The Chief of Naval Staff (CNS) ( bn, নৌবাহিনী প্রধান, Nou Bahini Pradhan) is the commander and usually the highest-ranking officer of the Bangladesh Navy. The position is abbreviated as CNS in
Bangladesh Navy
The Bangladesh Navy ( bn, বাংলাদেশ নৌবাহিনী, Bangladesh Nou Bahini) is the naval warfare branch of the Bangladesh Armed Forces, responsible for Bangladesh's of maritime territorial area, and the defence of imp ...
, and currently held by an Admiral. The current CNS is Admiral
M Shaheen Iqbal
Admiral M Shaheen Iqbal, NBP, NUP, ndc, afwc, psc is the four star Admiral of the Bangladesh Navy who is currently serving as the Chief of the Force. Previously he held the posts of Assistant Chief of Naval Staff Operations & Assistant Chief of ...
, who took office on 25 July 2020.
Appointees
The following table chronicles the appointees to the office of the Chief of the Naval Staff since the
independence of Bangladesh Independence of Bangladesh was declared on 26 March 1971, celebrated as Independence Day, from Pakistan. The Independence Day of Bangladesh is celebrated on 26 March when Sheikh Mujibur Rahman declared the Independence of Bangladesh. The 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
This list represents the list of serving Admirals of Bangladesh Navy. Currently the Bangladesh Navy has 1 Admiral with 14 Rear Admirals & no Vice Admiral.
Current Bangladesh Navy Admirals
* Admiral
# Admiral M Shaheen Iqbal, Chief of the N ...
References
{{DEFAULTSORT:Chiefs Of Naval Staff
Bangladesh Navy
Bangladesh
Bangladesh (}, ), officially the People's Republic of Bangladesh, is a country in South Asia. It is the eighth-most populous country in the world, with a population exceeding 165 million people in an area of . Bangladesh is among the mos ...
Chiefs of Naval Staff (Bangladesh)