Ministry of Defence (Bangladesh)

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People's Republic of Bangladesh
Ministry of Defence
Bengali: প্রতিরক্ষা মন্ত্রণালয়
(Protirakha Montronaloya)
Government Seal of Bangladesh
Agency overview
Formed14 April 1971
JurisdictionGovernment of Bangladesh
HeadquartersGanabhaban Complex, Sher-e-Bangla Nagar, Dhaka[1]
Annual budget$3.4 billion (2023)
Minister responsible
Agency executive
Child agency
Websitemod.gov.bd

The Ministry of Defence (MoD) (Bengali: প্রতিরক্ষা মন্ত্রণালয়) is a Bangladeshi government 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[edit]

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.[2]

Agencies and departments under the Ministry of Defence[edit]

The list of agencies and departments under the Ministry of Defence of Bangladesh are given below:[3]

Defence Forces[edit]

Inter-Forces institutions[edit]

Other agencies and departments[edit]

Role and working[edit]

The functions of the MoD are:[5]

  • 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
  • Bangladesh Ordnance Factories (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 Bangladesh National Cadet Corps (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)
  • Survey of Bangladesh
  • 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[edit]

Number Name Term start Term end Reference
1 Abdus Samad 18 December 1971 22 January 1972 [6]
2 Osman Gani Khan 22 January 1972 6 June 1973 [6]
3 Md. Mujibul Haque 6 June 1973 30 October 1975 [6]
4 Faiz Uddin Ahmed 4 November 1975 18 September 1978 [6]
5 ASHK Sadek 18 September 1978 21 April 1982 [6]
6 Salahuddin Ahmed 21 April 1982 1 October 1983 [6]
7 ASHK Sadek 1 November 1983 2 May 1985 [6]
8 A.M. Anisuzzaman 29 June 1985 23 June 1986 [6]
9 Kazi Jalal Uddin Ahmad 23 June 1986 1 January 1989 [6]
10 Md. Shamsul Haque Chishti 1 January 1989 9 January 1990 [6]
11 Mohammad Siddiqur Rahman 9 January 1990 25 April 1991 [6]
12 Anisur Rahman 25 April 1991 6 August 1992 [6]
13 M. A. Malek 1 September 1992 22 July 1993 [6]
14 Md. Hasinur Rahman 22 July 1993 11 March 1995 [6]
15 Md. Abdul Hakim 11 March 1995 31 July 1996 [6]
16 Kazi Muhammad Manzoor e Mawla 1 August 1996 30 September 1997 [6]
17 Syed Yusuf Hossain 14 July 1997 8 August 1999 [6]
18 M. Idris Ali 16 August 1999 1 December 2001 [6]
19 KM Ehsanul Haque Peyara 27 November 2001 5 August 2004 [6]
20 Mejbah Uddin Ahmed 11 August 2004 28 February 2006 [6]
21 Mahmud Hasan Mansoor 21 March 2006 8 June 2006 [6]
22 Abu Md. Moniruzzaman Khan 18 June 2006 8 January 2007 [6]
23 Kamrul Hasan 11 January 2007 8 February 2010 [6]
24 Khondoker Md. Asaduzzaman 7 February 2010 3 March 2014 [6]
25 Kazi Habibul Awal 3 March 2014 31 December 2016 [6]
26 Akhtar Hossain Bhuiyan 1 January 2017 30 December 2019 [6]
27 Abdullah al Mohsin Chowdhury 12 January 2020 29 June 2020 [6]
28 Md Abu Hena Mostafa Kamal 7 July 2020 7 February 2022 [6]

References[edit]

Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain. Country Studies. Federal Research Division.

  1. ^ List of Ministries and Divisions
  2. ^ Heitzman, James; Worden, Robert, eds. (1989). "Organization of the Armed Forces". Bangladesh: A Country Study. Washington, D.C.: Federal Research Division, Library of Congress. p. 218.
  3. ^ "প্রতিরক্ষা মন্ত্রণালয়". বাংলাদেশ জাতীয় তথ্য বাতায়ন.
  4. ^ "About Us". Inter-Service Public Relations Directorate. Archived from the original on 2015-06-19.
  5. ^ প্রতিরক্ষা মন্ত্রণালয়ের কার্যাবলি [The Functions of the Ministry of Defence]. Ministry of Defence (in Bengali).
  6. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab "প্রতিরক্ষা মন্ত্রণালয়". www.mod.gov.bd. Retrieved 2023-03-19.
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