SM Kamrul Hassan is a Lieutenant General of the Bangladesh Army who in 2024 was appointed the 17th Principal Staff Officer (PSO) of Armed Forces Division.[1]

Lieutenant General
SM Kamrul Hassan
BSP, ndc, hdmc, psc, PhD
17th Principal Staff Officer of Armed Forces Division
Assumed office
21 August 2024
PresidentMohammed Shahabuddin
Prime MinisterMuhammad Yunus (acting)
Preceded byMizanur Rahman Shamim
Personal details
Awards Bishishto Seba Padak (BSP)
Military service
Allegiance Bangladesh
Branch/service Bangladesh Army
Years of service1989 - present
Rank Lieutenant General
UnitEast Bengal Regiment
Commands

Before being appointed PSO he was a Senior Directing Staff (Army-1) at National Defence College, the Commandant of Bangladesh Military Academy (BMA), and commanded the 66th Infantry Division and Rangpur Area[2] as General-Officer-Commanding (GOC).[3]

References

  1. ^ "Lt Gen SM Kamrul Hasan appointed as Principal Staff Officer of Armed Forces Division: ISPR". The Financial Express (Press release). UNB. 22 August 2024.
  2. ^ "Major shuffle in the top brass of Bangladesh Army". bdnews24.com (Press release). 25 December 2020.
  3. ^ "Principal Staff Officer (PSO), ARMED FORCES DIVISION". afd.gov.bd. Archived from the original on 12 September 2024.