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The Bangladesh Armed Forces ( Bengali: বাংলাদেশ সশস্ত্র বাহিনী, romanized : Bangladesh Sashastra Bahinī) are the military forces of the People's Republic of Bangladesh. They consist of the three uniformed military services: the Bangladesh Army, the Bangladesh Navy and the Bangladesh Air Force. The ...
The Bangladesh Air Force ( BAF) ( Bengali: বাংলাদেশ বিমান বাহিনী, romanized : Bangladesh Biman Bahini) is the aerial warfare branch of the Bangladesh Armed Forces. The air force is primarily responsible for air defence of Bangladesh's sovereign territory as well as providing air support to the Bangladesh ...
This is the list of serving Air Officers of the Bangladesh Air Force. At present, the air force has 1 Air Chief Marshal (ACM), no Air Marshal (AM), 14 Air Vice Marshals (AVM). Flag of the Bangladesh Air Force. Air Chief Marshal; Air Chief Marshal Shaikh Abdul Hannan,BBP, BUP, nswc, fawc, psc, GD(P) - No 8 GD(P), Chief of Air Staff (COAS) Air ...
Battles/wars. UNMIBH, MONUSCO. Shaikh Abdul Hannan (born 1 August 1963) [1] is a four-star Air chief marshal and the current 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. [3] [4] [5] [6]
Junior commissioned officer ( JCO) is a group of military ranks which is higher than havildar ( non-commissioned officer) and lower than lieutenant ( commissioned officer ). The term is only used by Nepal, Bangladesh, India, and Pakistan. [1] Senior havildars are promoted to JCO rank on the basis of merit and seniority, restricted by the number ...
The command and control of the Bangladesh Armed Forces is exercised in this division, under direct control and supervision by the prime minister, who is also in charge of Ministry of Defence. Lieutenant General Mizanur Rahman Shamim is the present Armed Forces Division's Principal Staff Officer. The headquarter is located in Dhaka Cantonment.
annual. Armed Forces Day ( Bengali: সশস্ত্র বাহিনী দিবস) is observed in Bangladesh on 21 November. This signifies the day in 1971, when the members of the Bangladesh army, navy and air force were officially united and launched joint operations against the Pakistan occupation forces. [1] [2] On 16 December 1971 ...
The Bangladesh Air Force (BAF) was established on 28 September 1971 under the command of Air Commodore A. K. Khandker. It initially operated from a jungle airstrip near Dimapur in Nagaland, India. When taking over liberated territories, the Bangladesh Forces gained control of World War II airstrips in Lalmonirhat , Shalutikar, Sylhet and ...