List of serving admirals of the Bangladesh Navy

This list represents the list of serving admirals of the Bangladesh Navy. Currently the navy has 1 admiral and 19 rear admirals. Historically, the vice admiral was assigned as chief of naval staff (CNS). However, as of 2025, there is no vice admiral. Traditionally, the future CNS is promoted to the rank of vice admiral before assuming the position and is subsequently elevated to admiral.^[1]

• Admirals

1. Admiral Mohammad Nazmul Hassan – Chief of Naval Staff, CNS - Naval Headquarters, Dhaka.

• Vice admirals

(No apportion)

• Rear admirals

1. Rear Admiral Mohammad Musa – Assistant Chief of Naval Staff (Operations), ACNS (O) - Naval Headquarters, Dhaka. ^[2]
2. Rear Admiral Khondkar Misbah-ul-Azim – Ambassador of Bangladesh to Oman, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, MoFA-Oman - Muscat, Oman
3. Rear Admiral Golam Sadeq – Assistant Chief of Naval Staff (Personnel), ACNS (P) - Naval Headquarters, Dhaka
4. Rear Admiral Mir Ershad Ali – Senior Directing Staff (Navy), National Defence College SDS Navy, NDC - Mirpur Cantonment, Dhaka
5. Rear Admiral Shaheen Rahman – Chairman, Mongla Port Authority, Chairman MPA - Mongla Port, Khulna
6. Rear Admiral S. M. Moniruzzaman – Chairman, Chattogram Port Authority, Chairman CPA - Chittagong Port, Chittagong^[3][4]
7. Rear Admiral Masud Iqbal – Chairman, Payra Port Authority, Chairman PPA - Payra Port, Barisal
8. Rear Admiral Khandakar Akhter Hossain – Vice Chancellor of Bangladesh Maritime University, VC BMU - Chattogram, Chittagong^[5]
9. Rear Admiral Muhammad Ziaul Hoque – Director General, Bangladesh Coast Guard, DG BCG - Agargaon, Dhaka^[6]
10. Rear Admiral A. K. M. Jakir Hossain – Commander, Khulna Naval Area, COMKHUL - BNS Titumir, Khulna
11. Rear Admiral Mohammad Moinul Hassan – Commander, Chattogram Naval Area, COMCHIT - BNS Issa Khan, Chittagong
12. Rear Admiral Mushtaque Ahmed – Commander, Bangladesh Navy Fleet, COMBAN - BNS Issa Khan, Chattogram
13. Rear Admiral Muhammad Niyamat Elahee – Assistant Chief of Naval Staff (Material), ACNS (M) - Naval Headquarters, Dhaka ^[7]
14. Rear Admiral Abdullah Al Maksus – Commander, Dhaka Naval Area, COMDHAKA - BNS Haji Mohshin, Dhaka^[8]
15. Rear Admiral Mohammad Maksud Alam – Managing Director, Khulna Shipyard Limited, MD KSY - Khulna Shipyard, Khulna ^[9]
16. Rear Admiral Ruhul Minhaz – Area Superintendent Dockyard, Bangladesh Naval Dockyard, ASD - BNS Issa Khan, Chittagong
17. Rear Admiral Jahangir Adil Samdany – Commandant, Naval Training and Doctrine Command, COMNATDOC - BNS Sher-e-Bangla, Barisal ^[10]
18. Rear Admiral Arif Ahmed Mostafa – Chairman, Bangladesh Inland Water Transport Authority, Chairman BIWTA - Motijheel, Dhaka ^[11][12]
19. Rear Admiral Shafiqur Rahman – Assistant Chief of Naval Staff (Logistics), ACNS (LOG) - Naval Headquarters, Dhaka ^{[13] [14]}