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This is a list of the serving Generals (Major generals, Lieutenant generals and Generals) of the Bangladesh Army.

Currently, the army has 1 General, 5 Lieutenant Generals and 54 serving Major Generals.

Current Bangladesh Army Generals

• General

1. General Waker-Uz-Zaman – Chief of Army Staff (CAS), Army Headquarters (also Colonel Commandant – Army Service Corps) - Dhaka Cantonment, Dhaka - 13th BMA Long Course, Infantry.

• Lieutenant Generals

1. Lieutenant General Mizanur Rahman Shamim – Chief of General Staff (CGS), Army Headquarters - Dhaka Cantonment, Dhaka - 17th BMA Long Course, Infantry.
2. Lieutanant General Mohammad Shaheenul Haque – Commandant, National Defence College (Comdt NDC) - Mirpur Cantonment, Dhaka - 20th BMA Long Course, Infantry.
3. Lieutenant General S M Kamrul Hassan – Principal Staff Officer, Armed Forces Division (PSO, AFD) - Dhaka Cantonment, Dhaka - 21st BMA Long Course, Infantry
4. Lieutenant General Mohammad Faizur Rahman – Quarter Master General (QMG), Army Headquarters - Dhaka Cantonment, Dhaka - 23rd BMA Long Course, Infantry.
5. Lieutenant General Muhammad Mainur Rahman – General Officer Commanding, Army Training & Doctrine Command (GOC, ARTDOC) - Momenshahi Cantonment, Mymensingh - 24th BMA Long Course, Infantry.

• Major Generals

1. Major General A K M Nazmul Hasan – Commandant, East Bengal Regimental Centre (Comdt EBRC) - Chittagong Cantonment, Chittagong - 18th BMA Long Course, Infantry
2. Major General Mohammad Jubayer Salehin – Ambassador, Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MoFA-1) - Segunbagicha, Dhaka - 19th BMA Long Course, Engineers
3. Major General Fakhrul Ahsan – Force Commander, MINURSO (Force Commander MINURSO) - Laayoune, Western Sahara - 19th BMA Long Course, Infantry.
4. Major General Abul Hasnat Md Khairul Bashar – Ambassador of People’s Republic of Bangladesh for Libya, Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MoFA-Libya) - Tripoli, Libya - 20th BMA Long Course, Infantry.
5. Major General Abul Kalam Mohammad Ziaur Rahman – Executive Chairman, Bangladesh Export Processing Zones Authority (Chairman BEPZA) - Hatirpool, Dhaka - 20th BMA Long Course, Artillery.
6. Major General Sayed Tareq Hussain – Ambassador of People’s Republic of Bangladesh for Kuwait, Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MoFA-Kuwait) - Kuwait City, Kuwait - 21st BMA Long Course, Infantry.
7. Major General Muhammad Khaled Al Mamun – General Officer Commanding (GOC), 11th Infantry Division & Area Commander, Bogra Area - Majhira Cantonment, Rajshahi - 21st BMA Long Course, Artillery.
8. Major General Mohammed Saidul Islam – Commandant, Bangladesh Institute of Peace Support Operation Training (Comdt BIPSOT) - Rajendrapur Cantonment, Dhaka - 21st BMA Long Course, Engineers.
9. Major General Mohammad Adil Chowdhury – Military Secretary to the President of Bangladesh (MSP) - Bangabhaban, Dhaka - 22nd BMA Long Course, Infantry.
10. Major General Abdul Quayyum Mollah – Director General, National Telecommunications Monitoring Centre (DG NTMC) - Tejgaon, Dhaka - 22nd BMA Long Course, Infantry.
11. Major General Chowdhury Mohammad Azizul Haque Hazary – Commandant, Defence Services Command and Staff College, (Comdt DSCSC) - Mirpur Cantonment, Dhaka - 22nd BMA Long Course, Infantry.
12. Major General Muhammad Nurul Anwar – Director General, Department of Immigration & Passports (DG DIP), Ministry of Home Affairs - Dhaka Cantonment, Dhaka - 22nd BMA Long Course, Artillery.
13. Major General Muhammad Moin Khan – General Officer Commanding (GOC), 9th Infantry Division & Area Commander, Savar Area (also Colonel Commandant – Remount Veterinary and Farm Corps) - Savar Cantonment, Dhaka - 22nd BMA Long Course, Infantry.
14. Major General Khan Firoz Ahmed – Senior Directing Staff (Army-2), National Defence College (SDS Army-2, NDC) - Mirpur Cantonment, Dhaka - 23rd BMA Long Course, Infantry.
15. Major General A S M Ridwanur Rahman – General Officer Commanding (GOC), 17th Infantry Division and Area Commandar, Jalalabad Cantonment, Sylhet - 23rd BMA Long Course, Artillery.
16. Major General Ibn Khalil Mohammad Mostahsenul Baki – Group Commander, Army Aviation Group (Group Commander) - Tejgaon Airport, Dhaka - 23rd BMA Long Course, Artillery.
17. Major General Muhammad Mahbub-ul Alam – Vice Chancellor, Bangladesh University of Professionals (VC BUP) - Mirpur Cantonment, Dhaka - 23rd BMA Long Course, Infantry.
18. Major General Iftekhar Anis – Director General, Bangladesh Institute of International and Strategic Studies (DG BIISS) - Ramna, Dhaka - 23rd BMA Long Course, Engineers.
19. Major General Muhammad Mostagousur Rahman Khan – Area Commander, Logistics Area (Commander Log Area) - Dhaka Cantonment, Dhaka - 23rd BMA Long Course, Infantry.
20. Major General S M Zia-Ul-Azim – Chairman, Bangladesh Rural Electrification Board (Chairman REB) - Kilkhet, Dhaka - 23rd BMA Long Course, Electrical Mechanical Engineers.
21. Major General Mir Mushfiqur Rahman – General Officer Commanding (GOC), 24th Infantry Division & Area Commander, Chattogram Area - Chittagong Cantonment, Chittagong - 24th BMA Long Course, Infantry.
22. Major General Mohammad Mahbubur Rashid – Director General, Directorate General Defence Purchase (DG DGDP) - Dhaka Cantonment, Dhaka - 24th BMA Long Course, Infantry.
23. Major General Abul Kashem Mohammad Rezaul Mazid – Chief Consultant General (CCG), Adhoc Construction Supervision Consultant (CSC), Bangladesh Army & Chief Coordinator (CCO), Padma Bridge Rail Link Project (PBRLP) & Padma Multipurpose Bridge Project (Engg Support & Safety Team) (PMBP (ESST)) - Louhaganj, Dhaka - 24th BMA Long Course, Engineers.
24. Major General Kabir Ahmed – Commandant, School of Infantry and Tactics (Comdt SI&T) - Jalalabad Cantonment, Sylhet - 24th BMA Long Course, Infantry.
25. Major General Muhammad Maksudul Haque – Ambassador, Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MoFA-3) (also Colonel Commandant – Ordnance Corps) - Segunbagicha, Dhaka - 24th BMA Long Course, Ordnance.
26. Major General Naheed Asgar – Managing Director, Bangladesh Machine Tools Factory Limited (MD BMTF) - Gazipur, Dhaka - 24th BMA Long Course, Army Service Corps
27. Major General Abu Bakar Siddique Khan – Master General of Ordnance (MGO), Army Headquarters - Dhaka Cantonment, Dhaka - 25th BMA Long Course, Artillery
28. Major General Mohammad Habib Ullah – Chairman, Sena Kalyan Sangstha (Chairman SKS) - Mohakhali, Dhaka - 25th BMA Long Course, Armoured.
29. Major General Muhammad Masudur Rahman – Adjutant General (AG), Army Headquarters - Dhaka Cantonment, Dhaka - 25th BMA Long Course, Infantry.
30. Major General Muhammad Nasim Parvez – Commandant, Military Institute of Science and Technology (Comdt MIST) - Mirpur Cantonment, Dhaka - 25th BMA Long Course, Signals.
31. Major General Mohammad Asadullah Minhazul Alam – General Officer Commanding (GOC), 10th Infantry Division & Area Commander, Coxs Bazar Area - Ramu Cantonment, Chittagong - 25th BMA Long Course, Infantry.
32. Major General Mahbubus Samad Chowdhury – Director General, Special Security Force (DG SSF), Chief Adviser's Office - Tejgaon, Dhaka - 25th BMA Long Course, Infantry.
33. Major General Syed Sabbir Ahmed – Commandant, Bangladesh Ordnance Factories (Comdt BOF) - Gazipur, Dhaka - 25th BMA Long Course, Ordnance.
34. Major General Sheikh Mohammad Sarwar Hossain – Chairman, Bangladesh Tea Board (Chairman Tea Board) - Nasirabad, Chittagong - 25th BMA Long Course, Infantry.
35. Major General Abdul Motaleb Sazzad Mahmud – Director General, Bangladesh Ansar and Village Defence Party (DG Ansar & VDP) - Khilgaon, Dhaka - 26th BMA Long Course, Infantry.
36. Major General Khandaker Muhammad Shahidul Emran – Commandant, Bangladesh Military Academy (Comdt BMA) - Bhatiari, Chittagong - 26th BMA Long Course, Infantry.
37. Major General Jahangir Mahmudullah Emdadul Islam – General Officer Commanding (GOC), 55th Infantry Division & Area Commander, Jashore Area - Jessore Cantonment, Khulna - 26th BMA Long Course, Infantry.
38. Major General Mohammad Jahangir Alam – Director General, Directorate General of Forces Intelligence (DG DGFI) - Dhaka Cantonment, Dhaka - 26th BMA Long Course, Infantry.
39. Major General Mohammed Hossain Al Morshed – Commandant, Bangladesh Infantry Regimental Centre (Comdt BIRC) - Rajshahi Cantonment, Rajshahi - 26th BMA Long Course, Infantry.
40. Major General Hasan Uz Zaman – Engineer in Chief (E-in-C), Army Headquarters - Dhaka Cantonment, Dhaka - 26th BMA Long Course, Engineers.
41. Major General Ferdous Hasan Salim – Military Secretary to Chief Advisor (MSCA), Chief Adviser's Office - Tejgaon, Dhaka - 27th BMA Long Course, Infantry.
42. Major General Abu Mohammad Sarwar Farid – Director General, National Security Intelligence (DG NSI) - Segunbagicha, Dhaka - 27th BMA Long Course, Armoured.
43. Major General Abul Hasnat Mohammad Tariq – General Officer Commanding (GOC), 33rd Infantry Division & Area Commander, Cumilla Area - Cumilla Cantonment, Chittagong - 27th BMA Long Course, Infantry.
44. Major General Mohammad Ashrafuzzaman Siddiqui – Director General, Border Guard Bangladesh (DG BGB) - Pilkhana, Dhaka - 27th BMA Long Course, Artillery.
45. Major General Hussain Muhammad Masihur Rahman – General Officer Commanding (GOC), 19th Infantry Division & Area Commander, Ghatail Area - Shahid Salahuddin Cantonment, Dhaka - 27th BMA Long Course, Infantry.
46. Major General Sazedur Rahman – Military Secretary (MS), Army Headquarters - Dhaka Cantonment, Dhaka - 27th BMA Long Course, Infantry
47. Major General Mohammad Moazzem Hossain – General Officer Commanding (GOC), 7th Infantry Division and Area Commander, Barishal Area - Lebukhali Cantonment, Barisal - 27th BMA Long Course, Artillery
48. Major General Mohammad Kamrul Hasan – General Officer Commanding (GOC), 66th Infantry Division & Area Commander, Rangpur Area - Rangpur Cantonment, Rangpur - 28th BMA Long Course, Infantry
49. Major General Quazi Rashid-Un-Nabi – Director General, Directorate General of Medical Service (DG DGMS) - Dhaka Cantonment, Dhaka - Army Medical Corps.
50. Major General Anisur Rahman Howlader – Consultant Surgeon General, Directorate General of Medical Services (CSG DGMS) - Dhaka Cantonment, Dhaka - Army Medical Corps.
51. Major General Dr. Muhammad Masudul Alam Mazumder – Consultant Physician General, Directorate General of Medical Services (CPG DGMS) - Dhaka Cantonment, Dhaka - Army Medical Corps.
52. Major General Dr. Md. Shameem Haidar – Director General, Directorate General Drug Administration (DG DGDA) - Mohakhali, Dhaka - Army Medical Corps.
53. Major General Mohammad Yousuf – Commandant, Armed Forces Medical College (Comdt AFMC) - Dhaka Cantonment, Dhaka - Army Medical Corps.
54. Major General Dr. Nishat Jubaida – Commandant, Armed Forces Institute of Pathology (Comdt AFIP) - Dhaka Cantonment, Dhaka - Army Medical Corps.
55. Vacant – Senior Directing Staff (Army-1) National Defence College (SDS Army-1, NDC) - Mirpur Cantonment, Dhaka.
56. Vacant – Consultant Dental Surgeon General, Directorate General of Medical Services (CDSG DGMS) - Dhaka Cantonment, Dhaka - Army Dental Corps.

Note

Generals holding appointments of the army headquarters and ministries within the government have been written in bold format (e.g. Master General of Ordnance - MGO); Other appointments apart from general officer commanding are indicated with the corresponding appointments, such as the vice-chancellor of Bangladesh University of Professionals is designated as (VC BUP). Army Medical Corps officers are indicated in bold format along with their appointments.

See also

• List of serving admirals of the Bangladesh Navy
• List of serving air marshals of the Bangladesh Air Force

References

1. "Chief of Army Staff". Bangladesh Army. Retrieved 2018-07-20.
2. https://mopa.gov.bd/sites/default/files/files/mopa.gov.bd/mopa_go/62dbde72_46ec_4c66_a2ab_b902d822f578/depu1-2024-873.pdf
3. "Director General". Directorate General of Drug Administration. Retrieved 2018-03-01.
4. "Back to BD Army" (PDF). Retrieved 2024-10-15.
5. "New Director General appointment" (PDF). Retrieved 2024-10-15.
6. "PM adorns Nishat with major general rank badge". Bangladesh Pratidin (in Bengali). 2023-02-16. Retrieved 2023-02-18.

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