Bangladesh Army
Bangladesh Army | |
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বাংলাদেশ সেনাবাহিনী | |
Founded | 26 March 1971 (53 years) |
Country | Bangladesh |
Type | Army |
Role | Land warfare |
Size | 160,000 troops[1][2][3][4] 13,408 civilians[3][4] |
Part of | Bangladesh Armed Forces |
Army Headquarters | Dhaka Cantonment |
Motto(s) | "In War, In Peace, We are everywhere for our Nation" ("সমরে আমরা, শান্তিতে আমরা, সর্বত্র আমরা দেশের তরে") |
Colors |
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March | Notuner Gaan "নতুনের গান" The Song of Youth |
Anniversaries | Armed Forces Day (21 November) |
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Website | army.mil.bd |
Commanders | |
Trainer | Cessna 152 |
Transport | Cessna 208B, EADS CASA C-295 |
The Bangladesh Army is the land warfare branch and the largest component of the Bangladesh Armed Forces. The primary mission of the Army is to provide necessary forces and capabilities to deliver the Bangladeshi government's security and defence strategies and defending the nation's territorial integrity against external attack. Control of personnel and operations is administered by the Army Headquarters, Dhaka.[9] The Bangladesh Army is also constitutionally obligated to assist the government and its civilian agencies during times of domestic national emergency. This additional role is commonly referred to as "aid to civil administration".
History
Early history
The martial tradition of Bengal has its roots in the army of Kings and their chiefs who were called Senapati or Mahasenapati. Armies were composed of
During the
Pakistan period
At the time of the creation of
On 15 February 1948 the flag of First East Bengal Regiment the pioneer of Bangladesh Army was raised with Captain Ghani on the lead of all the affairs though the first commanding officer was British Lt Col V J E Patterson.[10] after the raising of the first battalion the second battalion was approved Captain Gani began to recruit the personnel for the regiment. On 7 February 1949, the flag of the Second East Bengal was raised with the newly recruited soldiers and from personnel from First East Bengal. Before the Bangladesh Liberation War in 1971, a total of 8 battalions of the East Bengal Regiment were formed.[10]
Liberation war 1971
In 1970
This conference was presided over by the
Following the conference a period of prolonged guerrilla warfare was launched by
- K Force, under Major Khaled Mosharraf, was created with 4th, 9th and 10th East Bengal Regiment.
- S Force, under Major K M Shafiullah, was created with 2nd and 11th East Bengal Regiment.
- Z Force, under Major Ziaur Rahman, was created with 1st, 3rd and 8th East Bengal Regiment.
Post 1971: The emergence of the Bangladesh Army
During the sensitive and formative years after the end of the war, personnel of the Mukti Bahini were absorbed into different branches of Bangladesh Army. In 1974 Bangladeshi soldiers and officers repatriated from Pakistan after the Bangladesh Liberation War were absorbed into the Bangladesh Army.[17]
During the 1972-73 tenure, engineers, signals, Army services, ordnance, military police, remount veterinary and, Farm and medical corps was established in Bangladesh Army. Bangladesh Military Academy (BMA) was established in Comilla cantonment in 1974. On 11 January 1975, the passing out parade of the first Bangladesh Army short course took place. In 1975 the President Guard Regiment (PGR) was established.
There were suspicion among the army personnel of the formation of the paramilitary Jatiya Rakkhi Bahini and the addition of civilian Mukti Bahini members in it.[18] These suspicions and misconceptions laid the foundation and formed the bedrock of disputes between professional army officers and the ruling administration which led to a very bloody chapter in the history of newly independent Bangladesh.
Coups, uprisings and assassinations
On
Three months later on
On
Less than a year later, the then Chief of Army Staff Lt. Gen. Hussain Muhammad Ershad on 24 March 1982 took power in a silent coup at dawn, suspended the constitution and imposed Martial law and remained in power through farce elections and corruption. He remained in power until 6 December 1990.[28]
Chattogram Hill Tracts Conflict
The Chattogram Hill Tracts Conflict was the political and military conflict between the Government of Bangladesh and the
At the outbreak of the insurgency, the Government of Bangladesh deployed the Bangladesh Army to begin
Peace negotiations were initiated after the restoration of democracy in Bangladesh in 1991, but little progress was made with the government of
Subsequent growth
Following the 1975 coup, additional personnel were absorbed into the regular army when the martial law government abolished the
The Bangladesh Army structure is similar to the armies of the
Forces Goal 2030
To increase special operation capabilities,
To modernize the
Bangladesh Army also procured 36 Bramor C4EYE battlefield reconnaissance UAV from Slovenia in 2017.
Contribution to UN Peacekeeping Operations
The Bangladesh Army has been actively involved in a number of United Nations Peace Support Operations (UNPSO) since its formation in the 1970s. Its first deployments came in 1988, when it participated in two operations – UNIIMOG in Iraq and UNTAG in Namibia[50] President HM Ershad initiated these deployments for the first time, starting with the contribution to UNIIMOG in Iraq.
Later, as part of the UNIKOM force deployed to Kuwait and Saudi Arabia following the
As a result of its contributions to various UN peacekeeping operations, up to 88 Bangladesh soldiers have lost their lives (as of February 2009).[50] However, the performance of Bangladesh's contingents has been described as being of the "highest order" and the appointment of several senior Bangladesh military officers as the commander of UN peacekeeping missions and Senior Military Liaison Officers, may be seen as further recognition of the Bangladesh Army's growing esteem in the peacekeeping community.[50] In January 2004, BBC described the Bangladeshi UN Force as "Cream of UN Peacekeepers".[51]
Bangladesh Army has specialised its peacekeeping operation capabilities around the world through participation in numerous peacekeeping and nation building operations. It has created BIPSOT (Bangladesh Institute of Peace Support Operation Training) which specialises in the training of peacekeepers for employment in all types of UNPSO (UN Peace Support Operations). This institute fulfills the requirement of UNDPKO as per U.N. General Assembly resolution which outlines 'the necessity and responsibility of every nation to train their armed forces before any deployment.
Women in Bangladesh Army
Bangladeshi women can join the army as ordinary soldiers since 2013; however in the officer ranks women can join since the early part of the 2000s decade while women are joining in the medical corps since the army's inception and in the
List of Chiefs of Army Staff
Organisation
Structure
Army Headquarters
The Army Headquarters consists of Chief of Army Staff & his seven Principal Staff Officers & several Directors & Staff Officers who support, advice & assist the Chief of Army Staff for the smooth functioning of the Army. The Branches & Directorates of Army Headquarters are given below-
Chief of Army Staff's Secretariat
- General Staff Branch
- Quarter Master General's Branch
- Adjutant General's Branch
- Master General of Ordnance's Branch
- Engineer in Chief's Branch
- Military Secretary's Branch
- Judge Advocate General's Branch
Administrative branches
Bangladesh Army is divided into the following administrative Corps:
Combat Arms | Combat support | Combat service support |
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Rank structure
Commissioned Officers
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Bangladesh Army[60] |
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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 |
Non-Commissioned Officers (NCOs) and Ordinary Soldiers
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মাস্টার ওয়ারেন্ট অফিসার Māsṭāra ōẏārēnṭa aphisāra |
সিনিয়র ওয়ারেন্ট অফিসার Siniẏara ōẏārēnṭa aphisāra |
ওয়ারেন্ট অফিসার Ōẏārēnṭa aphisāra |
সার্জেন্ট Sārjēnṭa |
কর্পোর্যাল Karpōrayāla |
ল্যান্স কর্পোর্যাল Lyānsa karpōrayāla |
সৈনিক Sainika |
Sergeant appointments | |||
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Regiment Sergeant Major | Quarter Master Sergeant | Sergeant Major | Master Sergeant |
List of cantonments
- Alikadam Cantonment, Bandarban
- Bandarban Cantonment
- Chattogram Cantonment
- Cumilla
- Dhaka Cantonment
- Khagrachhari
- Chattogram
- Jahanabad Cantonment, Khulna
- Bogura
- Jalalabad Cantonment, Sylhet
- Jamuna Cantonment, Tangail
- Jashore Cantonment
- Kaptai Cantonment, Rangamati
- Khagrachari Cantonment
- Kholahati Cantonment, Dinajpur
- Bogura
- Mirpur Cantonment
- Mymensingh Cantonment
- Padma Cantonment, Madaripur
- Postogola Cantonment
- Qadirabad Cantonment, Natore
- Rajendrapur Cantonment, Gazipur
- Rajshahi Cantonment
- Ramu Cantonment, Cox's Bazar
- Rangamati Cantonment
- Rangpur Cantonment
- Lalmonirhat Cantonment
- Saidpur Cantonment, Nilphamari
- Savar Cantonment
- Shahid Salahuddin Cantonment, Ghatail
- Sheikh Hasina Cantonment, Lebukhali Patuakhali
- Sylhet Cantonment, Sylhet.
- Freedom Fighter Abdul Hamid Cantonment, Kishoreganj
Educational and training institutes
Medical
- Armed Forces Institute of Pathology
- Armed Forces Medical College (AFMC), Dhaka Cantonment, Dhaka
- Bogura
- Chattogram
- Cumilla
University
- Bangladesh Army International University of Science & Technology (BAIUST), Mainamati Cantonment, Cumilla
- Bangladesh Army University of Science & Technology, Khulna (BAUSTK), Jahanabad Cantonment, Khulna
- Bangladesh Army University of Engineering & Technology (BAUET) Qadirabad Cantonment, Natore
- Bangladesh Army University of Science And Technology (BAUST), Saidpur Cantonment, Nilphamari
- Bangladesh University of Professionals (BUP), Mirpur Cantonment, Dhaka
- Army Institute of Business Administration (AIBA), Jalalabad Cantonment, Sylhet
- Army Institute of Business Administration (Army IBA), Savar Cantonment, Dhaka
- Military Institute of Science and Technology (MIST), Mirpur Cantonment, Dhaka
Others
- Armoured Corps Centre & School (ACC&S), Majira Cantonment, Bogura
- Army Medical Corps Centre & School (AMCC&S), Shaheed Salahuddin Cantonment, Ghatail, Tangail
- Army School of Music (ASM), Chattogram Cantonment, Chattogram
- Army School of Physical Training and Sports (ASPTS), Dhaka Cantonment, Dhaka
- Bangladesh Army Football Team (BAFT), Dhaka Cantonment, Dhaka
- Army Service Corps Centre & School (ASCC&S), Jahanabad Cantonment, Khulna
- Artillery Centre and School (AC&S), Halishahar, Chattogram
- Bangladesh Infantry Regimental Centre (BIRC), Rajshahi Cantonment, Rajshahi
- Bangladesh Institute of Peace Support Operation Training (BIPSOT), Rajendrapur Cantonment, Gazipur
- Bangladesh Military Academy (BMA), Bhatiary, Chattogram
- Bangladesh National Cadet Corps (BNCC)
- Centre and School of Military Police, Education and Administration (CSMEA), Shahid Salahuddin Cantonment, Ghatail, Tangail
- Defence Services Command and Staff College (DSCS&C), Mirpur Cantonment, Dhaka
- East Bengal Regimental Centre (EBRC), Chattogram Cantonment, Chattogram
- Electrical and Mechanical Engineering Centre and School (EMEC&S), Saidpur Cantonment, Nilphamari
- Engineer Centre and School of Military Engineering (ECSME), Quadirabad Cantonment, Natore
- National Defence College (NDC), Mirpur Cantonment, Dhaka
- Non-Commissioned Officers Academy (NCOA), Majira Cantonment, Bogura
- Ordnance Centre & School (OC&S), Rajendrapur Cantonment, Gazipur
- School of Infantry and Tactics (SI&T), Jalalabad Cantonment, Sylhet
- School of Military Intelligence (SMI), Cumilla Cantonment, Cumilla
- Signal Training Centre and School (STC&S), Jashore Cantonment, Jashore
Equipment
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FM-90 Surface to Air Missile of Bangladesh Army
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MBT-2000/VT-1AMain Battle Tank of Bangladesh Army
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Bayraktar TB2UCAV
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BTR-80 Armoured personnel carrier of Bangladesh Army
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WS-22Multiple Launch Rocket System of Bangladesh Army
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Nora B-52 155mm Self propelled Artillery of Bangladesh Army
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EADS CASA CN-295W
Future modernisation plan
Bangladesh has made a long term modernisation plan for its Armed Forces named Forces Goal 2030. As per the plan, Bangladesh Army will be divided into three corps — Central, Eastern and Western.[36] A riverine brigade is being formed at Mithamain of Kishoreganj district. Government has a plan to add 97 new units within 2021. Of them, 19 units will be formed for the Sylhet Cantonment, 22 for the Ramu Cantonment and 56 units for the Sheikh Hasina Cantonment in Lebukhali. A Riverine Engineer Battalion is also going to be formed under a proposed cantonment at Mithamoine in Kishorganj.[62][63] Formation of two new tank regiments is under consideration.[64][65] Process of converting some regular infantry battalions into para infantry battalions and mechanized infantry battalions is also going on.[66]
Bangladesh Army has started an ambitious modernisation program for its infantry soldiers named Infantry Soldier System. This system includes equipping all of its soldiers with modern equipment like
Evaluation process of 155mm howitzer also started in September 2017.
Bangladesh Army signed contract with China for 44 VT-5 light tanks.[74] The tanks were scheduled to be delivered within 2020.
In March 2018, tender was floated for two local warning radars. The models shortlisted for the tender are
Army Aviation has plan to add one more EADS CASA C-295 transport aircraft to its fleet soon. Besides, process is going on to procure six more Mil Mi-171Sh helicopters. They also have a plan to add attack helicopters to the fleet in the near future.[77]
Tender was floated for procurement of a command ship in 2017. The vessel will be used as a floating command centre during different operations.[78] Several tenders were floated to procure a total of six Landing craft tank for the army between 2017 and 2018.[79][80][81] Bangladesh army issued tender for procuring two Troops Carrier Vessel (TCV) in January 2018. The vessels will be able to carry 200 personnel.[82]
On 29 June 2021, Government to Government (G2G) defence
In a ceremony on 27 October 2021, Prime Minister discussed about the ongoing modernization plan of the Bangladesh Army and its upcoming equipment. She states that one regiment of 105 mm and 155 mm each artillery guns have been procured to increase the artillery power. She added that process of procuring one battery of
See also
- Medals of the Bangladesh Armed Forces
- Bangladesh Machine Tools Factory
- Bangladesh Ordnance Factories
- List of serving generals of the Bangladesh Army
- Border Guards Bangladesh
- Rapid Action Battalion
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