Lieutenant general (Bangladesh)
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Lieutenant General (abbreviated as Lt. Gen.) is a senior rank in the Bangladesh Army. It is the second-highest active rank of the
3 star
rank. Till 2007 it was the highest rank in the Bangladesh Armed Forces as all chiefs of army staff held this rank and navy and air chiefs were of two-star ranks.
Lieutenant general is a higher rank than
K M Shafiullah was Major-General and M. A. G. Osmani
(retired as a Colonel from the Pakistan Army in 1967) was made full general on the basis of his service for the liberation war in 1972.
Insignia
The insignia for the rank of lieutenant general is the shapla (water lily) taken from the Bangladesh coat of arms, above a pip and 'crossed sword and baton' since 2013; till 2013 the insignia was used for 'full general' rank and lieutenant-general's insignia was only shapla over crossed sword and baton. Lieutenant Generals wear three-star pointed badge in collars.
See also
- Ranks of Bangladesh Army
- List of serving generals of the Bangladesh Army
References
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