<span style="color: #222222;">Bangladesh has appointed a female officer as a major general for the first time in the country's 47 year history. Army chief Aziz Ahmed and Quartermaster General Lt Gen Md Shamsul Haque presented the badge to Dr Susane Giti today. </span><br />'' <br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">The Inter-Service Public Relations (ISPR) Directorate said in a statement that she is the first woman to be appointed as major general. </span><br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">According to the ISPR, Giti joined the medical wing of the Bangladesh armed forces in 1986 as a captain. </span><br />