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] v t
			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] v t
			Admiral		Vice admiral		Rear admiral		Commodore		Captain		Commander		Lieutenant commander		Lieutenant		Sub-lieutenant		Acting Sub-lieutenant		Midshipman		Officer cadet
Bangladesh Air Force[3] v t
			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] v t
	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] v t																											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] v t																																				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[]

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.