Minister of Defence (Bangladesh)
| People's Republic of Bangladesh Minister of Defence | |
|---|---|
| বাংলাদেশের প্রতিরক্ষামন্ত্রী | |
since 17 February 2026 | |
| Ministry of Defence | |
| Style |
|
| Type | Cabinet Minister |
| Status | Minister |
| Member of | |
| Reports to | President |
| Seat | Bangladesh Secretariat |
| Nominator | Prime Minister of Bangladesh |
| Appointer | President of Bangladesh |
| Term length | until the next general election is held and a new Prime Minister takes office |
| Formation | 18 December 1971 |
| Salary | ৳245000 (US$2,000) per month (incl. allowances) |
| Website | mod |
The defence minister of Bangladesh heads the Ministry of Defence of the Government of Bangladesh. The post is usually held by the Prime Minister, who also serves as the president's second-in-command of the military. The MoD exercises supreme command authority over the Bangladesh Armed Forces.[1]
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]
List of Ministers, Advisers and State Ministers
- Political parties
- Other factions
| No. | Portrait | Officeholder (birth–death) Constituency |
Term of office | Designation | Ministry | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| From | To | Period | ||||||
| 1 | Sheikh Mujibur Rahman (1920–1975) |
10 April 1971 |
15 August 1975 |
4 years, 127 days | President & Minister | Mujib I–II–III–IV | ||
| 2 | Ziaur Rahman (1936–1981) |
21 April 1977 |
30 May 1981 |
4 years, 39 days | President | Zia | ||
| 3 | Hussain Muhammad Ershad (1930–2019) |
24 March 1982 |
6 December 1990 |
8 years, 257 days | President | Ershad | ||
| 4 | Khaleda Zia (1945—2025) MP for Feni-1 |
20 March 1991 |
30 March 1996 |
5 years, 10 days | Prime Minister | Khaleda I–II | ||
| 5 | Sheikh Hasina (born 1947) MP for Gopalganj-3 |
23 June 1996 |
15 July 2001 |
5 years, 22 days | Prime Minister | Hasina I | ||
| 6 | Khaleda Zia (1945—2025) MP for Bogra-6 |
10 October 2001 |
29 October 2006 |
5 years, 19 days | Prime Minister | Khaleda III | ||
| 7 | Fakhruddin Ahmed (born 1940) |
12 January 2007 |
6 January 2009 |
1 year, 360 days | Chief Adviser | Fakhruddin | ||
| 8 | Sheikh Hasina (born 1947) MP for Gopalganj-3 |
6 January 2009 |
5 August 2024 |
15 years, 212 days | Prime Minister | Hasina II–III–IV–V | ||
| 9 | Muhammad Yunus (born 1940) |
8 August 2024 |
17
February 2026 |
1 year, 223 days | Chief Adviser | Yunus | ||
| 10 | Tarique Rahman
(born 1968) MP for Dhaka-17 |
17
February 2026 |
Incumbent | 16 days | Prime Minister | Tarique | ||
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]
References
This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain. Country Studies. Federal Research Division.
- ^ "Nobel Laureate Muhammad Yunus Named Chief Advisor Of Bangladesh Interim Government: Updates". NDTV.com. Archived from the original on 7 August 2024. Retrieved 2024-08-07.
- ^ 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.