Ranks of the Bangladesh Army

Bangladesh Army

The Bangladesh Army (Bengali: বাংলাদেশ সেনাবাহিনী) is the land forces branch of the Military of Bangladesh.^[1]

Ranks

The ranks are shown below.

Commissioned officer (first class gazetted officer)

Defense officers rank grade	O-1	O-2	O-3	O-4	O-5	O-6	O-7	O-8	O-9	O-10
Insignia
Title	Second lieutenant	Lieutenant	officer	Major	Lieutenant colonel	Colonel	Brigadier general	Major general	Lieutenant general	General
Abbreviation	2LT	LT	ofcr	MAJ	LT COL	COL	BRIG GEN	MAJ GEN	LT GEN	GEN
OF-2	OF-3	OF-4	OF-5	OF-6star rank.[2]

Junior commissioned officer (JCO),1st class (non-cadre) officer

Junior commissioned officers rank grade	JCO-1	JCO-2	JCO-3	Special	Special
Insignia
Title	Warrant officer	Senior Warrant officer	Master Warrant officer	Honorary Lieutenant	Honorary captain
Abbreviation	WO	SWO	MWO	H/Lt	H/Capt
NATO code	WO-1	WO-2	WO-3	WO-4	WO-5
Note: honorary ranks are reserved for the JCOs who have exemplary contributions towards the service and the country.[2]

Non-commissioned officer (NCO) (sergeants are second class officers) and ordinary soldiers

Since 2013 women are being recruited as "sainiks".^[3]

Bd Army OR Grade	OR-1	OR-2	OR-3	OR-4	OR-5	OR-6	OR-7	OR-8
Insignia
Combat insignia	No insignia
Title	Sainik	Lance corporal	Corporal	Sergeant	Company/battery quarter master sergeant	Company/battery sergeant major	Battalion/regiment quarter master sergeant	Battalion/regiment sergeant major
Abbreviation	Snk	L Cpl	Cpl	Sgt	CQMS/BQMS	CSM/BSM	BQMS/RQMS	BSM/RSM
NATO code	OR-1	OR-3	OR-4	OR-6	OR-7		OR-8	OR-9
Note: the Bangladesh Army does not have any specialist rank insignia.[2]

Bangladesh navy

The Bangladesh Navy (Bengali: বাংলাদেশ নৌবাহিনী) is the water forces branch of the Military of Bangladesh.^[4]

Ranks

The ranks are shown below.

Commissioned officers rank

Structure of the Commissioned officer rank of the Bangladesh Navy
NATO Code	OF-10	OF-9	OF-8	OF-7	OF-6	OF-5	OF-4	OF-3	OF-2	OF-1		OF(D)	Student Officer
Bangladesh (Edit)
	Admiral of the Fleet^1	Admiral	Vice Admiral	Rear Admiral	Commodore	Captain	Commander	Lieutenant- Commander	Lieutenant	Sub- Lieutenant		Midshipman	Officer Cadet

Bangladesh Air Force

The Bangladesh Air Force (Bengali: বাংলাদেশ বিমান বাহিনী) is the aerial forces branch of the Military of Bangladesh.^[5]

Ranks

The ranks are shown below.

Commissioned Officer ranks

(in descending order) Bangladesh Air Force

	Air Chief Marshal	Air Marshal	Air Vice-Marshal	Air Commodore	Group Captain	Wing Commander	Squadron Leader	Flight Lieutenant	Flying Officer	Pilot Officer

Junior Commissioned Officer Ranks(Class -1 Gazetted Officer (Non Cadre))

In descending order.^[6] Bangladesh Air Force

	Master Warrant Officer	Senior Warrant Officer	Warrant Officer

See also

• Bangladesh Forces
• Bangladesh Army
• Bangladesh Air Force
• Bangladesh Navy
• Border Guards Bangladesh
• List of Bangladesh Army four-star generals
• Ziaur Rahman
• M. A. G. Osmani
• M. Hamidullah Khan
• Shafaat Jamil
• Khaled Musharraf
• Muhammad Ghulam Tawab
• Abu Taher
• Abul Manzoor

External links

• Official Website of Bangladesh Army
• Additional Information on Bangladesh Army
• Unofficial Bangladesh Military Forces Website
• Library of Congress Country Studies assessment of Bangladesh Army (1988)

References

1. "Bangladesh Army". Army.mil.bd. 1957-06-02. Retrieved 2013-05-21.
2. "Bangladesh Army". Retrieved 10 January 2016.
3. Golam Faruque. "Bangladesh Army Job Circular 2016". Bangladesh Loan. Retrieved 10 January 2016.
4. "Bangladesh Navy". Navy.mil.bd. 1957-06-02. Retrieved 2013-05-21.
5. "Bangladesh Air Force". BAF.mil.bd. 1957-06-02. Retrieved 2013-05-21.
6. "Join Bangladesh Air Force". Retrieved 12 March 2015.