Military ranks of Bangladesh

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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]

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Commissioned officer ranks

The rank insignia of commissioned officers.

Rank groupGeneral / flag officersSenior officersJunior officers
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
Jēnārēl
লেফটেন্যান্ট জেনারেল
Lēphṭēnānṭ jēnārēl
মেজর জেনারেল
Mējar jēnārēl
ব্রিগেডিয়ার জেনারেল
Brigēḍiẏār jēnārēl
কর্নেল
Karnēl
লেফটেন্যান্ট কর্নেল
Lēphṭēnānṭ karnēl
মেজর
Mējar
ক্যাপ্টেন
Kaepṭēn
লেফটেন্যান্ট
Lēphṭēnānṭ
সেকেন্ড লেফটেন্যান্ট
Sēkēnḍ lēphṭēnānṭ
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
এ্যাডমিরাল
Aeḍmirāl
ভাইস এ্যাডমিরাল
Bhā'is aeḍamirāl
রিয়ার এ্যাডমিরাল
Riẏār aeḍamirāl
কমোডোর
Kômōḍōr
ক্যাপ্টেন
Kaepṭēn
কমান্ডার
Kômānḍār
লেফটেন্যান্ট কমান্ডার
Lēphṭēnānṭ kômānḍār
লেফটেন্যান্ট
Lēphṭēnānṭ
সাব-লেফটেন্যান্ট
Sāb-lēphṭēnānṭ
এ্যাক্টিং সাব-লেফটেন্যান্ট
Ēyākṭiṁ sāb-lēphṭēn'yānṭ
মিডশিপম্যান
Miḍśipmaen
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
এয়ার চিফ মার্শাল
Ēẏār chiph mārśāl
এয়ার মার্শাল
Ēẏār mārśāl
এয়ার ভাইস মার্শাল
Ēẏār bhā'is mārśāl
এয়ার কমোডোর
Ēẏār kômōḍōr
গ্রুপ ক্যাপ্টেন
Grup kaepṭēn
উইং কমান্ডার
U'iṁ kômānḍār
স্কোয়াড্রন লীডার
Skōẏāḍran līḍār
ফ্লাইট লেফটেন্যান্ট
Phlā'iṭ lēphṭēnānṭ
ফ্লাইং অফিসার
Phlā'iṁ ôphisār
পাইলট অফিসার
Pā'ilôṭ Ôphisār
Rank groupGeneral / flag officersSenior officersJunior officers

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
রেজিমেন্টের সার্জেন্ট মেজর
Rējimēnṭēra sārjēnṭa mējara
কোয়ার্টার মাস্টার সার্জেন্ট
Kōẏārṭāra māsṭāra sārjēnṭa
প্রধান সার্জেন্ট
Pradhāna sārjēnṭa
মাস্টার সার্জেন্ট
Māsṭāra sārjēnṭa
Air force 05.BAF-FSGT.svg
ফ্লাইট সার্জেন্ট
Phlā'iṭa sārjēnṭa

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