Principal Staff Officer of Armed Forces Division | |
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সশস্ত্র বাহিনী বিভাগের প্রিন্সিপাল স্টাফ অফিসার (Bengali) | |
since 21 August 2024 | |
Bangladesh Armed Forces | |
Type | Armed Forces Division service chief |
Status | Executive head of the Armed Forces Division. |
Abbreviation | PSO |
Member of | Directorate General of Defence Purchase National Committee on Security Affairs Armed Forces Division |
Reports to | President Chief Adviser Minister of Defence |
Seat | Chief Adviser's Office |
Appointer | Chief Adviser |
Term length | 3 years, or at the age of 60, whichever is earlier. |
Formation | 1972 |
First holder | Brigadier General Abul Hasanat Md Abdullah |
Website | Official website |
The principal staff officer, abbreviated as PSO, is the head of the Armed Forces Division, a ministry level joint forces headquarters under Chief Adviser's office. It acts as the high command of the national armed forces. It is currently held by a three-star rank lieutenant general.