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| Chief of Air Staff | |
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| বিমান বাহিনী প্রধান | |
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since 12 June 2024 | |
 Bangladesh Air Force | |
| Type | Bangladesh Air Force service chief |
| Abbreviation | COAS |
| Member of | National Committee on Security Affairs |
| Reports to | &sq=Qlik&lang=&file=File:Flag_of_the_President_of_Bangladesh.svg){kind=small} President&sq=Qlik&lang=&file=File:Standard_of_the_Chief_Advisor_of_Bangladesh.svg){kind=small} Chief Adviser&sq=Qlik&lang=&file=File:Flag_of_Bangladesh.svg){kind=small} Minister of Defence |
| Residence | Air House, Dhaka Cantonment |
| Seat | Air Force Headquarters, Dhaka Cantonment, Dhaka |
| Appointer | The Prime Minister with President advice and consent |
| Term length | 3 years, or at the age of 60, whichever is earlier. |
| Constituting instrument | Air Force Act, 1953 of (Act No. VI of 1953) |
| Formation | 7 April 1972 |
| First holder | Air Vice Marshal A. K. Khandker |
| Salary | ৳125631 (US$1,000) per month ৳1507572 (US$13,000) per year (incl. allowances) |
| Website | Official website |
The Chief of Air Staff (abbreviated as COAS) (Bengali: বিমান বাহিনী প্রধান, romanized: Bimāna bāhinī pradhāna) is the professional head of the Bangladesh Air Force.[1] Only pilots (officers from GDP branch) get this post. The appointment is held by a four-star air officer and the current COAS is Air Chief Marshal Hasan Mahmood Khan.[2][3][4] Prior to 2016, from 2007 the appointment was held by an Air Marshal (three-star air officer) and from 1972 to 2007 COAS's rank was Air Vice Marshal.[5][6]
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- ^ "Chief of Air Staff Adorned with Air Marshal Rank". 13 June 2021.
- ^ "BN, BAF chiefs rank upgraded". Bangladesh Sangbad Sangstha. Archived from the original on 3 February 2016. Retrieved 17 January 2016.
- ^ "New Air Force chief Abu Esrar gets rank of Air Marshal". bdnews24.com. Retrieved 6 July 2015.
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- ^ "Ranks of BN, BAF chiefs upgraded". Dhaka Tribune.