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]
The rank insignia of commissioned officers.
Rank group | General / flag officers | Senior officers | Junior officers | |||||||||||||||||||||
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Bangladesh Army [2] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |||||||||||||||
Bangladesh Navy [3] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | ||||||||||||||
Bangladesh Air Force [4] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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 group | General / flag officers | Senior officers | Junior officers | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 |
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