M Harun-Ar-Rashid (born 15 February 1948) is a retired Bangladesh Army general who served as the

Chief of Army Staff of the Bangladesh Army Chief of Army Staff (CAS) () of Bangladesh Army, is the commander of the Bangladesh Army. 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 1978 to 2007. During the ...

from 24 December 2000 to 16 June 2002. The Bangladesh government awarded him the title of Bir Pratik for his bravery in the war of independence.

Military career

Harun-Ar-Rashid was commissioned in infantry on 6 September 1970 from 24 War Course of PMA. In an interview, he said that 3 out of the top 4 cadets were Bengali and that he himself was 2nd in his batch. Given his choice of his unit, he chose the Engineer Corps. However, this infuriated his company commander, who wanted him to join the infantry corps and convinced him to choose the

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instead. He was then commissioned to the 4th EBR in Comilla. Hailing from the infantry corps, he most notably served as Commander of the UN peacekeeping force in Georgia. He was known to have an academic bent of mind, having often been involved in teaching. He taught at the School of Infantry and Tactics as well as the Army Staff College. Harun-Ar-Rashid was made Army Chief on 24 December 2000, taking over from General

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. He was the army chief when one British and two Danish surveyors were kidnapped in Chittagong Hill tracts by suspected militants unsatisfied with the peace deal. Harun-Ar-Rashid was the first president of Army Golf Club.

Post-military career

Harun-Ar-Rashid is the vice president of Sector Commanders forum. In 2015 he accused Pakistan of "threatening our national security". He supported increased government expenditure on defense but believed health and housing should get a higher priority. Harun-Ar-Rashid was the president of

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. He was arrested when Destiny was accused of fraud and irregularities. He was granted bail on the grounds of "Health" and "Social Status".

Bibliography

"Bijoyer Pothe" is on the Bangladesh Liberation War.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Harun-Ar-Rashid, M Living people Chiefs of Army Staff, Bangladesh Bangladeshi generals Pakistan Military Academy alumni People from Hathazari Upazila 1948 births Recipients of the Bir Protik Mukti Bahini personnel