General M A G Osmani (held the title of Commander-in-Chief & not Chief of Staff of Bangladesh Army contrary to the popular misconception), Colonel – Reinstated and promoted to the rank of General during Liberation War of Bangladesh in 1971 to 1972, elected to the first Jatiyo Sangshad in 1972 and later resigned) Deceased
1st
Major General M. Abdur Rab Bir Uttam, Assistant Commander in Chief of Bangladesh Liberation war and first Army Chief of Bangladesh
2nd
Major General K M Shafiullah April 1972 – August 1975 (Dismissed after coup)
3rd
Major General Ziaur Rahman August–November 1975 (Deposed in Military coup by Brigadier Mosharraf)
4th
Brigadier Khaled Mosharraf 3–7 Nov 1975 (Short lived coup) Assassinated (self styled Major General on 4 Nov 1975)
5th
Lieutenant General Ziaur Rahman (reinstated) 7 Nov 1975 – Dec 1978 Assassinated on 1981 (CMLA to elected President)
6th
Lieutenant General Hussain Mohammad Ershad Dec, 1978 – Oct 1986 (CMLA to elected President, fell from power on 1991, member of current Jatiyo Sangshad)
7th
Lieutenant General Atiqur Rahman 1 September 1986 – November 1990
8th
Lieutenant General Nuruddin Khan November 1990 – 1994 (elected to 7th Jatiyo Sangshad)
9th
Lieutenant General Abu Saleh Mohammad Nasim 1994 -1996 (Dismissed after failed coup on 20 June 1996, given an honorable discharge by the government later on)
10th
Lieutenant General Mahbubur Rahman 1996 – 1997 (elected to 8th Jatiyo Sangshad)
11th
Lieutenant General Mustafizur Rahman (General on last day of service, reverted by govt) 24 Dec 1997 to 23 Dec 2000 Deceased
12th
Lieutenant General M Harun-Ar-Rashid (24 December 2000 to 16 June 2002)
13th
Lieutenant General Hasan Mashhud Chowdhury (16 June 2002 to 15 June 2005)
14th
General Moeen U Ahmed (First as Lieutenant General then promoted to General) (15 June 2005 to 15 June 2009)
15th
General Md Abdul Mubeen (16 June 2009 to 25 June 2012)
16th
General Iqbal Karim Bhuiyan (25 June 2012 to 25 June 2015)
17th
General Abu Belal Muhammad Shafiul Huq (25 June 2015 to Present)
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