Military ranks of Bangladesh

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.

Commissioned officer ranks

The rank insignia of commissioned officers.

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	50px	50px	50px	50px	50px	50px	50px	50px	50px	50px	Unknown
		General	Lieutenant general	Major general	Brigadier general	Colonel	Lieutenant Colonel	Major	Captain	Lieutenant	Second Lieutenant
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 of non-commissioned officers and enlisted personnel.

Rank group	Junior commissioned officers										Non-commissioned officer												Enlisted
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	Regiment Sergeant Major						Quarter Master Sergeant	Sergeant Major	Master Sergeant		Sergeant												Corporal		Lance Corporal								Sainik
Rank group	Junior commissioned officers										Non-commissioned officer												Enlisted

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.

	Other rank insignia
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	Regiment sergeant major	Quarter master sergeant	Sergeant major	Master sergeant
Air force				50px
				Flight Sergeant

External links

• Rank Categories in Official Website of Bangladesh Army