Key changes in top command of army

Some key changes have been brought to the top command of Bangladesh Army, according to highly placed sources.
They said the government has decided to appoint Commandant of the Military Command & Staff College Maj Gen Iqbal Karim Bhuiyan the GOC of the Nine Infantry Division of Savar area command.
Bhuiyan will replace incumbent GOC Maj Gen Md Asab Uddin who was appointed the Commandant of Military Command & Staff College.
Meanwhile, the government has also sent two generals into forced retirement.
The two generals are Commandant of the National Defence College Lt Gen Md Aminul Karim and Director General of Bangladesh Institute of International Strategic Studies (BIISS) Maj Gen Fatemi Ahmed Rumi.
Lt Gen Aminul Karim was the military secretary to the president during the 1/11 and later promoted to Lieutenant General and Maj Gen Rumi was the director general of Special Security Force (SSF) during the previous BNP-led four-party alliance.
The reasons behind the forced retirement could not be known, but the sources said the decision was taken as per the service rule of the Armed Forces.
Earlier, the government brought several changes to the Brigadier General positions.
Sources said Military Secretary to the President (MSP) Maj Gen Ruhul Amin was made the chairman of Bangladesh Tea Board while Brig Gen Ehtesham was appointed MSP.
Brig Gen Miazi has been made new military secretary to the prime minister. He replaced Brig Gen Amin Tareq, who was made the chief instructor of the Staff College.