General Waker-uz-Zaman, OSP SGP psc (Bengali: ওয়াকার-উজ-জামান) born 16 September 1966 is a four star general of the Bangladesh Army who is the current Chief of Army Staff (CAS)[2] of the Bangladesh Army since 23 June 2024.[3][4][5] Prior to his appointment as CAS, he served as the Chief of General Staff (CGS) of the Bangladesh Army.[6][7][8] Previously, he served as the 15th Principal Staff Officer of Armed Forces Division.[9][10] Just over a month after he became the Bangladesh Army chief, amid the Non-cooperation movement protests, he announced the resignation of Sheikh Hasina as the prime minister on 5 August 2024.[11][12]
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Lieutenant General Waker-Uz-Zaman, OSP, SGP, psc, Chief of General Staff (CGS) has been promoted to general and appointed as the Chief of Army Staff
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The government has appointed Lieutenant General Waker-Uz-Zaman as the new army chief of Bangladesh, effective from June 23, the Inter-Services Public Relations (Bangladesh) (ISPR) announced on Tuesday.
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