Bangladesh Army rejigs top brass amid power shift
It was the second reshuffle of senior army posts in less than 10 days and followed Rahman’s talks with the army chief.
Lieutenant Mohammad Shaheenul Haque and Lieutenant Mohammad Faizur Rahman switched roles; Haque took over as QMG and Rahman assumed command of the National Defense College. Rahman allegedly has close ties with Pakistan.
Last year, Rahman tried to take over the reins of the Bangladesh Army but the move failed. ET had later reported that Rahman replaced General Waqar-uz-Zaman as chief of army staff with the support of several other generals but did not receive enough support from the army’s top commanders.
In January 2025, Rahman had met Pakistan’s Inter-Services Intelligence delegation, which visited Dhaka to push Islamabad’s agenda.
Major General Hossain Al Morshed, Commander (GOC) of the 19th Infantry Division, has been appointed as the new adjutant at the army headquarters. According to a report in Bangladesh’s leading English newspaper The Daily Star, current adjutant Major General Hakimuzzaman has been appointed as the new commander of the Military Institute of Science and Technology (MIST). Major General Nasim Parvez, who served as the commander of MIST, was transferred to the ministry of foreign affairs.
The first round of changes was carried out on 22 February, with the appointment of several senior officers, including the chief of staff, the chief staff officer and the head of the Directorate General of Forces Intelligence (DGFI).
