Ministry of Defence (Bangladesh)


The Ministry of Defence 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.

Agencies and departments under the Ministry of Defence

The list of agencies and departments under the Ministry of Defence of Bangladesh are below:

Defence Forces

The functions of the MoD are: