Defence Ministry grants permanent commissions to 38 Bangladesh Air Force officers

The Ministry of Defence has granted permanent commissions to 38 officers of the Bangladesh Air Force, among them two wing commanders and 36 squadron leaders, under clause 3(Ka) of Air Force Instruction 1/97. The order was issued by order of the President and signed by Zakir Hossain, Deputy Secretary, and published in the Bangladesh Gazette of 8 October 2026 under official reference 23.00.0000.070.62.007.24.218, dated 02 Ashwin 1433 / 17 September 2026.

The notification was issued by the DD-7 branch of the Ministry of Defence and appears in the third volume of the gazette, which carries the notifications issued by that ministry. The schedule of beneficiaries runs from page 400 to page 403.

The order states that each officer’s permanent commission is granted with effect from the date recorded in the final column of the schedule, headed as the date of grant of permanent commission; for most of the officers this coincides with their original date of commission. The order takes effect immediately.

Two wing commanders head the list

• Mustary Dilshad, psc (BD/9013), Education branch: born 21 December 1976, commissioned 29 December 2002, current tenure running to 28 December 2027, permanent commission effective 29 December 2002.
• Farzana Rahman, psc (BD/9344), Logistics branch: born 15 April 1987, commissioned 1 December 2007, tenure to 30 November 2027, permanent commission effective 1 December 2007.

Squadron leaders by branch

• General Duties (Pilot), 12 officers: Tousif Ahmed (BD/9696), Syed Mehedi Hasan (BD/9697), Sifat Ahmed (BD/9698), A K M Shamsul Huda (BD/9717), Md. Salah Uddin (BD/9718), Md Abu Taiyob (BD/9721), Syed Nazmul Hossain (BD/9722), Saif Ibn Sahid (BD/9723), Tarek Mahmud (BD/9725), S M Iqtidar Amin (BD/9727), M Siam Ruhul Niloy (BD/9728) and Mehedi Hasan Khan Nobin (BD/9730).
• Engineering, 11 officers: Md Asad Hossain (BD/9919), Tawhidul Anwar Tanna (BD/9936), Md Kamrul Ahsan (BD/9938), Hasib Imran (BD/9941), Md Samad Sarker (BD/9732), Wasiul Safa (BD/9734), Nahreen Sharah (BD/9742), S. M. Shahriar Iqbal (BD/9743), Md Shamim Hossain (BD/9983), Md Nifaz Rahman (BD/9984) and R M Salman Ali (BD/9988).
• Education, 4 officers: Faijus Salehin Ferdous (BD/9749), Md. Mizanur Rahman (BD/9750), Md. Jamilur Rahman (BD/9751) and Md. Saidur Rahman (BD/9753).
• Air Defence Weapons Controller, 4 officers: Smita Day (BD/9642), M. A Rahim (BD/9702), Md Mainul Islam (BD/9709) and Atiqur Rahman (BD/9733).
• Legal, 3 officers: Md Ariful Islam (BD/9820), SM Mashfiqul Islam (BD/9821) and Mohammed Sadekul Islam (BD/9822).
• Logistics, 1 officer: Rashed Jahan Khan (BD/9706).
• Administration, 1 officer: Kasfi Kader Anim (BD/9711).

Dates and tenure

Commission dates among the 38 range from 29 December 2002, for Mustary Dilshad, to 1 June 2016, for Md Shamim Hossain, Md Nifaz Rahman and R M Salman Ali. Current tenure expiry dates run from 30 November 2026, for Smita Day, to 31 May 2031, for the three engineers commissioned in 2016. Three of the officers are women: Farzana Rahman, Smita Day and Nahreen Sharah.

The order converts fixed-tenure service into permanent commissions, giving the 38 officers career security and stabilising staffing across the pilot, engineering, education, legal, logistics, air-defence and administrative branches of the Bangladesh Air Force.

Source: The Bangladesh Gazette, 3rd volume, 8 October 2026, Ministry of Defence notifications, pp. 400–403 (official reference: 23.00.0000.070.62.007.24.218).