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.
Bengali: প্রতিরক্ষা মন্ত্রণালয় | |
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Formed | 14 April 1971 |
Jurisdiction | Government of Bangladesh |
Headquarters | Ganabhaban Complex, Sher-e-Bangla Nagar, Dhaka[1] |
Annual budget | ৳42014 crore (US$3.5 billion) (2024-2025) |
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Ministry executive | |
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Website | mod |
Organisational structure
editParliament 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
editThe list of agencies and departments under the Ministry of Defence of Bangladesh are given below:[3]
Defence Forces
editInter-Forces institutions
edit- 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)[4]
- Governing Bodies of Cadet Colleges
Other agencies and departments
edit- 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
editThe 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
editNumber | Name | Term start | Term end | Reference |
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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
editThis article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain. Country Studies. Federal Research Division.
- ^ List of Ministries and Divisions
- ^ 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.
- ^ "প্রতিরক্ষা মন্ত্রণালয়". বাংলাদেশ জাতীয় তথ্য বাতায়ন.
- ^ "About Us". Inter-Service Public Relations Directorate. Archived from the original on 2015-06-19.
- ^ প্রতিরক্ষা মন্ত্রণালয়ের কার্যাবলি [The Functions of the Ministry of Defence]. Ministry of Defence (in Bengali).
- ^ 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.