Military ranks of Bangladesh
The Military ranks of Bangladesh are the military insignia used by the Bangladesh Armed Forces. Since the independent of Bangladesh, Bangladesh army had followed the rank insignia pattern of British Army. In the war of liberation 1971, all freedom fighter military officers (rebelled against the occupied Pakistan army) started to wear lotus instead of crescent-star of Pakistan army. In year 2013, the rank badges of General officers were modified from British style to current style.
Commissioned officers
The rank insignia for commissioned officers for the army, navy and air force respectively.
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| General | Lieutenant general | Major general | Brigadier general | Colonel | Lieutenant colonel | Major | Captain | Lieutenant | Second lieutenant | Officer cadet | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Admiral | Vice Admiral | Rear Admiral | Commodore | Captain | Commander | Lieutenant Commander | Lieutenant | Sub-lieutenant | Acting Sub-lieutenant | Midshipman | Officer Cadet | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Air Chief Marshal | Air Marshal | Air Vice-Marshal | Air Commodore | Group Captain | Wing Commander | Squadron Leader | Flight Lieutenant | Flying Officer | Pilot Officer | Officer cadet | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Equivalent NATO code | OF-10 | OF-9 | OF-8 | OF-7 | OF-6 | OF-5 | OF-4 | OF-3 | OF-2 | OF-1 | OF(D) and student officer | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Other Ranks
- Enlisted
The rank insignia for enlisted personnel for the army, navy and air force respectively.
| Equivalent NATO Code | OR-9 | OR-8 | OR-7 | OR-6 | OR-5 | OR-4 | OR-3 | OR-2 | OR-1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Master Warrant Officer | Senior Warrant Officer | Warrant Officer | Sergeant | Corporal | Lance Corporal | Sainik | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Master Chief Petty Officer | Senior Chief Petty Officer | Chief Petty Officer | Petty officer | Leading seaman | Able seaman | Ordinary seaman | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Chief Warrant Officer | Senior Warrant Officer | Warrant Officer | Sergeant | Corporal | Leading Aircraftman | Aircraftman 1 | Aircraftman 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Equivalent NATO Code | OR-9 | OR-8 | OR-7 | OR-6 | OR-5 | OR-4 | OR-3 | OR-2 | OR-1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
- Other 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.[1]
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References
External links
- Rank Categories in Official Website of Bangladesh Army
- Ranks and Insignia in Bangladesh Army's recruitment website
- Officers Ranks in Bangladesh Air Force's recruitment website
- Airmen ranks in Bangladesh Air Force's recruitment website
- 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.