| Chief of Army Staff of Bangladesh Army | |
|---|---|
| সেনাবাহিনী প্রধান (Bengali) | |
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 Bangladesh Army | |
| Type | Bangladesh Army service chief |
| Status | Professional head of land forces branch of the Bangladesh Armed Forces. |
| Abbreviation | CAS |
| Member of | Directorate General of Defence Purchase National Committee on Security Affairs Armed Forces Division |
| Reports to | &sq=&lang=&file=File:Flag_of_the_President_of_Bangladesh.svg){kind=small} President&sq=&lang=&file=File:Standard_of_the_Chief_Advisor_of_Bangladesh.svg){kind=small} Chief Adviser&sq=&lang=&file=File:Flag_of_Bangladesh.svg){kind=small} Minister of Defence |
| Residence | Sena Bhaban, Dhaka Cantonment |
| Seat | Dhaka Cantonment |
| Appointer | President of Bangladesh |
| Term length | 3 years, or at the age of 60, whichever is earlier. |
| Constituting instrument | The Army Act, 1952 of (Act No. XXXIX OF 1952) |
| Formation | 12 April 1971 |
| First holder | General M. A. G. Osmani (Commander-in-chief) Major General Mohammad Abdur Rab (Chief of staff) |
| Unofficial names | Army Chief |
| Deputy | Chief of the General Staff |
| Salary | ৳100000 (US$850) per month ৳1200000 (US$10,000) annually (incl. allowanced) |
| Website | army.mil.bd |
Chief of Army Staff (CAS) (Bengali: সেনাবাহিনী প্রধান, romanized: Sēnābāhinī pradhāna) of Bangladesh Army, also known as Army Chief, is the commander of the Bangladesh Army.[1][2][3] The Chief of Army staff has been a four-star rank since 2007. Prior to that, the Chief of Army Staff was a three-star rank from till 2007. During the liberation war of Bangladesh in 1971, Maj. Gen. M. A. Rab (then Lt Col) was the Chief of Staff of the Bangladesh Army under the combined command of Bangladesh Forces which served as the origins of Bangladesh Armed Forces and General M. 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 Maj. Gen. K. M. Shafiullah was appointed the Chief of Army Staff.[5] The incumbent Chief of Army Staff is General Waker-uz-Zaman.[6][7]
The office of the Chief of Army Staff functions from the Army Headquarters, which is located in the Dhaka Cantonment.[8]
- ^ Cite error: The named reference
CASwas invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ "Major General Moeen U Ahmed new Army Chief". bdnews24.com. 5 June 2005. Retrieved 24 October 2017.
- ^ "Bangladesh appoints Iqbal Karim Bhuiyan as new Army Chief". First Post. 7 June 2012. Retrieved 24 December 2015.
- ^ "Stripping ex-army chief Mustafizur Rahman of rank illegal: HC". bdnews24.com. Retrieved 19 February 2016.
- ^ "Shafiullah: The blunted General". 15 August 2023.
- ^ "Chief of Army Staff - Bangladesh Army". Bangladesh Army.
- ^ "General Waker-Uz-Zaman takes charge as Chief of Army Staff". The Financial Express. 23 June 2024. Retrieved 16 August 2024.
- ^ "Gen Mubeen takes over army". The Daily Star. 15 June 2009. Retrieved 17 June 2009.