Chief of Army Staff (Bangladesh)
| Chief of Army Staff | |
|---|---|
| সেনাবাহিনী প্রধান | |
Crest of the Chief of Army Staff | |
Flag of the Chief of Army Staff | |
| Bangladesh Army | |
| Type | Bangladesh Army service chief |
| Abbreviation | CAS |
| Member of | National Committee on Security Affairs |
| Reports to | President Chief Adviser |
| Residence | Sena Bhaban, Dhaka Cantonment |
| Seat | Dhaka Cantonment |
| Appointer | The Prime Minister with President advice and consent |
| Term length | 3 years, |
| Constituting instrument | The Army Act, 1952 of (Act No. XXXIX OF 1952) |
| Formation | 12 April 1971 |
| First holder | General M.A.G Osmani (Commander-in-chief) Major General Mohammad Abdur Rab (Chief of staff) |
| Unofficial names | Army Chief |
| Deputy | Chief of the General Staff |
| Salary | ৳160000 (US$1,300) per month (incl. allowances) |
| Website | army.mil.bd |
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Chief of Army Staff (CAS) (Bengali: সেনাবাহিনী প্রধান, romanized: Shēnābāhinī prôdhān) of Bangladesh Army, is the commander of the Bangladesh Army. The Chief of Army staff has been a four-star rank since 2007. Prior to that, the Chief of Army Staff was a three-star rank from 1978 to 2007. During the liberation war of Bangladesh in 1971, Major general M. A. Rab was the Chief of Staff of the Bangladesh Army under the combined command of Bangladesh Forces which served as the origins of Bangladesh Armed Forces and General M. A. G. Osmani was the Commander-in-Chief. After the War of Independence, Bangladesh Army was officially reverted to the Ministry of Defense in 1972, and Maj. Gen. K. M. Shafiullah was appointed the Chief of Army Staff. The incumbent Chief of Army Staff is General Waker-Uz-Zaman.
The office of the Chief of Army Staff functions from the Army Headquarters, which is located in the Dhaka Cantonment.