Lt Gen Mushfiqur Rahman new PSO of AFD

Staff Reporter :

Lieutenant General Mir Mushfiqur Rahman assumed charge on Monday as the Principal Staff Officer (PSO) of the Armed Forces Division (AFD) as Prime Minister Tarique Rahman adorned him with the Lieutenant General rank badge.

Chief of Army Staff General Waker-Uz-Zaman, Chief of Naval Staff Admiral M Nazmul Hassan and Chief of Air Staff Air Chief Marshal Hasan Mahmood Khan were present on the occasion at AFD, an ISPR press release said.

Lt Gen Mir Mushfiqur Rahman was commissioned into the Corps of Infantry in the Bangladesh Army on June 21, 1991. He served in various important capacities in the army, including GOC of 24 Division, Military Secretary and Director General at Directorate General Defense Purchase (DGDP).

The press release further stated that prime minister Tarique Rahman conferred the rank badge of Lieutenant General upon the newly appointed Principal Staff Officer, Mir Mushfiqur Rahman, at the Armed Forces Division on Monday.

Chief of Army Staff General Waker-uz-Zaman, Chief of Naval Staff Admiral M Nazmul Hassan, and Chief of Air Staff Air Chief Marshal Hasan Mahmood Khan attended the ceremony.

According to the press release, Lieutenant General Mir Mushfiqur Rahman received his commission in the corps of infantry of the Bangladesh Army on 21 June 1991.

He has held several key appointments in the Army, including General Officer Commanding (GOC) of the 24 Infantry Division, military secretary at Army Headquarters, and director general of the directorate general of defence purchase, among other significant positions.