General (Bangladesh)
Highest achieved rank in the Bangladesh Army From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
General (Bengali: জেনারেল, romanized: Jēnārēla) is a four star general officer rank in the Bangladesh Army. It is the highest achieved rank in the Bangladesh Army. General ranks above the three star rank of Lieutenant general. The rank is denoted as a full-fledged general to extricate subordinate officers - Lieutenant general and Major general which are also general officers.
| General জেনারেল | |
|---|---|
 The insignia for the rank of general is the Nymphaeaceae the Emblem of Bangladesh, above two pips and crossed sword and baton. | |
Vehicle Star plate of general | |
| Country | Bangladesh |
| Service branch | Bangladesh Army |
| Abbreviation | Gen |
| Rank group | General officer Flag officer |
| Rank | Four Star |
| NATO rank code | OF-9 |
| Non-NATO rank | O-10 |
| Next lower rank | Lieutenant general |
| Equivalent ranks | Admiral (Navy) Air Chief Marshal (Air force) |
The rank was established in 2007, when Moeen U Ahmed was promoted to this rank.[1][2][3][4] Only the Chief of Army Staff (CAS) of Bangladesh Army gets this rank.
The current General and CAS of Bangladesh Army is General Waker-Uz-Zaman.[5]
Insignia
The badges of this rank has 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 of The People's Republic of Bangladesh with the advice and consent of the President of Bangladesh. The Chief adviser may also have the authority for appointing in absence of the prime minister. 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[6]
- General Mustafizur Rahman[7]
- General Moeen U Ahmed[8]
- General Md Abdul Mubeen[9][10]
- General Iqbal Karim Bhuiyan[11][12]
- General Abu Belal Muhammad Shafiul Haque[13][14][15][16][17]
- General Aziz Ahmed[18][19]
- General SM Shafiuddin Ahmed[20]
- General Waker-uz-Zaman[21][22]
See also
References
External links
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