Military ranks of Bangladesh explained
The Military ranks of Bangladesh are the military insignia used by the Bangladesh Armed Forces. Bangladeshi rank structure is similar to that of the United Kingdom except general officer ranks. Bangladesh Army has junior commissioned officer rank system like India and Pakistan.[1]
Commissioned officer ranks
The rank insignia of commissioned officers.
Other ranks
The rank insignia of non-commissioned officers and enlisted personnel.
| Rank group | Junior commissioned officers | Non-commissioned officer | Enlisted |
|---|
| 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.[2]
| Other rank insignia |
|---|
| Army | | | | |
|---|
| Regiment sergeant major | Quarter master sergeant | Sergeant major | Master sergeant |
| Air force | | |
|---|
| | Flight Sergeant | |
External links
- Rank Categories in Official Website of Bangladesh Army
- Web site: Ranks & insignia . joinbangladesharmy.army.mil.bd . 11 October 2020.
- Web site: OFFICER'S RANKS . joinbangladeshairforce.mil.bd . 11 October 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200219212643/http://www.joinbangladeshairforce.mil.bd/index.php/main_controll/ranks_structure_baf?1=1&pagemenu=ranks_structure_baf&submenu=1&leafsub=0 . 19 February 2020.
- Web site: AIRMEN RANKS . joinbangladeshairforce.mil.bd . 11 October 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190210061829/http://www.joinbangladeshairforce.mil.bd/index.php/main_controll/ranks_structure_baf?1=1&pagemenu=ranks_structure_baf&submenu=2 . 10 February 2019.
- Web site: Bangladesh Navy . Bangladesh Navy . Rank of Navy & Equivalent Rank . Bangladesh Navy . 10 August 2018 .
- Web site: Officer Navy Rank . Join Bangladesh Navy . 10 August 2018.
- Web site: Sailor Navy Rank . Join Bangladesh Navy . 10 August 2018.
Notes and References
- Book: Smaldone . Joseph P. . Metz . Helen Chapin . Helen Chapin Metz . Nigeria: a country study . Area Handbook . 1992 . Library of Congress . Washington, D.C. . 92009026 . 52 . 5th . 21 February 2023 . National Security.
- Web site: Ranks and Insignia . Join Bangladesh Army . https://web.archive.org/web/20171106022359/http://joinbangladesharmy.army.mil.bd/about-army/ranks-insignia/ranks-insignia/14 . 2017-11-06.
