Bangladesh names new head of armed forces
Fri, Jun 11 2021 09:36:22 AM
Dhaka, Jun 11 (IANS): The Bangladesh Defence Ministry has named SM Shafiuddin Ahmed as the new Chief of Army Staff.
Lieutenant Colonel Abdullah Ibne Jayed, Director of the Ministry s Inter Service Public Relations (ISPR) department, told Xinhua news agency on Thursday that Ahmed will take charge of the Army in a formal handover on June 24 when the incumbent chief, General Aziz Ahmed formally retires.
Shafiuddin Ahmed is currently serving as the Quartermaster General.
According to a Ministry notification on Thursday, he will also be promoted to the rank of general before taking up the post.