Bangladesh Armed Forces
Bangladesh Armed Forces | |
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বাংলাদেশ সশস্ত্র বাহিনী Bangladesh Shoshostro Bahinī | |
Mohammed Shahabuddin | |
Minister of Defence | Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina |
Principal Staff Officer | Lt. Gen. Mizanur Rahman |
Personnel | |
Military age | 18 years |
Conscription | No[1] |
Active personnel | 160,000[2] |
Expenditures | |
Budget | 6.995 billion USD (2024)[3] |
Percent of GDP | 1.5% (2024) |
Industry | |
Domestic suppliers | List
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Related articles | |
History | |
Ranks | Military ranks of Bangladesh |
The Bangladesh Armed Forces (
Military policy is formulated and executed by the Armed Forces Division (AFD) whereas the Ministry of Defence (MoD) does not exercise any operational or policy authority over the Armed Forces. Since independence, the AFD and MoD has been led by the Prime Minister. To coordinate military policy with foreign and intelligence policy, both the president and the prime minister are advised by a six-member advisory board which consists of the three military services' Chiefs of Staff, the Principal Staff Officer of the Armed Forces Division, and military secretaries to the president and the prime minister. The directors general of the NSI, the DGFI and the BGB also serve in an advisory capacity, when invited.[8][9]
History
Eastern wing of Pakistan
With the
The East Bengal Regiment was formed on 15 February 1948 following Pakistan's independence and transition from post British rule, composed exclusively of men from the western part of the country. The first East Bengal Regiment was composed of Bengali members of the British Indian Army Pioneer Corps and Bihar Regiment of the abolished British-Indian army. Between 1948 and 1965, a total of eight battalions of EBR were raised.[16][17]
Bangladesh Liberation War
Following the victory of the
The Bangladesh Forces received modest assistance from the Indian Government soon after the start of the war.[25] On 3 December 1971, India-Pakistan war broke out and Indian troops enter Bangladesh allied with the Bangladesh Armed Forces.[26] On 16 December 1971 the Pakistani Military force in Bangladesh surrender to a joint force of Indian and Bangladesh forces.[27]
Post-independence
The newly formed Bangladeshi armed forces incorporated some of the units and guerrillas of the Mukti Bahini.
Modern period
Having relied primarily on India and
Until a peace accord was signed in 1997, the Bangladeshi military engaged in
Several projects and schemes aiming to expand and modernize the Bangladeshi armed forces were launched by the government of former Prime Minister
Forces Goal 2030 was launched by the government of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina to secure new equipment for the Bangladeshi military.
Bangladesh-Myanmar border
Standoffs have occasionally occurred at the
- 2008 Bangladesh–Myanmar naval standoff
- 2015 Bangladesh-Arakan Army border clash
Medals and decorations
The following are the various gallantry, service and war medals of the Bangladesh Armed Forces.[35][self-published source?][36][self-published source?][37][self-published source?][38][39][self-published source?]
Gallantry awards
- Bir Sreshtho-(Bengali: বীরশ্রেষ্ঠ; literally, "The Most Valiant Hero"), the highest gallantry award
- Bir Uttom- (Bengali: বীর উত্তম; literally, "Better among Braves"), the second highest gallantry award
- Bir Bikrom- (Bengali: বীর বিক্রম; literally, "Valiant hero"), the third highest gallantry award
- Bir Protik- (Bengali: বীর প্রতীক; literally, "Symbol of Bravery or Idol of Courage"), the fourth highest gallantry award
Service medals
- Order of Military Merit
- Jestha Padak I (10 years service)
- Jestha Padak II (20 years service)
- Jestha Padak III (30 years service)
Current deployments
Bangladesh has consistently made large contributions to United Nations
Training
Officers are trained and educated for three years at the
Ranks
Bangladesh military ranks, essentially corresponds to those used by the armed forces of the commonwealth nations.
The rank insignia for commissioned officers for the Armed forces respectively.
Rank group | General / flag officers | Senior officers | Junior officers | Officer cadet | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Bangladesh Army[43] |
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জেনারেল Jēnārēla |
লেফটেন্যান্ট জেনারেল Lēphaṭēn'yānṭa jēnārēla |
মেজর জেনারেল Mējara jēnārēla |
ব্রিগেডিয়ার জেনারেল Brigēḍiẏāra jēnārēla |
কর্নেল Karnēla |
লেফটেন্যান্ট কর্নেল Lēphaṭēn'yānṭa karnēla |
মেজর Mējara |
ক্যাপ্টেন Kyāpṭēna |
লেফটেন্যান্ট Lēphaṭēn'yānṭa |
সেকেন্ড লেফটেন্যান্ট Sēkēnḍa lēphaṭēn'yānṭa |
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Bangladesh Navy[44] |
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এ্যাডমিরাল Ēyāḍamirāla |
ভাইস এ্যাডমিরাল Bhā'isa ēyāḍamirāla |
রিয়ার এ্যাডমিরাল Riẏāra ēyāḍamirāla |
কমোডোর Kamōḍōra |
ক্যাপ্টেন Kyāpṭēna |
কমান্ডার Kamānḍāra |
লেফটেন্যান্ট কমান্ডার Lēphaṭēn'yānṭa kamānḍāra |
লেফটেন্যান্ট Lēphaṭēn'yānṭa |
সাব-লেফটেন্যান্ট Sāba-lēphaṭēn'yānṭa |
এ্যাক্টিং সাব-লেফটেন্যান্ট Ēyākṭiṁ sāba-lēphaṭēn'yānṭa |
মিডশিপম্যান Miḍaśipamyāna | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bangladesh Air Force[45] |
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এয়ার চিফ মার্শাল Ēẏāra cipha mārśāla |
এয়ার মার্শাল Ēẏāra mārśāla |
এয়ার ভাইস মার্শাল Ēẏāra bhā'isa mārśāla |
এয়ার কমোডোর Ēẏāra kamōḍōra |
গ্রুপ ক্যাপ্টেন Grupa kyāpṭēna |
উইং কমান্ডার U'iṁ kamānḍāra
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স্কোয়াড্রন লীডার Skōẏāḍrana līḍāra |
ফ্লাইট লেফটেন্যান্ট Phlā'iṭa lēphaṭēn'yānṭa |
ফ্লাইং অফিসার Phlā'iṁ aphisāra |
পাইলট অফিসার Pā'ilaṭa aphisāra
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অফিসার ক্যাডেট Aphisāra kyāḍēṭa
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Rank group | General / flag officers | Senior officers | Junior officers | Officer cadet |
Organization
Regular forces
- Bangladesh Army (Bangladesh Sena Bahini)
- Bangladesh Navy (Bangladesh Nou-bahini)
- Bangladesh Air Force (Bangladesh Biman Bahini)
Para-military forces
- Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB)
- Bangladesh Coast Guard (BCG)
Civil forces and reserves
Specialized forces
- President's Office)
- Special Security Force (SSF) – Prime Minister's Office
- Para-Commando Brigade (The Cheetahs) – Under Command AHQ, Dhaka, Bangladesh Army
- Special Warfare Diving And Salvage (SWADS) – Bangladesh Navy
- 41 Squadron Airborne - Special Ground Combatants (SGC) – Bangladesh Air Force
Military districts
- Savar Area Command
- Ghatail Area Command,Tangail
- Bogra Area Command
- Rangpur Area Command
- Comilla Area Command
- Chittagong Area Command
- Ramu Area Command
- Jessore Area Command
- Sylhet Area Command
- Barisal Area Command
- Army Training and Doctrine Command
- Army Logistics Area
- HQ All Military Lands
- HQ Cantonment Boards
- HQ's of Bangladesh Army
- Armed Forces Division (AFD)
- 46 Independent Infantry Brigade
- 24 Independent Engineers Brigade
- 18 Engineers Brigade
- 6 Air Defence Brigade
- 14 Army Signal Brigade
- HQ, President's Guard Regiment
- Inter Services Selection Board (ISSB)
- HQ's Armed Forces Medical and Nursing Corps (AFMNC)
- Central Officer's Record Office (CORO)
- HQ's Armed Forces Recruiting Centre (AFRC)
- HQ's Cantonment Public Schools
- HQ's Armed Forces Library
- Armed Forces Institute of Pathology (AFIP)
- National Armed Forces Cemetery
Educational and training institutes
- Army Institute of Business Administration (Army IBA), Savar Cantonment, Dhaka
- Bangladesh Military Academy (BMA), Bhatiary, Chittagong
- Bangladesh Army International University of Science & Technology (BAIUST), Comilla.
- School of Infantry and Tactics (SI&T), Jalalabad Cantonment, Sylhet.
- Defence Services Command and Staff College (DSC&SC), Mirpur Cantonment, Dhaka.
- National Defence College(NDC), Mirpur Cantonment, Dhaka.
- Military Institute of Science and Technology (MIST), Mirpur Cantonment, Dhaka.
- Armoured Corps Centre & School (ACC&S), Majira Cantonment, Bogra.[46]
- Engineer Centre and School of Military Engineering, Qadirabad Cantonment, Natore.
- Signal Training Centre and School, Jashore Cantonment, Jashore.
- Army Service Corp Centre & School, Jahanabad Cantonment, Khulna.
- Army Medical Corps Centre & School, Shaheed Salahuddin Cantonment, Ghatail, Tangail.
- Ordnance Corps Centre & School, Rajendrapur Cantonment, Gazipur
- Bangladesh Institute of Peace Support Operation Training (BIPSOT), Rajendrapur Cantonment, Gazipur.
- Electrical and Mechanical Engineering Centre and School, Saidpur Cantonment, Nilphamari.
- Corps of Military Police Centre and School, Savar Cantonment, Savar, Dhaka.
- Army School of Education and Administration, Shahid Salahuddin Cantonment, Ghatail, Tangail.
- Army School of Physical Training and Sports (ASPTS), Dhaka Cantonment, Dhaka.
- Army School of Music, Chittagong Cantonment, Chittagong.
- Armed Forces Medical College (AFMC), Dhaka Cantonment, Dhaka.
- Army Medical College Chattogram (AMCC)
- Army Medical College Comilla (AMCCo)
- Army Medical College Bogra (AMCB)
- Army Medical College Jashore (AMCJ)
- Rangpur Army Medical College (RAMC)
Artillery Centre and School, Halishahar, Chittagong.
- School of Military Intelligence, Moynamoti Cantonment, Comilla.
- East Bengal Regimental Centre, Chittagong Cantonment, Chittagong.
- Bangladesh Infantry Regimental Centre, Rajshahi Cantonment, Rajshahi.
- Non Commissioned Officers Academy, Majira Cantonment, Bogra.[47]
- Bangladesh University Of Professionals(BUP), Mirpur Cantonment, Dhaka.
Training institutes of Bangladesh Air Force
- Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman Aviation and Aerospace University[48]
- Bangladesh Air Force Academy (BAFA), Jessore.
- Flying Instructors School (FIS), Bogra.
- Command and Staff Training Institute (CSTI), Dhaka.
- Flight Safety Institute (FSI), Dhaka.
- Officers' Training School (OTS), Jessore.
- Aero-Medical Institute (AMI), Dhaka.
- Fighter Controller Training Unit (FCTU), Dhaka.
- School of Physical Fitness (SOPF), Dhaka.
- Recruits Training School (RTS), Chittagong.
- Training Wing (TW), Chittagong.
- Mechanical Transport Driving School (MTDS), Shamsher Nagar.
- Helicopter Simulator Institute BAF(HSI), Dhaka
- Bangladesh Naval Academy (BNA), Chittagong.
- BNS Shaheed Moazzem, Kaptai, Rangamati Hill District, Chittagong. (For Sailor's Advanced Training)
- BNS ISA KHAN, Chittagong (Home of 13 Different Training Schools)
- BNS TITUMIR, Khulna (Home of New Entry Training School (NETS) and School of Logistics and Management (SOLAM))
- School of Maritime Warfare & Tactics, Chittagong Port.
Army Cantonments
- Alikadam Cantonment (Bandarban)
- Bandarban Cantonment (Bandarban)
- Bangladesh Military Academy (Chittagong District)
- Bogra Cantonment (Bogra)
- Chittagong Cantonment (Chittagong)
- Comilla Cantonment (Comilla)
- Dhaka Cantonment (Dhaka)
- Khagrachari)
- Halishahar Cantonment (Chittagong)
- Jahanabad Cantonment (Khulna)
- Jahangirabad Cantonment (Bogra)
- Jalalabad Cantonment (Sylhet)
- Jamuna Cantonment (Bhuapur, Tangail)
- Jessore Cantonment (Jessore)
- Kaptai Cantonment (Kaptai)
- Khagrachari Cantonment(Khagrachari)
- Kholahati Cantonment (Parbatipur, Dinajpur)
- Mirpur)
- Mymensingh Cantonment (Mymensingh)
- Padma Cantonment (Munshiganj and Shariatpur)
- Postogola Cantonment (Dhaka)
- Qadirabad Cantonment (Natore)
- Gazipur)
- Rajshahi Cantonment (Rajshahi)
- Ramu Cantonment (Ramu, Cox's Bazar)
- Rangamati Cantonment (Rangamati)
- Rangpur Cantonment (Rangpur)
- Saidpur Cantonment (Saidpur, nilphamary)
- Savar Cantonment (Savar)
- Shahid Salahuddin Cantonment (Ghatail, Tangail)
- Sheikh Hasina cantonment (Patuakhali)
Air Force bases
- BAF Base Bangabandhu (Dhaka)
- BAF Base Sheikh Hasina (Cox's Bazar)
- BAF Base Khademul Bashar (Dhaka)
- BAF Base Matiur Rahman (Jessore)
- BAF Base Paharkanchanpur (Tangail)
- BAF Base Zahurul Haq (Chittagong)
- BNS Haji Mohshin (Dhaka)[50]
- BNS Sheikh Mujib (Dhaka)
- BNS Issa Khan (Chittagong)
- BNS Shaheed Moazzem (Rangamati)
- BNS Sheikh Hasina (Cox's Bazar)
- BNS Sher-e-Bangla (Patuakhali)
- BNS Titumir (Khulna)
- BNS Ulka (Chittagong)
- BNS Bhatiary (Chittagong)
- BNS Nirvik (Chittagong)
- BNS Mongla (Bagerhat)
- BNS Patenga
- BNS Upasham
Future modernisation plans
Bangladesh has made a long term modernisation plan for its Armed Forces named Forces Goal 2030.[51] The plan includes the modernization and expansion of all equipment and infrastructures and providing enhanced training.[51]
Gallery
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Humanitarian operation after Cyclone Sidr
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Bangladesh Army soldiers unload a shipment of bottled water for cyclone victims.
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Bangladesh Army personnel unloading boxes of food for cyclone victims at Barisal
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Bangladesh Army personnel and armoured personnel carrier in UN peacekeeping mission
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Army soldiers on active duty in Dhaka
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Army personnel at Victory Day Parade 2012
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Bangladesh Army's main battle tanks at Victory Day Parade 2017
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Bangladesh Army'sMBT-2000main battle tank
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Bangladesh Army's Type-69 IIG main battle tank
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AS365 Dauphin helicopter of Bangladesh Army Aviation Group
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C-295 transport aircraft of Bangladesh Army
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BTR-80 armoured personnel carrier of Bangladesh Army
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Bangladesh navy frigate BNS Somudra Joy (F-28) at Pearl Harbor in 2013
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BNS Bangabandhu (F-25) guided missile frigate at sea.
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BNS Osman (F-18) guided missile frigate at sea
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Bangladesh navy frigate BNS Somudra Avijan (F-29) at Alameda, California, in 2015
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Bangladesh navy patrol ship BNS Sangu
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Bangladesh Navy frigate andOPV at Exercise CARAT 2012 conducted by US Pacific Fleet
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Bangladesh Navyjoint military exercise with the US Navyin 2011
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Flypast of victory day, 2016 at National Parade Ground
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Bangladesh Air Force Mikoyan MiG-29 multirole fighter aircraft
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Bangladesh Air Force Mig-29 rushes of for a short mission
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Chengdu F-7 BG fighter aircraft of Bangladesh Air Force
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Lockheed Martin C-130J Super Hercules military transport aircraft of Bangladesh Air Force
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Lockheed C-130B military transport aircraft of Bangladesh Air Force
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Bangladesh Air Force Antonov An-32 (converted bomber)
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Mil Mi-171Sh assault helicopter of Bangladesh Air Force
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Bangladesh Air Force Mil Mi-17 helicopter at UN Peacekeeping mission
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Bangladesh Air Force paratroopers descend from a C-130 aircraft
See also
Notes
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External links
- Official Website of Bangladesh Army Archived 31 December 2020 at the Wayback Machine
- Official Website of Bangladesh Air Force Archived 18 May 2010 at the Wayback Machine