Chief of Naval Staff Khondkar Misbah-ul-Azim has been promoted from vice admiral to admiral, The Financial Express reported on 24 August 2026, citing an ISPR release.
Prime Minister Tarique Rahman and Army Chief General Waker-Uz-Zaman pinned the rank badges on him on Sunday, 23 August, at Air Headquarters. Defence Adviser Brig Gen (retd) Dr AKM Shamsul Islam, Air Chief Marshal Hasan Mahmood Khan, Armed Forces Division Principal Staff Officer Lt Gen Mir Mushfiqur Rahman and Defence Secretary Md Ashraf Uddin were present.
Admiral Misbah-ul-Azim took office as Chief of Naval Staff on 23 July 2026 for a three-year term. He joined the Bangladesh Navy on 1 January 1987 and was commissioned in the Executive Branch on 1 July 1989.
Source
- The Financial Express: “Admiral rank conferred on navy chief” (24 August 2026)
File photo: Prime Minister Tarique Rahman pins the admiral rank badge on navy chief Khondkar Misbah-ul-Azim. Photo: Press Information Department / Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
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