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Government Seal of Bangladesh The Government Seal of Bangladesh ( bn, বাংলাদেশ সরকারের সীল ''Bangladesh Sarkarer Sil'') is used by the Cabinet of Bangladesh and the Government of Bangladesh on official documents. One version is used on th ...

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Government of Bangladesh The Government of the People's Republic of Bangladesh ( bn, গণপ্রজাতন্ত্রী বাংলাদেশ সরকার — ) is the central executive government of Bangladesh. The government was constituted by the Co ...

, headquarters = Ganabhaban Complex,

Sher-e-Bangla Nagar Sher-e-Bangla Nagar ( bn, শেরেবাংলা নগর; lit. ''City of the Tiger of Bengal'') is a neighborhood and a thana of Dhaka, the capital of Bangladesh. It is also known as the 'capitol within the capital' due to it being the h ...

Dhaka Dhaka ( or ; bn, ঢাকা, Ḍhākā, ), formerly known as Dacca, is the capital and largest city of Bangladesh, as well as the world's largest Bengali-speaking city. It is the eighth largest and sixth most densely populated city i ...

, employees = 175,000 active 0 reserves 10,000 civilians , budget = $3.4 billion (2023) , minister1_name =

Sheikh Hasina Sheikh Hasina Wazed (''née'' Sheikh Hasina ; ; bn, শেখ হাসিনা ওয়াজেদ, Shēkh Hasinā, , born 28 September 1947) is a Bangladeshi politician who has served as the Prime Minister of Bangladesh since January 2 ...

, chief1_name = Golam Md Hasibul Alam , chief1_position = Senior Secretary , chief2_position = , child1_agency =

Armed Forces Division The Armed Forces Division (AFD) ( bn, বাংলাদেশ সশস্ত্র বাহিনী বিভাগ — ) is the principal national command authority for national defense of the People's Republic of Bangladesh. The command an ...

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Bangladeshi government The Cabinet of Bangladesh ( bn, বাংলাদেশের মন্ত্রিসভা) is the chief executive body of the People's Republic of Bangladesh. The cabinet is the collective decision-making body of the entire government under ...

ministry. The MoD is headed by the Minister of Defence, a civilian and member of cabinet. The post is usually held by the Prime Minister of Bangladesh, who also serves as the President's second-in-command of the military. The MoD exercises supreme command authority over the Bangladesh Armed Forces.

Organisational structure

Parliament is constitutionally responsible for working with the president and the service chiefs in ensuring the nation's defence. In practice, however, members of Parliament have never played a significant role in either national defence planning or defence budgeting, the Defence Secretary does.

Agencies and departments under the Ministry of Defence

The list of agencies and departments under the Ministry of Defence of Bangladesh are given below:

Defence Forces

Bangladesh Army The Bangladesh Army is the land warfare branch and the largest component of the Bangladesh Armed Forces. The primary mission of the Army is to provide necessary forces and capabilities to deliver the Bangladeshi government's security and defe ...

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 ...

Bangladesh Air Force The Bangladesh Air Force (BAF) ( bn, বাংলাদেশ বিমান বাহিনী, Bangladesh Biman Bahini) is the aerial warfare branch of the Bangladesh Armed Forces. The Air Force is primarily responsible for air defence of ...

Inter-Forces institutions

* Directorate General of Medical Services (DGMS) * National Defence College (NDC) *

Defence Services Command and Staff College The Defence Services Command and Staff College (DSCSC) is situated at Batalanda, Makola (South) 12 Kilometers away from Colombo and its aim to develop the professional knowledge and understanding of experienced officers of the Sri Lanka Army, Sri ...

(DSCSC) *

Military Institute of Science and Technology Military Institute of Science and Technology (MIST) ( bn, মিলিটারি ইনস্টিটিউট অফ সায়েন্স অ্যান্ড টেকনোলজি) is a prestigious public engineering university in Ba ...

(MIST) *

Armed Forces Medical College upright=1.1, AFMC main building The Armed Forces Medical College (AFMC) is a leading medical training institute in Pune, India, in the state of Maharashtra. The college is managed by the Indian Armed Forces. Established in May 1948 as a post ...

(AFMC) * Army Medical Corps(AMC) *

Armed Forces Medical Institute Armed Forces Medical Institute (AFMI) is the premier educational institute of the Army Medical Corps of Bangladesh Army. Immediately after liberation in 1971 to cope with the expansion of Armed Forces and to ensure efficient medical support at all ...

(AFMI) *

Armed Forces Institute of Pathology The Armed Forces Institute of Pathology (AFIP) (1862 – September 15, 2011) was a U.S. government institution concerned with diagnostic consultation, education, and research in the medical specialty of pathology. Overview It was founded in ...

(AFIP) *

Bangladesh Ordnance Factories , type = State-owned enterprise , location = , founded = , location_city = Gazipur, Dhaka Division , location_country = Bangladesh , area_served = Bangladesh , key_people = Major General Sayed Tareq Hussain (Commandant) , products = Fi ...

(BOF) *

Inter Services Selection Board , logo = Pakistan Inter Services (Emblem).png , motto = We Select Defenders of Pakistan , abbreviation = ISSB , formation = , headquarters = Kohat , addnl_location_city = GujranwalaQuetta ...

(ISSB) *

Bangladesh Armed Services Board Bangladesh Armed Services Board () is a Bangladesh government body under the Ministry of Defence responsible for the welfare of serving and retired military personnel. The chairman of the board is Golam Md Hasibul Alam, the defence secretary of ...

(BASB) *

Directorate General of Defence Purchase The Directorate General of Defence Purchase or DGDP is a government agency responsible for purchases related to armed forces in Bangladesh and is located in Dhaka, Bangladesh. History The agency traces its origins to the Director Defence Purchas ...

(DGDP) *

Directorate General of Forces Intelligence The Directorate General of Forces Intelligence ( bn, প্রতিরক্ষা গোয়েন্দা মহাপরিদপ্তর), commonly known as DGFI, is the military intelligence agency of the Bangladesh Armed Forces, tas ...

(DGFI) *

Inter-Services Public Relations The Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) ( ur, ), is the media and PR wing of the Pakistan Armed Forces. It broadcasts and coordinates military news and information to the country's civilian media and the civic society. The ISPR directo ...

(ISPR) * Governing Bodies of Cadet Colleges

Other agencies and departments

Bangladesh National Cadet Corps The Bangladesh National Cadet Corps (BNCC) is a tri-services volunteer reserve force comprising the Army, Navy and Air Force for school, college and university students. Students are trained by military staffs and personnel all through the cade ...

(BNCC) *

Bangladesh Meteorological Department The Bangladesh Meteorological Department (BMD) ( bn, বাংলাদেশ আবহাওয়া অধিদপ্তর) also known as ''Abohawa Office'' (Weather Office) is the national meteorological organization of Bangladesh, working u ...

(BMD) *

Bangladesh Space Research and Remote Sensing Organization The Bangladesh Space Research and Remote Sensing Organization, or SPARRSO, is a state agency concerned with astronomical research and the application of space technology in Bangladesh. SPARRSO works closely with JAXA, NASA and the ESA in environm ...

(SPARRSO) *

Survey of Bangladesh The Survey of Bangladesh (SOB) is the national mapping authority of Bangladesh. The agency functions under the Ministry of Defence and is headed by the Surveyor General of Bangladesh who is usually a Brigadier General rank officer from the Corp ...

(SOB) * Department of Military Lands & Cantonments(DML&C) * Department of Cipher *

Controller General of Defence Finance Controller General of Defence Finance is a department of the Prime Minister's Office that is responsible for the finances and salaries of Bangladesh Defence Forces and is located in Dhaka, Bangladesh Bangladesh (}, ), officially the P ...

(CGDF) *

Office of Chief Administrative Officer An office is a space where an organization's employees perform administrative work in order to support and realize objects and goals of the organization. The word "office" may also denote a position within an organization with specific dut ...

(CAO) *

Ministry of Defence Constabulary Ministry of Defence Constabulary () is a Bangladesh government security agency under the Ministry of Defense responsible for protecting military installations. Major Md. Moinul Islam is the commandant of the Ministry of Defence Constabulary. Hi ...

(MODC)

Role and working

The functions of the MoD are: * Protecting the sovereignty of Bangladesh. * Defence Services of Bangladesh and Armed Forces attached to or operating with any of the Armed Forces of Bangladesh excluding planning, co-ordination and arrangement of mobilisation of the defence services on declaration of national emergency/war and co-ordination and control of the activities of the defence services when deployed in aid of civil administration. * Army, Naval and Air Force Works * Production of cypher documents *

(Produce Ammunition and Arms for Bangladesh Army) * International Red Cross and Geneva Conventions in so far as these affect belligerents * Gallantry awards and decorations in respect of forces under its control * Military Lands and Cantonments * Meteorological Observations * Pardons, reprieves and respites, etc., of all personnel belonging to armed forces * National Services and

(BNCC) * Running the Cadet Colleges * Matters relating to Space Research and Remote Sensing Organisation (SPARRSO) * Civil Services paid from Defence Estimates * Hydrographic Surveys and preparation of navigational charts (excluding Hydrographic surveys in the inland water of Bangladesh and preparation of charts for inland navigation) *

* Budget legal and statutory matters of the Armed Forces * Secretarial administration including financial matters * Administration and control of subordinate offices and organisations under this ministry * Liaison with International Organisations and matters relating to treaties and agreements with other countries and world bodies relating to subject allotted to this ministry * All laws on subjects allotted to this ministry * Inquires and statistics on any of the subjects allotted to this ministry. * Fees in respect of any of the subjects allotted to this ministry except fees taken in courts

List of defence secretaries

References

{{authority control Defence agencies of Bangladesh

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