General ( bn, জেনারেল, Jēnārēla) is a
four Star commissioned
flag officer
A flag officer is a commissioned officer in a nation's armed forces senior enough to be entitled to fly a flag to mark the position from which the officer exercises command.
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rank in the
Bangladesh Army
The Bangladesh Army is the land warfare branch and the largest component of the Bangladesh Armed Forces. The primary mission of the Army is to provide necessary forces and capabilities to deliver the Bangladeshi government's security and defe ...
. It is the highest achieved rank in the Bangladesh Army. General ranks above the
Three Star rank Military star ranking is military terminology, used to describe general and flag officers. Within NATO's armed forces, the stars are equal to OF-6–10.
Star ranking
One–star
A one–star rank is usually the lowest ranking general or fla ...
of
Lieutenant general
Lieutenant general (Lt Gen, LTG and similar) is a three-star military rank (NATO code OF-8) used in many countries. The rank traces its origins to the Middle Ages, where the title of lieutenant general was held by the second-in-command on th ...
. The rank is denoted as a full-fledged General to extricate subordinate officers like Lieutenant general and Major general.
The rank was established in 2007 when
Moeen U Ahmed was promoted to this rank. The
Chief of Army Staff (CAS) of Bangladesh only gets awarded with this rank.
The current General and CAS of Bangladesh Army is General
SM Shafiuddin Ahmed.
Insignia
The badges of this rank have a Crossed sword and two batons below the
Shapla Emblem. The general has red
gorget patches with four golden stars to represent the four star rank.
Appointment and Term Length
The position is appointed by The
Prime Minister
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of The People's Republic of Bangladesh with the advice and consent of the
President
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*President (corporate title)
* President (education), a leader of a college or university
* President (government title)
President may also refer to:
Automobiles
* Nissan President, a 1966–2010 Japanese ...
of Bangladesh. The maximum length of the term is 3 years or at the age of 60 of the holder, whichever is earlier.
List of Generals
*General
M. A. G Osmani
*General
Mustafizur Rahman
Mustafizur Rahman (Bengali: মুস্তাফিজুর রহমান; born 6 September 1995) is a Bangladeshi international cricketer. He is a left-arm fast-medium bowler. He won the Emerging Player Award in his first T20 World Cup in ...
*General
Moeen U Ahmed
*General
Md Abdul Mubeen
*General
Iqbal Karim Bhuiyan
*General
Belal Shafiul Huq
*General
Aziz Ahmed
*General
SM Shafiuddin Ahmed[{{Cite web, date=2021-06-24, title=New army chief SM Shafiuddin adorned with rank badge of General, url=https://www.dhakatribune.com/bangladesh/2021/06/24/new-army-chief-sm-shafiuddin-adorned-with-rank-badge-of-general, access-date=2021-06-24, website=Dhaka Tribune]
See also
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Chief of Army Staff (Bangladesh)
*
List of serving generals of the Bangladesh Army
*
Military ranks of Bangladesh
References
Bangladesh Army generals
Military ranks of Bangladesh