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. The term is used differently in different countries: *In many countr ...

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 def ...

. It is the highest achieved rank in the Bangladesh Army. General ranks above the Three Star rank 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 the ...

. 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 Moeen Uddin Ahmed is a former Bangladesh Army general and the 12th Chief of Army Staff of the Bangladesh Army from 15 June 2005 to 15 June 2009 with last one-year extension during the caretaker government led by Fakhruddin Ahmed. He has worke ...

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 A prime minister, premier or chief of cabinet is the head of the cabinet and the leader of the ministers in the executive branch of government, often in a parliamentary or semi-presidential system. Under those systems, a prime minister is ...

of The People's Republic of Bangladesh with the advice and consent of the

President President most commonly refers to: *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 f ...

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 *General

*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

References

Bangladesh Army generals Military ranks of Bangladesh

Insignia

Appointment and Term Length

List of Generals

See also

References