of the Army Training and Doctrine Command (ARTDOC), has been made the Army’s CGS. The previous CGS, Lt Gen Mizanur Rahman Shamim, recently retired.

Maj Gen Mir Mushfiqur Rahman, GOC of the 24 Infantry Division in Chattogram, has been promoted to lieutenant general and appointed PSO at the Armed Forces Division. The incumbent PSO, Lt Gen SM Kamrul Hasan, has been transferred to the foreign ministry for his next posting as an ambassador.

Brig Gen Mohammad Kaisar Rashid Chowdhury has been named the new DG of DGFI. He was promoted to major general and moved from the Army Headquarters to the DGFI headquarters.

Current DGFI Director General Maj Gen Mohammad Jahangir Alam has also been transferred to the foreign ministry.

Brig Gen Md Hafizur Rahman, currently serving as defence adviser at the Bangladesh High Commission in New Delhi, has been promoted to major general and appointed GOC of the 55 Infantry Division in Jashore.

Maj Gen JM Emdadul Islam, who is now leading the 55 Infantry Division, has been transferred as commandant of the East Bengal Regimental Centre. The current commandant, Maj Gen Ferdous Hasan, has been appointed GOC of the 24 Infantry Division.