Deputy Chief of Army Staff (Bangladesh)

Deputy Chief of Army Staff (DCOAS) was a military rank used by the Bangladesh Army. The DCOAS was second-in-command to the Chief of Army Staff (COAS) and above the Chief of General Staff (CGS). The post was later retired and the CGS became the second-in-command of the army chief. It initially had the same two-star rank as both Shafiullah and Zia were promoted to Major General.

History According to Major General KM Shafiullah, the post was created because then-Major General Ziaur Rahman was aggreived at being passed over for the role of chief of army staff (COAS). After the assassination of Sheikh Mujib, Zia was made army chief and HM Ershad became his deputy.

List of Deputy Army Chiefs of Staff +No.NameTerm startTerm endUnit of Commission1Major General Ziaur Rahman6 April 197225 August 1975Punjab Regiment2Major General Hussain Muhammad Ershad24 August 197528 April 1978East Bengal Regiment3Major General Atiqur Rahman28 April 197831 August 1986Artillery Regiment

See also

Chief of Defence Staff (Bangladesh) Chief of Army Staff (COAS)

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