Armed Forces Ranks
Bangladesh military ranks, essentially corresponds to those used by the armed forces of the commonwealth nations.
There are three different systems of rank for commissioned officers of the Bangladesh Army, Bangladesh Navy and Bangladesh Air Force. The Para-military force Bangladesh Rifles switched to Border Guards Bangladesh follows the same rank structure as the Bangladesh Army. Bangladesh Coast Guard follows the naval rank structure.
Army | Navy | Air Force | BD Rifles(BGB) | Coast Guard |
General | Admiral | Air Chief Marshal | ||
Lieutenant General | Vice Admiral | Air Marshal | ||
Major General | Rear Admiral | Air Vice Marshal | Major General | |
Brigadier General | Commodore | Air Commodore | Brigadier General | Commodore |
Colonel | Captain | Group Captain | Colonel | Captain |
Lieutenant Colonel | Commander | Wing Commander | Lieutenant | Commander |
Major | Lieutenant Commander | Squadron Leader | Major | Lieutenant Commander |
Captain | Lieutenant | Flight Lieutenant | Captain | Lieutenant |
Lieutenant | Sub Lieutenant | Flying Officer | Lieutenant | Sub Lieutenant |
Second Lieutenant | Midshipman | Pilot Officer | Second Lieutenant | Midshipman |
Gentleman Cadet | Officer Cadet | Flight Cadet |
The first officer to hold the rank of General in the Bangladeshi Armed Forces was Muhammad Ataul Gani Osmani, Commander-in-Chief of Bangladeshi Forces in 1972. He was reinstated into active duty and officially appointed as C-in-C Bangladeshi Forces. Min. of Defense Notification of his release – No. 01/17/72(NGO) 108 DEF/SECY-7 April 1972/// With intention to effectively participate in the proceedings of the Constituent Assembly as an MCA, General M.A.G. Osmani, Psc, resigned his appointment as C-in-C Bangladeshi Forces and his resignation having been accepted by the President, he vacated his temporary appointment of C-in-C Bangladeshi Armed Forces w.e.f. 7 April 1972(forenoon) and his offices at (OLD) 14 Division Head Quarters at Dhaka Cantonment. Accordingly, he is reverted to the MOD Pension List from the same date henceforth. NO.01-31-33/72-110(3) DEF/SECY-7 April 1972 (forenoon)//With the vacation of the temporary Appointed C-in-C of Bangladeshi Forces, the combined command of Bangladeshi Armed Forces has been abolished and all its operations ceased w.e.f. 7 April (forenoon) and replaced by the three separate forces of the Bangladeshi Army, Bangladeshi Navy and Bangladeshi Air Force under the Ministry of Defense, while Bangladesh Rifles will be under the authority of Ministry of Home Affairs. Following this Memorandum, the appointment of three acting Chiefs of Staff of the Armed Services will take effect immediately until further orders.
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