Lt General Waker-Uz-Zaman has been appointed the chief of
the Bangladesh Army.
His appointment will be effective from 23 June afternoon,
says a release from Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) on Tuesday.
He has been appointed for three years. He will be promoted
to a general and take over the role of the chief of the army.
He currently serves as the Chief of General Staff of
Bangladesh Army.
An alumnus of Bangladesh Military Academy, he was
commissioned in the Corps of Infantry on 20 December 1985.
Having an illustrious career of more than three and a half
decades, Lieutenant General Waker brings with him enormous experience in
holding key command, staff, and instructional appointments.
In his distinguished military career, Lieutenant General
Waker commanded an Infantry Battalion, the only Independent Infantry Brigade of
the Bangladesh Army and an Infantry Division.
His key staff appointments include staff officer at an
Infantry Brigade, School of Infantry and Tactics, and Army Headquarters. He was
a distinguished instructor at 'School of Infantry and Tactics',
'Non-commissioned Officers' Academy' and Bangladesh Institute of Peace Support
Operations Training'.
Lieutenant General Waker served as the Military Secretary in
Army Headquarters.
Prior to assuming the duties of the CGS of the Bangladesh
Army on 1 January this year, he served as the Principal Staff Officer to the
Prime Minister in the Armed Forces Division under the Prime Minister's Office.
Lieutenant General Waker is an alumnus of the Defence
Services Command and Staff College, Mirpur, and Joint Services Command and
Staff College, UK.
He holds a Master's degree in Defence Studies from the
National University of Bangladesh and a Master of Arts in Defence Studies from
King's College, University of London.
As the head of the Armed Forces Division, he was directly
involved with the UN Peacekeeping Affairs of Bangladesh Armed Forces. He was
also nominated as a Gender Champion and Gender Advocate of Bangladesh for UN
Peacekeeping Affairs.
By virtue of his appointment as Principal Staff Officer, he
also headed the 'Bangladesh National Authority for Chemical Weapons Convention'
as Chairman.
Under the Blue Helmet, Lieutenant General Waker completed
two tours of duty as an observer and staff in UNAVEM (Angola) and UNMIL
(Liberia) respectively.
As the CGS of the Bangladesh Army, he has been responsible
for the military operations, military intelligence, UN peacekeeping affairs,
budget, and many other affairs of the army.
Lieutenant General Waker had the rare privilege of
commanding the National Victory Day Parade for three consecutive times.
He was awarded the coveted 'Army Medal of Glory (SGP)' and
Extraordinary Service Medal (OSP) for his remarkable contributions to the
modernisation of the army.
He frequents as a keynote speaker in different seminars and
symposiums both at home and abroad. He enjoys games and sports.
He is married to Sarahnaz Kamalika Zaman and blessed with
two daughters: Samiha Raisa Zaman and Shayeera Ibnat Zaman.
