Military ranks of Bangladesh

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The Military ranks of Bangladesh are the military insignia used by the Bangladesh Armed Forces. Bangladesh, like India and Pakistan, shares a rank structure similar to that of the United Kingdom except general officer ranks. [1]

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Commissioned officer ranks

The rank insignia of commissioned officers.

Rank groupGeneral / flag officersSenior officersJunior officersOfficer cadet
Flag of the Bangladesh Army.svg  Bangladesh Army [2]
Bangladesh-army-OF-9.svg Bangladesh-army-OF-8.svg Bangladesh-army-OF-7.svg Bangladesh-army-OF-6.svg Bangladesh-army-OF-5.svg Bangladesh-army-OF-4.svg Bangladesh-army-OF-3.svg Bangladesh-army-OF-2.svg Bangladesh-army-OF-1b.svg Bangladesh-army-OF-1a.svg
জেনারেল
Jēnārēla
লেফটেন্যান্ট জেনারেল
Lēphaṭēn'yānṭa jēnārēla
মেজর জেনারেল
Mējara jēnārēla
ব্রিগেডিয়ার জেনারেল
Brigēḍiẏāra jēnārēla
কর্নেল
Karnēla
লেফটেন্যান্ট কর্নেল
Lēphaṭēn'yānṭa karnēla
মেজর
Mējara
ক্যাপ্টেন
Kyāpṭēna
লেফটেন্যান্ট
Lēphaṭēn'yānṭa
সেকেন্ড লেফটেন্যান্ট
Sēkēnḍa lēphaṭēn'yānṭa
Naval Ensign of Bangladesh.svg  Bangladesh Navy [3]
14.BNF-ADMF.svg Generic-Navy-12.svg 13.BNF-ADM.svg Generic-Navy-11.svg 12.BNF-VADM.svg Generic-Navy-10.svg Generic-Navy-9.svg Generic-Navy-8.svg Generic-Navy-6.svg Generic-Navy-5.svg Generic-Navy-4.svg Generic-Navy-3.svg Generic-Navy-2.svg 07.RNO-MIDN.svg British Royal Navy OF-Student.svg
এ্যাডমিরাল
Ēyāḍamirāla
ভাইস এ্যাডমিরাল
Bhā'isa ēyāḍamirāla
রিয়ার এ্যাডমিরাল
Riẏāra ēyāḍamirāla
কমোডোর
Kamōḍōra
ক্যাপ্টেন
Kyāpṭēna
কমান্ডার
Kamānḍāra
লেফটেন্যান্ট কমান্ডার
Lēphaṭēn'yānṭa kamānḍāra
লেফটেন্যান্ট
Lēphaṭēn'yānṭa
সাব-লেফটেন্যান্ট
Sāba-lēphaṭēn'yānṭa
এ্যাক্টিং সাব-লেফটেন্যান্ট
Ēyākṭiṁ sāba-lēphaṭēn'yānṭa
Midshipman Officer cadet
Air Force Ensign of Bangladesh.svg  Bangladesh Air Force [4]
British RAF OF-9.svg British RAF OF-8.svg British RAF OF-7.svg British RAF OF-6.svg British RAF OF-5.svg British RAF OF-4.svg British RAF OF-3.svg British RAF OF-2.svg British RAF OF-1b.svg British RAF OF-1a.svg Bangladesh Air Force OF(D).svg
এয়ার চিফ মার্শাল
Ēẏāra cipha mārśāla
এয়ার মার্শাল
Ēẏāra mārśāla
এয়ার ভাইস মার্শাল
Ēẏāra bhā'isa mārśāla
এয়ার কমোডোর
Ēẏāra kamōḍōra
গ্রুপ ক্যাপ্টেন
Grupa kyāpṭēna
উইং কমান্ডার
U'iṁ kamānḍāra
স্কোয়াড্রন লীডার
Skōẏāḍrana līḍāra
ফ্লাইট লেফটেন্যান্ট
Phlā'iṭa lēphaṭēn'yānṭa
ফ্লাইং অফিসার
Phlā'iṁ aphisāra
Pilot officer Officer cadet
Rank groupGeneral / flag officersSenior officersJunior officersOfficer cadet

Other ranks

The rank insignia of non-commissioned officers and enlisted personnel.

Rank groupJunior commissioned officersNon-commissioned officerEnlisted
Flag of the Bangladesh Army.svg  Bangladesh Army [2]
Bangladesh-army-WO-3.svg Bangladesh-army-WO-2.svg Bangladesh-army-WO-1.svg Bangladesh-army-OR-5.svg
Bangladesh-army-OR-4.svg Bangladesh-army-OR-3.svg Bangladesh-army-OR-1.svg
মাস্টার ওয়ারেন্ট অফিসার
Māsṭāra ōẏārēnṭa aphisāra
সিনিয়র ওয়ারেন্ট অফিসার
Siniẏara ōẏārēnṭa aphisāra
ওয়ারেন্ট অফিসার
Ōẏārēnṭa aphisāra
সার্জেন্ট
Sārjēnṭa
কর্পোর‍্যাল
Karpōra‍yāla
ল্যান্স কর্পোর‍্যাল
Lyānsa karpōra‍yāla
সৈনিক
Sainika
Naval Ensign of Bangladesh.svg  Bangladesh Navy [3]
Bangladesh-Navy-OR-9.svg 04.BNF-MCPO.svg 03.BNF-CPO.svg 02.BNF-PO.svg 01.BNF-LSM.svg No insigniaNo insignia
মাস্টার চীফ পেটি অফিসার
Māsṭāra cīpha pēṭi aphisāra
সিনিয়র চীফ পেটি অফিসার
Siniẏara cīpha pēṭi aphisāra
চীফ পেটি অফিসার
Cīpha pēṭi aphisāra
পেটি অফিসার
Pēṭi aphisāra
লিডিং সীম্যান
Liḍiṁ sīmyāna
এ্যাবল সীম্যান
Ēyābala sīmyāna
অর্ডিনারী সিম্যান
Arḍinārī simyāna
Air Force Ensign of Bangladesh.svg  Bangladesh Air Force [5]
08.BAF-CWO.svg 07.BAF-SWO.svg 06.BAF-WO.svg 04.BAF-SGT.svg
03.BAF-CPL.svg 02.BAF-LACM.svg 01.BAF-ACM1.svg No insignia
মাস্টার ওয়ারেন্ট অফিসার
Māsṭāra ōẏārēnṭa aphisāra
সিনিয়র ওয়ারেন্ট অফিসার
Siniẏara ōẏārēnṭa aphisāra
ওয়ারেন্ট অফিসার
Ōẏārēnṭa aphisāra
সার্জেন্ট
Sārjēnṭa
কর্পোর‍্যাল
Karpōra‍yāla
লীডিং এয়ারক্র্যাফটম্যান
Līḍiṁ ēẏārakryāphaṭamyāna
এয়ারক্র্যাফটম্যান-১
Ēẏārakryāphaṭamyāna-1
এয়ারক্র্যাফটম্যান-২
Ēẏārakryāphaṭamyāna-2
Rank groupJunior commissioned officersNon-commissioned officerEnlisted

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. [6]

Other rank insignia
Army Bangladesh-army-OR-9.svg Bangladesh-army-OR-8.svg Bangladesh-army-OR-7.svg Bangladesh-army-OR-6.svg
Regiment sergeant majorQuarter master sergeantSergeant majorMaster sergeant
Air force 05.BAF-FSGT.svg
Flight Sergeant

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