Susane Giti Explained

Susane Giti
Native Name:সুসানে গীতি
Native Name Lang:bn
Allegiance: Bangladesh
Serviceyears:1986-2023
Rank: Major General
Unit:Army Medical Corps
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Awards: Sena Utkorsho Padak(SUP)

Susane Giti SUP, FCPS is a retired major general of Bangladesh Army. She is the first woman to be promoted to 2 star General. She served as the Commandant of Armed Forces Institute of Pathology.[1] She was promoted to the rank of major general on 30 September 2018 as the first female major general in the Bangladesh Army.[2] [3]

Education

Giti obtained an MBBS degree from Rajshahi Medical College in 1985 and taught Rubia Khanam during 1995.[4] She received her FCPS degree in haematology in 1996.[5]

Career

Giti joined the medical wing of the Bangladesh armed forces as a captain in 1986. She worked as a pathology specialist in UN Mission and different military hospitals. She was the head of Pathology Department of Armed Forces Medical College.[6] General Giti retired from the army in February 2023.

Personal life

Giti is married to Brigadier General (retd) Md Hossain Saad who was a physician in the army medical corps.[7]

See also

Notes and References

  1. News: Susane Giti Bangladesh Army's first female Major General . The Independent . Dhaka . 2018-10-01.
  2. News: Susane Giti becomes first female major general . 2018-10-01 . The Daily Star . 2018-10-01 . en.
  3. News: Bangladesh appoints Susane Giti as first female major general . bdnews24.com . 2018-10-01.
  4. Bangladesh appointed Susane Giti as woman major general . India Today . en . 2018-10-02.
  5. News: Women can only go up from here Says Susane Giti, Bangladesh's first female major general . 5 October 2018 . The Daily Star.
  6. Web site: Dr Susane Giti made country’s 1st woman major general . Business News 24 BD . en-US . 2018-10-02.
  7. News: Bangladesh Army gets its first female major general . 2018-09-30 . Dhaka Tribune . 2018-10-02 . en-US.