Two senior officers of the Bangladesh Army have been promoted to the rank of major general and assigned new command responsibilities.
According to a notification issued Thursday, Brigadier General ABM Faisal Baten has been promoted to the rank of major general.
Having previously served at the National Security Intelligence (NSI), he has been appointed as the General Officer Commanding (GOC) of the 66 Infantry Division [Rangpur].
In a similar move, Brig Gen Sayeed Anowar Mahmood has also been elevated to the rank of major general. Formerly of the Headquarters of Directorate General of Forces Intelligence (DGFI), he will now take over as the GOC of the 19 Infantry Division [Ghatail].
