Military ranks of Bangladesh

The Military ranks of Bangladesh are the military insignia used by the Bangladesh Armed Forces.

Commissioned officers

Since the independence of Bangladesh, Bangladesh army had followed the rank insignia pattern of British Commonwealth or British Army officer rank insignia. After the war of liberation 1971, all Bangladeshi army officers started to wear lotus instead of crescent-star of Pakistan Army. In the year 2013, the rank badges of generals were changed from the British Commonwealth or British Army officer rank insignia style to current style (the rank of badge of Maj. Gen. was made like Lt. Gen., Lt. Gen. was made like a full general and full general's insignia was made with an extra pip).

The rank insignia for commissioned officers for the army, navy and air force respectively.

Equivalent NATO Code	OF-10		OF-9		OF-8		OF-7		OF-6		OF-5		OF-4		OF-3		OF-2		OF-1						OF(D) & Student officer
Bangladesh (Edit)	No equivalent
			General		Lieutenant general		Major general		Brigadier general		Colonel		Lieutenant colonel		Major		Captain		Lieutenant			Second lieutenant			Officer cadet
Bangladesh (Edit)
	Admiral of the Fleet		Admiral		Vice Admiral		Rear Admiral		Commodore		Captain		Commander		Lieutenant Commander		Lieutenant		Lieutenant (junior grade)						Midshipman
Bangladesh (Edit)	No Equivalent
	No Equivalent	Air Chief Marshal	Air Marshal	Air Vice-Marshal	Air Commodore	Group Captain	Wing Commander	Squadron Leader	Flight Lieutenant	Flying Officer	Pilot Officer
Equivalent NATO Code	OF-10		OF-9		OF-8		OF-7		OF-6		OF-5		OF-4		OF-3		OF-2		OF-1						OF(D) & Student officer

Other Ranks

The rank insignia for 'other ranks' for the army, navy and air force respectively.

Equivalent NATO Code	OR-9						OR-8		OR-7		OR-6						OR-5						OR-4		OR-3		OR-2						OR-1
Bangladesh (Edit)																	No equivalent												No equivalent
	Master Warrant Officer						Senior Warrant Officer		Warrant Officer		Sergeant												Corporal				Lance Corporal								Sainik
Bangladesh (Edit)																	No equivalent										No insignia		No equivalent						No insignia
	Master Chief Petty Officer						Senior Chief Petty Officer		Chief Petty Officer		Petty officer												Leading seaman				Able Seaman								Ordinary Seaman
Bangladesh (Edit)																	No equivalent										No equivalent									No insignia
	Master Warrant Officer						Senior Warrant Officer		Warrant Officer		Sergeant												Corporal						Leading Aircraftman						Aircraftman 1	Aircraftman 2
Equivalent NATO Code	OR-9						OR-8		OR-7		OR-6		OR-5		OR-4				OR-3		OR-2						OR-1

Other appointments ranks

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.

Other rank insignia
Army ranks
	Regiment Sergeant Major	Quarter Master Sergeant	Sergeant Major	Master Sergeant
Air force ranks
				Flight Sergeant

External links

• Rank Categories in Official Website of Bangladesh Army
• Ranks and Insignia in Bangladesh Army's recruitment website
• Officers Ranks in Bangladesh Air Force's recruitment website
• Airmen ranks in Bangladesh Air Force's recruitment website
• "Rank of Navy & Equivalent Rank". https://www.navy.mil.bd/rank.php. Retrieved 10 August 2018. 
• "Officer Navy Rank". https://www.joinnavy.mil.bd/site/navyrank/1/type/officer. Retrieved 10 August 2018. 
• "Sailor Navy Rank". https://www.joinnavy.mil.bd/site/navyrank/2/type/sailor. Retrieved 10 August 2018.