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Lieutenant general Waker-Uz-Zaman | UNB photo

Bangladesh’s chief of army staff general Waker-Uz-Zaman was inducted to ‘Bangladesh Military Academy Hall of Fame’ at Bhatiari in Chattogram on Monday.

General Waker-Uz-Zaman is the 7th chief of army staff, who has been honoured with this prestigious distinction.


With the induction, general Waker-Uz-Zaman’s outstanding working life, portrait and other necessary information was inserted into the ‘Hall of Fame’.  Army chief’s wife was also present on the occasion, said a release of Inter-Services Public Relations.

General Waqar-uz-Zaman, who has a distinguished military career, was commissioned in Corps of Infantry on December 20, 1985, after completing training with 13th BMA long-term courses from Bangladesh Military Academy.

Subsequently, he took charge of the Bangladesh army as the 18th army chief of Bangladesh on June 23 in 2024.

General officer commanding of Army Training and Doctrine Command, Commandant of the East Bengal Regimental Centre, GOC of the 24 infantry division, adjutant general, BMA commandant, senior and different ranks of army officers of the army headquarters and Chittagong cantonment were present.