On service khaki working uniforms navy working uniform nwu and coveralls and special uniform situations combat. On dress uniform a series of stripes similar to commonwealth naval ranks are worn. In the united states navy officers have various ranks equivalency between services is by pay grade united states navy commissioned officer ranks have two distinct sets of rank insignia.
The navy carried out around 45 operations during the war including traditional naval operations as well as unconventional commando operations including guer. Bangladesh navy bn came into being during the liberation war of the country in 1971 in which it suffered a number of fatalities. Chief of army staff general aziz ahmed and chief of air staff air chief marshal masihuzzaman serniabat adorned the new naval chief with the rank badge of vice admiral pm s press secretary.
Newly appointed chief of naval staff mohammad shaheen iqbal was adorned with the rank badge of vice admiral at a function in the presence of prime minister sheikh hasina at ganabhaban this morning. The current cns is admiral m saheen iqbal who took office on 25 july 2020. 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 and currently held by a three star officer in the rank of vice admiral.
The chief of naval staff cns bengali. Acting sub lieutenant. Bangladesh navy in war and peace invincible at sea.
Equally individuals seek respect. Bangladesh navy rank and rank insignia the bangladesh navy looks for young gentlemen and women willing to take challenging career and leadership as officer. These ranks generally correspond with those of western or commonwealth nations militaries and reflect those of the british warrant officer non commissioned officer and enlisted ranks and the commissioned officer ranks.
The following tables present the military ranks and insignia of the bangladesh navy. Following that footstep bangladesh navy deployed the first independent force riverine unit in un mission in sudan in 2005 which continued till 2012. The first independent bangladesh navy contingent was deployed in unikom post gulf war i in 1997 to patrol in the waterways demarcating the iraq kuwaiti border as part of dmz enforcement.
The primary role of the bangladesh navy is to protect the.
Bd navy officer rank. Since the independence of bangladesh bangladesh army had followed the rank insignia pattern of british commonwealth or british army officer rank insignia after the war of liberation 1971 all bangladeshi army officers started to wear lotus instead of crescent star of pakistan army. The bangladesh navy bengali. Bangladesh nou bahini is the naval warfare branch of the bangladesh armed forces responsible for bangladesh s 118 813 square kilometres 45 874 sq mi of maritime territorial area and the defence of important harbours military bases and economic zones.
Bangladesh nou bahini is the naval warfare branch of the bangladesh armed forces responsible for bangladesh s 118 813 square kilometres 45 874 sq mi of maritime territorial area and the defence of important harbours military bases and economic zones. The bangladesh navy bengali. Since the independence of bangladesh bangladesh army had followed the rank insignia pattern of british commonwealth or british army officer rank insignia after the war of liberation 1971 all bangladeshi army officers started to wear lotus instead of crescent star of pakistan army.
