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Ministry of Defence ( Bangladesh ) - wikipedia Ministry of Defence ( Bangladesh ) Jump to : navigation , search People 's Republic of Bangladesh Ministry of Defence <Td_colspan="2"> Bengali : প্রতিরক্ষা মন্ত্রণালয় ( Protirakha Montronaloya ) <Td_colspan="2"> Government Seal of Bangladesh <Th_colspan="2"> Agency overview Formed 14 April 1971 Jurisdiction Government of Bangladesh Headquarters Ganobhabon Complex , Shere Bangla Nagar , Dhaka Agency executives Sheikh Hasina , Minister of Defence Akhtar Hossain Bhuiyan , Secretary of Defence Website mod.gov.bd The Ministry of Defence ( MoD ) ( Bengali : প্রতিরক্ষা মন্ত্রণালয় ; Protirakha Montronaloya ) 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 . Contents ( hide ) 1 Organisational structure 1.1 Departments 2 Role and Working 3 References 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 . Departments ( edit ) The Inter-Service Public Relations Directorate ( ISPR ) , is a department under the MoD . It is situated at Dhaka Cantonment . The organisation works as the spokesman of military of Bangladesh . It has four wings : Army , Navy , Air Force and Inter-Service . After the independence of Bangladesh from Pakistan , ISPR was founded in 1972 with an aim to strengthen relations between the media and the military . Controller General of Defence Finance The National Defence College Directorate General of Defence Purchase Bangladesh Ordnance Factories Bangladesh Meteorological Department Survey of Bangladesh Bangladesh Space Research and Remote Sensing Organization Military Institute of Science & Technology Armed Forces Command and Staff College Role and working ( edit ) The functions of the MoD are : Defence 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 ) Matters relating to 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 References ( edit ) This article incorporates public domain material from the Library of Congress Country Studies website http://lcweb2.loc.gov/frd/cs/ . Jump up ^ http://www.cabinet.gov.bd/site/page/55bcf4d6-dd85-45c1-94b6-bcb06e4b1b12 List of Ministries and Divisions Jump up ^ 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 . Jump up ^ `` About Us '' . Inter-Service Public Relations Directorate . Archived from the original on 2015 - 06 - 19 . Jump up ^ প্রতিরক্ষা মন্ত্রণালয়ের কার্যাবলি ( The Functions of the Ministry of Defence ) . Ministry of Defence ( in Bengali ) . <Th_colspan="2"> ( hide ) Government of Bangladesh <Td_colspan="2"> <Th_colspan="2"> Executive branch <Td_colspan="2"> <Td_colspan="2"> Prime Minister : Sheikh Hasina Government Agencies Cabinet Secretariat President ( Bangabhaban ) Prime Minister Prime Minister 's Office Armed Forces Division Cabinet Division Planning Public Administration Local Government Chittagong Hills Tracts Affairs Defence Liberation War Affairs Foreign Affairs Expatriates ' Welfare and Overseas Employment Commerce Communications Finance Industries Textiles and Jute Land Housing and Public Works Science and Technology Transport : Road and Bridges Railways Shipping Civil Aviation Agriculture Food Fisheries and Livestock Energy Environment and Forest Water Resources Education Primary and Mass Education Culture Health and Family Welfare Disaster Management and Relief Information Home Affairs Justice Labour and Employment Social Welfare Sports Religious Affairs Women and Children Affairs List of Governments Mujib I ( 1971 -- 72 ) Mujib II ( 1972 -- 73 ) Mujib III ( 1973 -- 75 ) Mujib IV ( 1975 ) Mostaq ( 1975 ) Sayem ( 1975 -- 77 ) Zia ( 1977 -- 81 ) Sattar ( 1981 -- 82 ) Ershad ( 1982 -- 90 ) Shahabuddin ( 1990 -- 91 ) Khaleda I ( 1991 -- 96 ) Habibur ( 1996 ) Hasina I ( 1996 -- 01 ) Latif ( 2001 ) Khaleda II ( 2001 -- 06 ) Iajuddin ( 2006 -- 07 ) Fakhruddin ( 2007 -- 08 ) Hasina II ( 2008 -- 14 ) Hasina III ( since 2014 ) <Td_colspan="2"> <Th_colspan="2"> Legislative branch <Td_colspan="2"> <Td_colspan="2"> Speaker : Shirin Sharmin Chaudhury Parliament Jatiya Sangsad Jatiya Sangsad Bhaban Sangsad Television Constituencies Elections Committees Secretariat Library Leaders Speaker Deputy Speaker Leader of the House Deputy Leader of the House Leader of the Opposition Party Whips <Td_colspan="2"> <Th_colspan="2"> Judicial branch <Td_colspan="2"> <Td_colspan="2"> Chief Justice : Syed Mahmud Hossain Law Constitution Amendments Fundamental rights Human rights Article 70 Judicial review Legitimate expectation Ordinary courts Supreme Court : Appellate Division High Court Division Chief Justice Attorney General District Courts : Judge Court Session Court Magistrate Court Metropolitan Courts : Session Court Magistrate Court Specialized Courts & Tribunals Constitutional Court None Administrative Court Administrative Tribunals Finance Court Money Loan Courts Insolvency Courts Income Tax Appellate Tribunals Special Tribunal for Share Market Scam Labour Court Labour Courts Court of Justice Family court Women and Child Repression Crime Prevention Tribunal International Crimes Tribunal Social Court Druto Bichar Tribunal Bangladesh Cyber Tribunal <Th_colspan="3"> Military of Bangladesh <Td_colspan="3"> Bangladesh Army Bangladesh Navy Bangladesh Air Force Organization Armed Forces Division Bangladesh Forces Ministry of Defence Directorate General of Forces Intelligence Inter-Service Public Relations Army formations Military installations East Bengal Regiment Senior Tigers Bangladesh Infantry Regiment UN Peacekeeping Force Armed Forces Day Leadership Commander - in - chief : President of Bangladesh Chief of Air Staff Chief of Army Staff Chief of Naval Staff Principal Staff Officer Serving Generals History and wars Military history Bengal Army Bengal Regiment Bangladesh Liberation War Gulf War Chittagong Hill Tracts conflict 2001 Indo - Bangla Border Skirmish 2015 Bangladesh -- Arakan Army border clash War leaders Maulana Bhashani Tajuddin Ahmed Ziaur Rahman M. 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Osmani M.A. Jalil Abul Manzoor Shafaat Jamil Abu Osman Chowdhury Quazi Nuruzzaman Abu Taher Decorations Bir Shreshtho Bir Uttom Bir Bikrom Bir Protik Order of Military Merit Personnel and equipment Ranks Air Force Army Navy Training ARTDOC National Defence College Defence Services Command and Staff College BUP BAIUST BAUET BAUST BIPSOT Military Academy Air Force Academy Naval Academy AFMC AFMI MIST National Cadet Corps Cadet Colleges Equipment Army equipment Active Military aircraft Historic Military aircraft Navy ships active historic Special ops President Guard Regiment SSF Para-Commandos SWADS Counter Terrorism and Intelligence Bureau Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Ministry_of_Defence_(Bangladesh)&oldid=823432987 '' Categories : Defence agencies of Bangladesh Defence ministries Government ministries of Bangladesh Military of Bangladesh Hidden categories : CS1 Bengali - language sources ( bn ) EngvarB from August 2015 Articles containing Bengali - language text Wikipedia articles incorporating text from the Library of Congress Country Studies Talk Contents About Wikipedia বাংলা Edit links This page was last edited on 1 February 2018 , at 05 : 41 . 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