Dastgir was repatriated back to Dhaka, Bangladesh after his release from Pakistani confinement, and was promoted to the rank of full colonel in 1973 after absorption in the Bangladesh Army with the Bangladesh Army service number BA-48. He was appointed Chief of Logistics – the combined positions of quartermaster general (QMG) and master general of ordnance (MGO), each post headed by a lieutenant general currently – at the new Army Headquarters in Dhaka, the capital of Bangladesh. In rapid succession during 1974 he commanded two independent brigades – the 72 Infantry Brigade (later upgraded to the 66th Infantry Division) stationed at Rangpur and the 65 Infantry Brigade (later upgraded to the 24th Infantry Division) stationed at Chittagong – and was promoted to the rank of brigadier in 1975.