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Air Chief Marshal (Bangladesh)
Air Chief Marshal (Bengali language, Bengali: এয়ার চীফ মার্শাল) is a Four-star rank, four-star commissioned air officer rank in the Bangladesh Air Force. It is the highest achieved rank in the Bangladesh Air Force. Air chief marshal ranks above the three-star rank of Air marshal. The rank is denoted as a full-fledged marshal to extricate subordinate officers like air marshal and air vice marshal which are also air officer. The rank was established in 2016, when Abu Esrar was promoted to this rank. Only the Chief of Air Staff (Bangladesh), Chief of Air Staff (CAS) of Bangladesh Air Force gets this rank. The current Air chief marshal and COAS of Bangladesh Air Force is Air Chief Marshal Hasan Mahmood Khan. Insignia The rank insignia consists of three narrow light blue bands (each on a slightly wider black band) over a light blue band on a broad black band. This is worn on the lower sleeves of the service dress jacket or on the shoulders of the flyin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Air Officer
An air officer is an air force officer of the rank of air commodore or higher. Such officers may be termed "officers of air rank". While the term originated in the Royal Air Force, air officers are also to be found in many Commonwealth of Nations, Commonwealth nations who have a similar rank structure to the RAF. Air officers holding command appointments receive the title Air Officer Commanding (AOC), whereas air officers holding commander-in-chief positions are titled as Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief (AOC-in-C). British usage In the British Armed Forces, where the term originated, an air officer is equivalent in concept to flag officer and general officer in the Royal Navy and Army respectively. Specifically, while the Army uses General Officer Commanding (GOC), the Air Force uses Air Officer Commanding (AOC) to designate the senior officer in a formation. Note, however, that in the British Armed Forces, while an air commodore is an air officer, their Royal Navy equivalent ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chief Of Air Staff (Bangladesh)
The Chief of Air Staff (abbreviated as COAS) () is the professional head of the Bangladesh Air Force. Only pilots (officers from GDP branch) get this post. The appointment is held by a four-star air officer and the current COAS is Air Chief Marshal Hasan Mahmood Khan. Prior to 2016, from 2007 the appointment was held by an Air Marshal (three-star air officer) and from 1972 to 2007 COAS's rank was Air Vice Marshal. List of Chiefs of Air Staff See also * List of serving air marshals of the Bangladesh Air Force * Chief of Army Staff (Bangladesh) * Chief of Naval Staff (Bangladesh) * Awards and decorations of the Bangladesh Armed Forces References External links * {{Chief of the air force by country Air force chiefs of staff, Bangladesh Bangladesh Air Force Chiefs of Air Staff (Bangladesh) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Awards And Decorations Of The Bangladesh Armed Forces
The Bangladesh Armed Forces award medals and their associated ribbon bars in recognition of various levels of service, personal accomplishments and commemorative events while a regular serviceperson is a member of the Bangladesh Army, Bangladesh Navy and the Bangladesh Air Force. Together with military badges, such awards are a means to outwardly display the highlights of a serviceperson's career. Military medals Decorations in the order of precedence: Wartime gallantry awards Peacetime gallantry awards Liberation War medals Service and campaign medals Army service medals Navy service medals Campaign medals Service medals Long service awards Border guard medals The border guard medals are intended for awarding the officers of Border Guard Bangladesh. Police medals United Nations Service medals Order of Military Merit Commendation Padak The Commendation Padak is awarded to all members of the Bangladesh Army, Bangladesh Navy and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Military Ranks Of Bangladesh
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 for general officer ranks. Bangladesh Army has junior commissioned officer rank system like India and Pakistan. Commissioned officer ranks The rank insignia of commissioned officers. Other ranks The rank insignia of non-commissioned officers and enlisted personnel. 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 Regimental sergeant major (RSM) is an appointment that may be held by a warrant officer (WO) in the British Army, the Royal Marines, and the armies of many other Commonwealth and former Commonwealth nations. It is also an actual rank in the Iri ... (RSM), persons holding these appointments have separate rank insigni ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Serving Marshals Of The Bangladesh Air Force
This list represents the serving Air officers of Bangladesh Air Force. Currently the air force has 1 Air Chief Marshal with 14 Air Vice Marshals. Formerly, the Air Marshal uphold the assignments as chief of air staff. However as of 2025, there is no Air Marshal posts formed immediately. Current Bangladesh Air Force Air Chief Marshals * Air Chief Marshal ** Air Chief Marshal Hasan Mahmood Khan – Chief of Air Staff (COAS), Air Headquarters - Dhaka Cantonment, Dhaka Current Bangladesh Air Force Air Marshals * Air Marshal ''(No apportion)'' Current Bangladesh Air Force Air Vice Marshals * Air Vice Marshal # Air Vice Marshal Sharif Uddin Sarker – Assistant Chief of Air Staff (Planning) (ACAS - Plans), Air Headquarters - Dhaka Cantonment, Dhaka # Air Vice Marshal Javed Tanveer Khan – Assistant Chief of Air Staff (Operations) (ACAS - Ops), Air Headquarters - Dhaka Cantonment, Dhaka # Air Vice Marshal Rushad Din Asad– Assistant Chief of Air Staff (Administration) (ACAS - A ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chief Of Naval Staff (Bangladesh)
The Chief of Naval Staff (CNS) () is the highest ranking officer of the Bangladesh Navy, The person of this rank commands the navy. The position is abbreviated as CNS in Bangladesh Navy, and currently held by an Admiral. The current CNS is Admiral Mohammad Nazmul Hassan, who took office on 24 July 2023. Appointees The following table chronicles the appointees to the office of the Chief of the Naval Staff since the independence of Bangladesh. Prior to 2016, from 2007 the appointment was held by a Vice Admiral (three-star naval officer) and from 1972 to 2007 CNS's rank was Rear Admiral. List of all Chief of Naval Staff of Bangladesh Navy: See also * List of serving admirals of the Bangladesh Navy * Chief of Army Staff (Bangladesh) * Chief of Air Staff (Bangladesh) References {{DEFAULTSORT:Chiefs Of Naval Staff Bangladeshi Navy admirals Navy chiefs of staff, Bangladesh Chiefs of Naval Staff (Bangladesh) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chief Of Army Staff (Bangladesh)
Chief of Army Staff (CAS) () of Bangladesh Army, is the commander of the Bangladesh Army. The Chief of Army staff has been a four-star rank since 2007. Prior to that, the Chief of Army Staff was a three-star rank from 1978 to 2007. During the liberation war of Bangladesh in 1971, Major general M. A. Rab was the Chief of Staff of the Bangladesh Army under the combined command of Bangladesh Forces which served as the origins of Bangladesh Armed Forces and General M. A. G. Osmani was the Commander-in-Chief. After the War of Independence, Bangladesh Army was officially reverted to the Ministry of Defense in 1972, and Maj. Gen. K. M. Shafiullah was appointed the Chief of Army Staff. The incumbent Chief of Army Staff is General Waker-Uz-Zaman. The office of the Chief of Army Staff functions from the Army Headquarters, which is located in the Dhaka Cantonment. History The post traces its roots back to the Commander-in-Chief of the Mukti Bahini during the Bangladesh War of In ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shaikh Abdul Hannan
Shaikh Abdul Hannan (born 1 August 1963) is a Bangladeshi retired four-star air officer who served as 16th Chief of Air Staff of the Bangladesh Air Force. On 12 June 2021, Hannan took over command of the Bangladesh Air Force from his predecessor Masihuzzaman Serniabat. Career Hannan was commissioned on 14 July 1984 as a General Duties Pilot. The Air Chief Marshal is a category 'A' pilot and a qualified flying instructor. He also holds the proficiency wing and is chief examiner of helicopter examiner board of MI-17/171. An alumnus of Defence Services Command and Staff College (DSCSC), Mirpur. Hannan graduated from Pakistan Air Force Air War College in 1999 and received his MDS and MSS degrees. He is the Top Graduate' of the 2014 class of National Defence University, Islamabad, where he received his MSc in National Security and War Studies while completing the National Security and War Course (nswc). Hannan served in the United Nations Protection Force in Bosnia Herzegovina (U ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Masihuzzaman Serniabat
Masihuzzaman Serniabat, BBP, OSP, ndu, psc (; born 14 February 1962) is a former four star air officer who was the 15th Chief of the Air Staff of the Bangladesh Air Force. He was promoted to the rank of Air Chief Marshal on 30 July 2018. Early life Serniabat was born on 14 February 1962. He was educated at Notre Dame College, Dhaka Notre Dame College, Dhaka (), also known as NDC, is a catholic higher secondary and degree level educational institution founded and managed by the priests of the Congregation of Holy Cross located in Dhaka, the capital of Bangladesh. Upon th ... and then enrolled at the Bangladesh Air Force Academy on 16 March 1980, graduating in June 1982. Career Serniabat was commissioned into the Bangladesh Air Force on 19 June 1982 in General Duties (Pilot) Branch. He flew various types of aircraft, including PT-6, Fouga, F-6, F-7, F-7 BG, F-7MB, A-5, MiG-29, YAK-130 and SU-30 MKI (A). He attended a number of courses at home and abroad. He is a gradu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
President Of Bangladesh
President of Bangladesh (POB), officially the President of the People's Republic of Bangladesh, is the head of state of Bangladesh and commander-in-chief of the Bangladesh Armed Forces. The role of the president has changed three times since Bangladesh achieved its Independence of Bangladesh, independence in Bangladesh Liberation War, 1971. Presidents had been given executive power. In 1991, with the restoration of a democratically elected government, Bangladesh adopted a parliamentary democracy based on a Westminster system. The President is now a largely ceremonial post, elected by the Parliament."Background Note: Bangladesh" US Department of State, May 2007 In 1996, Parliament passed new laws enhancing the president's executive authority, as laid down in the constitution, after the Parli ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Prime Minister Of Bangladesh
The prime minister of Bangladesh (, : Bāṅlādēśēr Prôdhānmôntrī), officially prime minister of the People's Republic of Bangladesh (, : Gôṇôprôjātôntrī Bāṅlādēśēr Prôdhānmôntrī), is the head of government of the Bangladesh. The prime minister and the cabinet are collectively accountable for their policies and actions to the Parliament, to their political party and ultimately to the electorate. The prime minister is ceremonially appointed by the president of Bangladesh. The position was taken over by the military during the years of 1975–78, 1982–86 and 1990–91 due to imposed martial law. In each of these periods, the national government leadership was controlled by the military with the executive authority of the president and the prime minister. During the period between 1996 and 2008, the chief adviser of the caretaker government exercised authority as per the constitution as chief executive for 90 days during the transition from one ele ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Business Standard
''The Business Standard'' is a Bangladeshi daily newspaper published in English and Bengali. The newspaper was founded by The Horizon Media and Publication Ltd and is based in Dhaka, the capital of Bangladesh. The newspaper provides detailed analysis of the economic and financial affairs of Bangladesh. The Business Standard also provides selective analysis from various publications including Agence France-Presse, Bloomberg, Reuters, Project Syndicate and Hindustan Times ''Hindustan Times'' is an Indian English language, English-language daily newspaper based in Delhi. It is the flagship publication of HT Media Limited, an entity controlled by the Birla family, and is owned by Shobhana Bhartia, the daughter o .... Academics Abdul Kabil Khan and Anna Shnaider wrote about ''The Business Standard''s emphasis on infographics to attract and retain readers and help them quickly understand complicated topics. They also described the newspaper's effective use of what in 2021 was ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
