Dhaka, February 22 A major reshuffle occurred at the highest level in the Bangladesh Army on Sunday, including the appointment of a new Chief of General Staff (CGS), local media reported.
The changes, issued by Army Headquarters, came days after Prime Minister Tarique Rahman's new government took office on February 17, Dhaka Tribune reported.
The reshuffle affects key strategic commands as well as the country's premier military intelligence agency.
Lieutenant General M Mainur Rahman has been appointed as the CGS, while he was previously serving as the chief or General Officer Commanding (GOC) of Army Training and Doctrine Command (ARTDOC), Prothom Alo reported, quoting sources in the defense ministry.
According to the reshuffle, Principal Staff Officer (PSO), Lieutenant General S M Kamrul Hasan, has been replaced by recently promoted Lieutenant General Mir Mushfiqur Rahman.
Hasan has been assigned to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs to serve as an ambassador abroad.
Major General Kaiser Rashid Chowdhury has been appointed as the Director General of the Directorate General of Forces Intelligence (DGFI), the report said.
Currently serving as a brigadier general at Army Headquarters, he will assume the post upon his promotion to major general.
Brigadier General Md Hafizur Rahman, Defence Advisor at the Bangladesh High Commission in India, was recalled to take over as the GOC of an infantry division with the elevated rank and status of major general.
The Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) secured a two-thirds majority in the crucial February 12 elections. Rahman, 60, took oath on February 17, ending the 18-month rule of Muhammad Yunus.
