Ministry of Defence (Bangladesh)

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| agency_name = Ministry of Defence

| nativename = {{langx|bn|প্রতিরক্ষা মন্ত্রণালয় }}

| type = Ministry

| seal = Government Seal of Bangladesh.svg

| seal_width = 150px

| seal_caption = Government Seal of Bangladesh

| formed = {{start date and age|14 April 1971}}

| image =

| preceding2 =

| dissolved =

| superseding =

| jurisdiction = Government of Bangladesh

| headquarters = Ganabhaban Complex, Sher-e-Bangla Nagar, Dhaka[https://www.cabinet.gov.bd/site/page/55bcf4d6-dd85-45c1-94b6-bcb06e4b1b12 List of Ministries and Divisions]

| employees =

| budget = {{BDTConvert|42014|c|1k=yes}} (2024-2025)

| minister_type = Adviser

| minister1_name = Muhammad Yunus

| minister1_pfo = Adviser for Defence

| deputyminister_type = Minister of State

| deputyminister1_name =

| deputyminister1_pfo =

| chief1_name = Md. Ashraf Uddin

| chief1_position = Defence Secretary

| chief2_position =

| child1_agency = Bangladesh Armed Forces

| child2_agency = Armed Forces Division

| child3_agency = Directorate General of Defence Purchase

| child4_agency = Directorate General of Forces Intelligence

| website = {{URL|mod.gov.bd}}

}}

The Ministry of Defence (MoD) ({{langx|bn|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.{{cite book |date=1989 |editor1-last=Heitzman |editor1-first=James |editor2-last=Worden |editor2-first=Robert |chapter=Organization of the Armed Forces|title=Bangladesh: A Country Study |url=http://countrystudies.us/bangladesh/ |location=Washington, D.C. |publisher=Federal Research Division, Library of Congress |pages=218}}

Agencies and departments under the Ministry of Defence

The list of agencies and departments under the Ministry of Defence of Bangladesh are given below:{{Cite web|title=প্রতিরক্ষা মন্ত্রণালয়|url=https://mod.gov.bd/site/page/befdc93b-17fb-4f2d-850c-630ccc1b0b68|website=বাংলাদেশ জাতীয় তথ্য বাতায়ন}}

=Defence Forces=

=Inter-Forces institutions=

Directorate General of Medical Services (DGMS)
National Defence College (NDC)
Defence Services Command and Staff College (DSCSC)
Military Institute of Science and Technology (MIST)
Armed Forces Medical College (AFMC)
Armed Forces Medical Institute (AFMI)
Armed Forces Institute of Pathology (AFIP)
Bangladesh Ordnance Factories (BOF)
Military Engineer Services (MES)
Inter Services Selection Board (ISSB)
Bangladesh Armed Services Board (BASB)
Directorate General of Defence Purchase (DGDP)
Directorate General of Forces Intelligence (DGFI)
Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR){{cite web |url=http://www.ispr.gov.bd/content.php?id=about_us |title=About Us |website=Inter-Service Public Relations Directorate |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150619052530/http://www.ispr.gov.bd/content.php?id=about_us |archive-date=2015-06-19 }}
Governing Bodies of Cadet Colleges

=Other agencies and departments=

Bangladesh National Cadet Corps (BNCC)
Bangladesh Meteorological Department (BMD)
Bangladesh Space Research and Remote Sensing Organization (SPARRSO)
Survey of Bangladesh (SOB)
Department of Military Lands & Cantonments (DML&C)
Department of Cipher
Controller General of Defence Finance (CGDF)
Office of Chief Administrative Officer (CAO)
Ministry of Defence Constabulary (MODC)

Role and working

The functions of the MoD are:{{cite web |url=http://mod.portal.gov.bd/site/page/f95483d2-a269-46c1-b253-eedce0785751 |script-title=bn:প্রতিরক্ষা মন্ত্রণালয়ের কার্যাবলি |trans-title=The Functions of the Ministry of Defence |language=bn |website=Ministry of Defence}}

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)
Matters related to 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 armed forces personnel
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

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!Number

!Name

!Term start

!Term end

!Reference

|Abdus Samad

|18 December 1971

|22 January 1972

|{{Cite web |title=প্রতিরক্ষা মন্ত্রণালয় |url=https://mod.portal.gov.bd/site/page/0f67afc8-c9a0-4901-a502-170d5f29f66c/Ex-Secretaries |access-date=2023-03-19 |website=www.mod.gov.bd |language=en}}

|Osman Gani Khan

|22 January 1972

|6 June 1973

|Md. Mujibul Haque

|6 June 1973

|30 October 1975

|Faiz Uddin Ahmed

|4 November 1975

|18 September 1978

|ASHK Sadek

|18 September 1978

|21 April 1982