Chief of Army Staff of the Bangladesh Army

The Chief of the Army Staff (CAS) of the Bangladesh Army is the professional head of the Bangladesh Army. By virtue of the eminence of the Bangladesh Army amongst the military forces of Bangladesh, he is also regarded as the senior-most defence official in the country. The current CAS is General Iqbal Karim Bhuiyan NDC PSC.

The Chief of Army Staff functions from the Army Headquarters, which is located in the Dhaka Cantonment. The Chief of Army Staff is the rank of General. The official residence of the Chief of Army Staff is known as Shena Bhaban or Army House and has served as the official residence of the CAS since independence at Dhaka Cantonment. As per Army Rules and Regulations the post of the CAS is a three year term.

List of Chiefs of Army Staff

 * General M. A. G. Osmany April 1971 – December 1971. Retired
 * Major General Mohammad Abdur Rab December 1971- April 1972 Promoted from Lt. Colonel Deceased
 * Major General K M Shafiullah April 1972- 24 August 1975 (Dismissed)
 * Major General Ziaur Rahman 24 August 1975 - 03 Nov 1975 (Dismissed in Nov 03, 1975 Revolt)Assassinated on 30 May 1981.
 * Major General Khaled Mosharraf 3 November 1975 - 7 November 1975 (Short lived revolt) Assassinated on 7 November 1975.
 * Lieutenant General Ziaur Rahman (Reinstated) 7 November 1975 - December 1978; Assassinated''' in 1981
 * Lieutenant General H M Ershad December 1978 - 31 August 1986;
 * Lieutenant General Atiqur Rahman 1 September 1986 - October 1990
 * Lieutenant General Nuruddin Khan October 1990 - April 1994
 * Lieutenant General Abu Saleh Mohammad Nasim April 1994 - May 1996 Dismissed after failed Coup
 * Lieutenant General Muhammad Mahbubur Rahman May 1996 - 23 December 1997
 * Lieutenant General Muhammad Mustafizur Rahman 24 December 1997 to 23 December 2000 Deceased
 * Lieutenant General M Harun-Ar-Rashid 24 December 2000 to 16 June 2002
 * Lieutenant General Hasan Mashhud Chowdhury 17 June 2002 to 15 June 2005
 * General Moeen U Ahmed 15 June 2005 to 15 June 2009.
 * General Md Abdul Mubeen 15 June 2009 ~ 25th June 2012
 * General Iqbal Karim Bhuiyan 25th June 2012 ~