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]
The rank insignia of commissioned officers.
Rank group | General / flag officers | Senior officers | Junior officers | Officer cadet | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Bangladesh Army [2] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bangladesh Navy [3] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bangladesh Air Force [4] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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 group | General / flag officers | Senior officers | Junior officers | Officer cadet | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
The rank insignia of non-commissioned officers and enlisted personnel.
Rank group | Junior commissioned officers | Non-commissioned officer | Enlisted | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Bangladesh Army [2] | | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bangladesh Navy [3] | No insignia | No 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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bangladesh Air Force [5] | | 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 group | Junior commissioned officers | Non-commissioned officer | Enlisted |
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 | ||||
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Army | ||||
Regiment sergeant major | Quarter master sergeant | Sergeant major | Master sergeant | |
Air force | ||||
Flight Sergeant |
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