Ministry of Defence (Bangladesh)

Ministry of Defence
Bengali: প্রতিরক্ষা মন্ত্রণালয়
Government Seal of Bangladesh
Ministry overview
Formed14 April 1971; 53 years ago (14 April 1971)
JurisdictionGovernment of Bangladesh
HeadquartersGanabhaban Complex, Sher-e-Bangla Nagar, Dhaka[1]
Annual budget৳42014 crore (US$3.5 billion) (2024-2025)
Adviser responsible
Ministry executive
Child agencies
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

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

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

Defence Forces

Inter-Forces institutions

Other agencies and departments

Role and working

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

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

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.