Bangladesh Armed Forces
বাংলাদেশ সশস্ত্র বাহিনী Bangladesh Shoshostro Bahinī
Tri-service Logo of Bangladesh Armed Forces.
Flag of Bangladesh Armed Forces
Motto	"চির উন্নত মম শির" (de facto) "Ever High is My Head"
Founded	11 July 1971; 53 years ago (11 July 1971)
Current form	7 April 1972; 52 years ago (1972-04-07)
Service branches	Bangladesh Army Bangladesh Navy Bangladesh Air Force
Headquarters	Armed Forces Division Headquarters, Dhaka Cantonment
Leadership
Commander-in-Chief	President Mohammed Shahabuddin
Head of Armed Forces Division and Minister of Defence	Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina
Principal Staff Officer	Lieutenant General Waqar Uz Zaman
Personnel
Military age	18 years of age
Conscription	No[1]
Active personnel	163,050 [2]
Deployed personnel	6,417 [3]
Expenditure
Budget	৳37691 crore (US$3.5 billion)[4]
Percent of GDP	1.3% (2021 est.)
Industry
Domestic suppliers	List Bangladesh Machine Tools Factory Bangladesh Ordnance Factories Bangabandhu Aeronautical Centre Khulna Shipyard Limited Dockyard and Engineering Works Chittagong Dry Dock Limited
Foreign suppliers	List  China  Russia  Turkey  Italy  France  United States  United Kingdom  Czech Republic  Serbia  Indonesia  Poland  South Korea  Singapore  Slovakia   Switzerland  Ukraine
Related articles
History	Bangladesh War of Independence Chittagong Hill Tracts Insurgency Gulf War
Ranks	Military ranks of Bangladesh

The Bangladesh Armed Forces (Bengali: বাংলাদেশ সশস্ত্র বাহিনী, romanized: Bangladesh Sashastra Bahinī) are the combined military forces of the People's Republic of Bangladesh. It has three uniformed military services: the Bangladesh Army, the Bangladesh Navy and the Bangladesh Air Force.

The following are the various gallantry, service and war medals of the Bangladesh Armed Forces.^{[5][6][7][8][9]}Articles lacking reliable references^{[self-published source]}

• Bir Sreshtho-(Bengali: বীরশ্রেষ্ঠ; literally, "The Most Valiant Hero"), the highest gallantry award
• Bir Uttom- (Bengali: বীর উত্তম; literally, "Better among Braves"), the second highest gallantry award
• Bir Bikrom- (Bengali: বীর বিক্রম; literally, "Valiant hero"), the third highest gallantry award
• Bir Protik- (Bengali: বীর প্রতীক; literally, "Symbol of Bravery or Idol of Courage"), the fourth highest gallantry award

• Order of Military Merit
• Jestha Padak I (10 years service)
• Jestha Padak II (20 years service)
• Jestha Padak III (30 years service)