Lt Gen Aziz Ahmed made new army chief

He is serving as the quartermaster general of the army at present

• Lieutenant General Aziz Ahmed has been appointed as the new chief of staff of Bangladesh Army.
• He will be promoted to the rank of general and is set to take office on June 25, succeeding General Abu Belal Muhammad Shafiul Huq, according to a statement issued by the Inter Services Public Relation (ISPR) Directorate on Monday.
• It said he will serve for a tenure of three years in his new capacity.
• Lt Gen Aziz is serving as the quartermaster general of the army at present. 
• Previously, as a major general, he served as the director general of the Border Guard Bangladesh for four years until 2016.
• Before that, he was the GOC of the 33rd Infantry Division of the army in Comilla Cantonment.