DHAKA, June 18 (Xinhua) -- Bangladesh on Monday picked ex-border chief Lieutenant General Aziz Ahmed to replace outgoing Chief of Army Staff of Bangladesh Army General Abu Belal Muhammad Shafiul Huq.

According to a notice of the Ministry of Defence issued on Monday, former Director General of Border Guards Bangladesh (BGB) Aziz Ahmed will take charge of Bangladesh Army in a formal handover on June 25 when General Belal formally retires.

Lieutenant General Ahmed is currently serving as the Quartermaster General of the Bangladesh Army. He was previously Director General of Border Guards Bangladesh.

Appointment of new army chief is always a matter of huge significance, specially this time ahead of the next general elections slated for later this year.