Major reshuffle in Army top ranks

Bangladesh Army has made a reshuffle in its top posts, read a defence ministry circular on Sunday.
Lt Gen Muhammad Mainur Rahman, general officer commanding (GOC) of the Army Training and Doctrine Command (ARTDOC), has been appointed chief of general staff.
Brig Gen Kaiser Rashid Chowdhury of the Army Headquarters has been appointed director general (DG) of the Directorate General of Forces Intelligence (DGFI).
Former GOC of the 24th Infantry Division Maj Gen Mir Mushfiqur Rahman has been made principal staff officer of the Armed Forces Division.
Lt Gen SM Kamrul Hassan, the outgoing principal staff officer, has been transferred to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and appointed as a diplomat.
Former DGFI DG Maj Gen Mohammad Jahangir Alam has also been transferred to the foreign ministry for a diplomatic assignment.
Brig Gen Md Hafizur Rahman, serving as the defence advisor at the Bangladesh High Commission in New Delhi, has been promoted to Maj Gen and appointed GOC of the 55th Infantry Division in Jashore.
Former GOC of the 55th Division Maj Gen JM Emdadul Islam has been transferred as Commandant of the East Bengal Regimental Centre (EBRC), while the current commandant Maj Gen Ferdous Hasan would take over as the GOC of the 24th Infantry Division.

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