The Principal Staff Officer (PSO) is the head of the Armed Forces Division (AFD) of the Bangladesh Armed Forces, which operates under the direct supervision of the Prime Minister's Office. The PSO is the principal military advisor to the Prime Minister of Bangladesh on military matters pertaining to all three branches of the armed forces (Bangladesh Army, Bangladesh Navy, and Bangladesh Air Force) and is the head of the Joint Coordinating Headquarters. The PSO holds the rank of Lieutenant General. The position is the institutional equivalent to a Senior Secretary of the Government of Bangladesh.
List of PSOs Portrait Name Term of office Head of government Took office Left office Time in office Lieutenant GeneralMd Mahfuzur Rahman 1 February 2016 23 November 2020 Sheikh Hasina Lieutenant GeneralWaker-uz-Zaman 24 November 2020 28 December 2023 Lieutenant GeneralMizanur Rahman Shamim 29 December 2023 6 August 2024 Lieutenant GeneralS. M. Kamrul Hassan 22 August 2024 22 February 2026 Muhammad YunusTarique Rahman Lieutenant GeneralMir Mushfiqur Rahman 22 February 2026 Incumbent Tarique Rahman
See also Principal Staff Officer Armed Forces Division Prime Minister's Office (Bangladesh) Chief of Army Staff (Bangladesh)
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