Military ranks of Bangladesh
The Military ranks of Bangladesh are the military insignia used by the Bangladesh Armed Forces. Bangladesh, like India and Pakistan, shares a rank structure similar to that of the United Kingdom.[1]
Commissioned officer ranks
The rank insignia of commissioned officers.
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 Bangladesh Army[2] |
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| 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 |
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 Bangladesh Navy |
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| Admiral এ্যাডমিরাল |
Vice admiral ভাইস এ্যাডমিরাল |
Rear admiral রিয়ার এ্যাডমিরাল |
Commodore কমোডোর |
Captain ক্যাপ্টেন |
Commander কমান্ডার |
Lieutenant commander লেফটেন্যান্ট কমান্ডার |
Lieutenant লেফটেন্যান্ট |
Sub-lieutenant সাব-লেফটেন্যান্ট |
Acting sub-lieutenant এ্যাক্টিং সাব-লেফটেন্যান্ট |
Midshipman | Officer cadet | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Air chief marshal এয়ার চিফ মার্শাল |
Air marshal এয়ার মার্শাল |
Air vice-marshal এয়ার ভাইস মার্শাল |
Air commodore এয়ার কমোডোর |
Group captain গ্রুপ ক্যাপ্টেন |
Wing Commander উইং কমান্ডার |
Squadron leader স্কোয়াড্রন লীডার |
Flight lieutenant ফ্লাইট লেফটেন্যান্ট |
Flying officer ফ্লাইং অফিসার |
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Other ranks
The rank insignia of non-commissioned officers and enlisted personnel.
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| Master warrant officer মাস্টার ওয়ারেন্ট অফিসার |
Senior warrant officer সিনিয়র ওয়ারেন্ট অফিসার |
Warrant officer ওয়ারেন্ট অফিসার |
Sergeant সার্জেন্ট |
Corporal কর্পোর্যাল |
Lance corporal ল্যান্স কর্পোর্যাল |
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| Bangladesh Navy |
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| Master chief petty officer | Senior chief petty officer | Chief petty officer | Petty officer | Leading seaman | Able seaman | Ordinary seaman | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bangladesh Air Force[5] |
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| 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
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.[6]
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References
- Smaldone, Joseph P. (1992). "National Security". In Metz, Helen Chapin (ed.). Nigeria: a country study. Area Handbook (5th ed.). Washington, D.C.: Library of Congress. p. 52. LCCN 92009026. Retrieved 21 February 2023.
- "Ranks & insignia". joinbangladesharmy.army.mil.bd. Retrieved 11 October 2020.
- "OFFICER'S RANKS". joinbangladeshairforce.mil.bd. Archived from the original on 10 February 2019. Retrieved 11 October 2020.
- "AIRMEN RANKS". joinbangladeshairforce.mil.bd. Archived from the original on 10 February 2019. Retrieved 11 October 2020.
- "Ranks and Insignia". 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.
- "OFFICER'S RANKS". joinbangladeshairforce.mil.bd. Archived from the original on 10 February 2019. Retrieved 11 October 2020.
- "AIRMEN RANKS". 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.
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