Bangladesh appoints Susane Giti as first female Major General of Bangladesh Army.

Bangladesh Army promoted a woman officer Susane Giti to the rank of major general for the first time in the country's history.

Army chief General Aziz Ahmed and Quartermaster General Lieutenant General Md Shamsul Haque presented her with a badge in the presence of senior military officials, an Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) release said.

Major General Giti's husband, Brigadier General (retd) Md Hossain Saad, was himself a specialist military physician.