Five major generals of the Bangladesh Army have been reassigned, with Major General Touhidul Ahmed appointed as the new director general of the Bangladesh Ansar and Village Defence Party (VDP).
The Ministry of Public Administration issued separate notifications on Sunday announcing the changes.
Major General Touhidul, previously the General Officer Commanding (GOC) in Bogura, will replace the incumbent Ansar-VDP Director General Major General Abdul Motaleb Sazzad Mahmud, who has been transferred to the Armed Forces Division.
In a separate notification, Major General Md Hafizur Rahman and Major General Saeed Anwar Mahmud were appointed as ambassadors. Both officers have been transferred to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
Meanwhile, Major General Hussain Muhammad Masihur Rahman, commandant of the Bangladesh Institute of Peace Support Operation Training (BIPSOT), has been appointed director general of the Bangladesh Institute of International and Strategic Studies (BIISS).
- MaT