Lieutenant General Waker-Uz-Zaman named new army chief of Bangladesh
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Lieutenant General Waker-Uz-Zaman has been appointed as the new army chief of Bangladesh for three years.
His appointment will be effective from June 23 (afternoon), 2024, said the ISPR on Tuesday.
Lieutenant General Waker-Uz-Zaman, assumed the duties of Chief of General Staff (CGS) of the Bangladesh Army on 01 January 2024.
An alumnus of Bangladesh Military Academy, the General was commissioned in the Corps of Infantry on 20 December 1985.
Having an illustrious and colourful career of more than three and half decades, Lieutenant General Waker brings with him an enormous amount of experience in holding key command, staff and instructional appointments, the ISPR said in a media release.
In his distinguished military career, Lieutenant General Waker Commanded an Infantry Battalion, the only Independent Infantry Brigade of the Bangladesh Army and an Infantry Division.
His key staff appointments include staff officer at an Infantry Brigade, School of Infantry and Tactics and Army Headquarters.
He was a distinguished instructor at ‘School of Infantry and Tactics’, ‘Non-commissioned Officers’ Academy’ and the Bangladesh Institute of Peace Support Operations Training’. Lieutenant General Waker served as the Military Secretary in Army Headquarters.
Prior to joining as the CGS of the Bangladesh Army, he performed as Principal Staff Officer of the Prime Minister at the Armed Forces Division under the Prime Minister’s Office.
Lieutenant General Waker is an alumnus of the Defence Services Command and Staff College, Mirpur and Joint Services Command and Staff College, UK. He holds a Master degree in Defence Studies from National University of Bangladesh and a Master of Arts in Defence Studies from King’s College, University of London.
As the head of the Armed Forces Division, he was directly involved with the UN Peacekeeping Affairs of Bangladesh Armed Forces.
He was also nominated as a Gender Champion and Gender Advocate of Bangladesh for UN Peacekeeping Affairs.
By virtue of his appointment as Principal Staff Officer, he also headed the ‘Bangladesh National Authority for Chemical Weapons Convention’ as Chairman, added the ISPR release.
Under the Blue Helmet, Lieutenant General Waker completed two tours of duty as an observer and staff in UNAVEM (Angola) and UNMIL (Liberia) respectively.
As the CGS of the Bangladesh Army, he is responsible for military operations, military intelligence, UN peacekeeping affairs, budget, and many other affairs within the army.
Lieutenant General Waker had the rare privilege of commanding the National Victory Day Parade for three consecutive times. He was awarded the coveted ‘Army Medal of Glory (SGP)’ and Extraordinary Service Medal (OSP) for his remarkable contributions to the modernisation of the army.
He frequents as a keynote speaker in different seminars and symposiums both at home and abroad.