Military ranks of Bangladesh
The Military ranks of Bangladesh are the military insignia used by the Bangladesh Armed Forces.
Commissioned officers
Since the independence of Bangladesh, Bangladesh army had followed the rank insignia pattern of British Commonwealth or British Army officer rank insignia. After the war of liberation 1971, all Bangladeshi army officers started to wear lotus instead of crescent-star of Pakistan Army. In the year 2013, the rank badges of generals were changed from the British Commonwealth or British Army officer rank insignia style to current style (the rank of badge of Maj. Gen. was made like Lt. Gen., Lt. Gen. was made like a full general and full general's insignia was made with an extra pip).
The rank insignia for commissioned officers for the army, navy and air force respectively.
| Rank group | General/flag officers | Field/senior officers | Junior officers | Officer cadet | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bangladesh Army[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| General জেনারেল | Lieutenant general লেফটেন্যান্ট জেনারেল | Major general মেজর জেনারেল | Brigadier general ব্রিগেডিয়ার জেনারেল | Colonel কর্নেল | Lieutenant colonel লেফটেন্যান্ট কর্নেল | Major মেজর | Captain ক্যাপ্টেন | Lieutenant লেফটেন্যান্ট | Second lieutenant সেকেন্ড লেফটেন্যান্ট | Officer cadet | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bangladesh Navy[2] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Admiral | Vice admiral | Rear admiral | Commodore | Captain | Commander | Lieutenant commander | Lieutenant | Sub-lieutenant | Acting sub-lieutenant | Midshipman | Officer cadet | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bangladesh Air Force[3] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Air Chief Marshal | Air Marshal | Air Vice-Marshal | Air Commodore | Group Captain | Wing Commander | Squadron Leader | Flight Lieutenant | Flying Officer | Pilot Officer | Officer cadet | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rank group | General/flag officers | Field/senior officers | Junior officers | Officer cadet | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
JCO's, NCO's and enlisted
The rank insignia for 'other ranks' for the army, navy and air force respectively.
| Rank group | Junior commissioned officers | Non commissioned officer | Enlisted | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bangladesh Army[1] | | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Master warrant officer মাস্টার ওয়ারেন্ট অফিসার | Senior warrant officer সিনিয়র ওয়ারেন্ট অফিসার | Warrant officer ওয়ারেন্ট অফিসার | Sergeant সার্জেন্ট | Corporal কর্পোর্যাল | Lance corporal ল্যান্স কর্পোর্যাল | Sainik সৈনিক | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bangladesh Navy[2] | No insignia | No insignia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Master chief petty officer | Senior chief petty officer | Chief petty officer | Petty officer | Leading seaman | Able seaman | Ordinary seaman | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bangladesh Air Force[4] | | No insignia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Master warrant officer | Senior warrant officer | Warrant officer | Sergeant | Corporal | Leading aircraftman | Aircraftman 1 | Aircraftman 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rank group | Junior commissioned officers | Non commissioned officer | Enlisted | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
- Other appointments ranks
Sergeants holds key appointments in companies, batteries (company equivalent of artillery), infantry battalions and artillery regiments, e.g. Company Quartermaster Sergeant (CQMS), Regimental Sergeant Major (RSM), persons holding these appointments have separate rank insignias though these are not actually ranks.[5]
| Other rank insignia | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Army ranks | ||||
| Regiment Sergeant Major | Quarter Master Sergeant | Sergeant Major | Master Sergeant | |
| Air force ranks | ||||
| Flight Sergeant | ||||
References
- ^ a b "Ranks & insignia". joinbangladesharmy.army.mil.bd. Retrieved 11 October 2020.
- ^ . joinbangladeshairforce.mil.bd. Archived from the original on 10 February 2019. Retrieved 11 October 2020.
- ^ . joinbangladeshairforce.mil.bd. Archived from the original on 10 February 2019. Retrieved 11 October 2020.
- ^ . Join Bangladesh Army. Archived from the original on 6 November 2017.
External links
- Rank Categories in Official Website of Bangladesh Army
- "Ranks & insignia". joinbangladesharmy.army.mil.bd. Retrieved 11 October 2020.
- . joinbangladeshairforce.mil.bd. Archived from the original on 10 February 2019. Retrieved 11 October 2020.
- . joinbangladeshairforce.mil.bd. Archived from the original on 10 February 2019. Retrieved 11 October 2020.
- Bangladesh Navy. "Rank of Navy & Equivalent Rank". Bangladesh Navy. Retrieved 10 August 2018.
- "Officer Navy Rank". Join Bangladesh Navy. Retrieved 10 August 2018.
- "Sailor Navy Rank". Join Bangladesh Navy. Retrieved 10 August 2018.