Border Guard Bangladesh
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Service uniform: Maroon Combat uniform: Maroon, Mocha, Dark Green, Black |
The Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) is a
BGB boasts a military history spanning over two centuries.
History
Formation and pre-1947
Ramgarh Local Battalion
The
Special Reserve Company
During 1799, the force established its first camp at Pilkhana, where the headquarters remain to this day. The camp unit then was known as "Special Reserve Company".
Frontier Guards
The Ramgarh Local Battalion was renamed the "Frontier Guards", and remained so for thirty years from 1861 to 1891.
Bengal Military Police
From 1891 till 1920, the Frontier Guards were re-organized, equipped with modern weapons and renamed once again as the "Bengal Military Police".
Eastern Frontier Rifles
The BMP was reorganised yet once again and renamed the "
East Pakistan Rifles
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After the
Bangladesh Liberation War 1971
During the
At the outbreak of the Bangladesh Liberation War, the EPR were the first Bengali military unit to defect from the Pakistan forces; moving to Sholashahar and the main military cantonment, while calling on all Bengali soldiers to join them. Reportedly West Pakistani officers serving with the EPR were executed by their Bengali colleagues. On 26 March, the
them by surprise, killing and wounding many Pakistani soldiers. but the Pakistanis managed to encircle them. As a result, the EPR took heavy losses at Kumira.[16][failed verification]Bangladesh Rifles
On 29 January 1972, the East Pakistan Rifles were renamed the Bangladesh Rifles with the officers seconded from Bangladesh Army.[17] Bangladesh Rifles initially had 9 thousand personnel in 1971 which by 1973 had increased to 20 thousand.[18][self-published source?] Bangladesh Rifles and Indian Border Security Forces exchanged fired near the Comilla-Tripura border throughout the entire month of December 1979.[19] In 1996 Bangladesh Rifles personnel had grown to 69 thousand.[20]
Bangladesh–India border clashes 2001
The 2001 Indian–Bangladeshi border conflict took place in the third week of April 2001 between companies of the Bangladesh Rifles and the Indian Border Security Force on the poorly marked international border between the two countries. This was the worst border conflict Bangladesh was involved in since Independence. The 16–19 April fighting took place around the village of Padua (known as Pyrdiwah in India), which adjoins the Indian state of Meghalaya and the Timbil area of the Bangladesh border in the Sylhet district. In that area, 6.5 kilometres of the border have remained in dispute for the past 30 years. The trigger for the clash appears to have been an attempt by Indian forces to construct a footpath from an army outpost in Padua across a disputed territory some 300 metres wide to Indian Meghalaya. On 15 April 2001, the BDR attacked and captured Pyrdiwah village. Both sides later deescalated and returned to the original positions on the border. This incident left 16 Indian Border Security Force paramilitary men dead and 3 Bangladesh Rifles men dead with 5 other BDR troops injured.[21]
On 19 April 2005, two BSF personnel were killed in an encounter with Bangladesh Rifles inside Bangladesh territory. According to Bangladesh side, the BSF personnel entered Bangladesh without uniforms and attacked a village.[22] According to India they were dragged into Bangladesh and knifed to death.[23]
BDR Mutiny 2009
On 25 February 2009, regular BDR soldiers mutinied against their officers who were seconded from the Bangladesh Army.[24] The mutiny took place when senior commanders were in Dhaka for convocation or durbar.[25][26] A total of 74 people were killed in the Mutiny.[27] Many senior officers were killed, including almost the entire higher echelon of the command structure – about 57 army officers who were present in the Bangladesh Rifles' headquarters in the capital Dhaka. These included the Director General of the BDR. The soldiers mutinied due to reasons which largely remain unknown, though resentment at officers being seconded from Bangladesh army and allegations of corruption are believed to have been among the causes.[28][29][30][31]
After 30 hours, being surrounded by Bangladesh Army tanks, the mutineers surrendered with about 6,000 of them taken under arrest, ending the mutiny.[32] In November 2013, Bangladesh sentenced 152 mutineers from Bangladesh Rifles to death.[33]
Border Guards Bangladesh
In the aftermath of the mutiny, the Border Guard Bangladesh Act was issued in 2010 and caused the Bangladesh Rifles was reorganised with new recruits. The force is still commanded by senior officers seconded from the Bangladesh Army. The Bangladesh Rifles have gone through some fundamental changes since 2010.[34] It was officially renamed as the Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) on 23 January 2011 and reorganised with fresh recruits, also formed their own intelligence unit.[35] The Border Guard Bangladesh Act, 2010 increased the maximum punishment for mutiny from 7 years in jail to the death penalty.[36]
News reports in 2018 stated the BGB had "54,000 troopers".[2] The 2020 edition of The Military Balance put the force's personnel strength at 38,000, organized in 54 battalions and one riverine company.[1]
Bangladesh–Myanmar border skirmish 2015
On 28 May 2014, during a routine patrol of the BGB in
Bangladesh–Arakan Army border clash 2015
On 26 August 2015 the
Women Guards
The force has female soldiers since 2016.[45]
Decorations
The then-East Pakistan Rifles joined the
Medals
- Border Guard Bangladesh Padak (Bravery)
- President Border Guard Padak (Bravery)
- Border Guard Bangladesh Padak (Service)
- President Border Guard Padak (Service)
- Bi-Centennial Padak
- Naf Padak
After independence, on 3 March 1972 the force had been renamed as Bangladesh Rifles. As a mark of recognition for the courage and bravery of its members, BDR introduced 'Bangladesh Rifles Podok' in 1985 and President Rifles podok' in 1989.[50][51] 21 members had received the 'Bangladesh Rifles Podok' 29 had received the 'President Rifles Podok'.
Responsibilities
- Patrolling and securing the border
- Investigating cross border crimes
- Anti-smuggling Operations
- Counter Terrorism
- Domestic law enforcement during national emergencies
- Acting as a reserve force under Ministry of Defence during war
Director Generals
Equipment
Rank structure
Superior officers
Subordinate officers
Rank group | Junior commissioned officers | Non commissioned officer | Enlisted | |||||||
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Subedar Major | Subedar | Naib Subedar | Havilder | Naik | Lance Naik | Soldier |
Organization
The BGB is commanded by a
BGB is organised into a central headquarters and five regional headquarters. The regions of BGB are equivalent to
- Central HQ: Pilkhana, Dhaka[52]
- Director-General (DG)
- Additional Director-General (Headquarters)
- Additional Director General (Operations and Training)
- Additional Director General (Administration)
- Additional Director General (Medical)
- Additional Director General/Bureau Chief (Border Security Bureau)
- Additional Director General/Commandant (Border Guard Training Centre and College)
- Deputy Director General (Records)
- Deputy Director General (Logistics)
- Deputy Director General (Budget)
- Deputy Director General (Central Purchase)
- Deputy Director General (Construction Works)
- Deputy Director General (Communications)
- Sector Command (Dhaka)
- HQ Battalion
- ICT Battalion
- Director-General (DG)
- North Eastern Regional HQ: Sarail
- Region Commander (RC)
- Sector Command (Comilla)
- Sector Command (Mymensingh)
- Sector Command (Srimangal)
- Sector Command (Sylhet)
- Regional Intelligence Bureau (Sarail)
- Region Commander (RC)
- North Western Regional HQ: Rangpur
- South Eastern Regional HQ: Halishahar
- Region Commander (RC)
- Sector Command (Rangamati)
- Sector Command (Khagrachari)
- Sector Command (Guimara)
- Chattagram Reserve Battalion
- Regional Intelligence Bureau (Halishahar)
- Region Commander (RC)
- South Western Regional HQ: Jessore
- Cox's Bazar Regional HQ: Cox's Bazar
- Region Commander (RC)
- Sector Command (Ramu)
- Sector Command (Bandarban)
- Regional Intelligence Bureau (Cox's Bazar)
- Region Commander (RC)
Future modernization programme
BGB has adopted a long term modernization plan named "BGB Vision 2041" in 2017.[53] The plan intends to make BGB a well-trained, well-equipped and technologically advanced force. In short terms, BGB plans for structural and manpower expansion. A new region (equivalent to
A Quick Response Force will be established for BGB. The force will work to supply modern arms and ammunition swiftly to border points in case of any emergency.[55] For smooth operation in the border areas, border roads are being constructed. In BGB day 2017, prime minister said that the government has undertaken a plan to construct a total of 3,167 km ring road across the borders with India and Myanmar.[54]
BGB has already bought two Mi-171E helicopters from Russia for its aviation wing at a cost of Tk. 355.10 crore.[56]
To effectively monitor the border, BGB plans to add modern technology to the border management. The plan is to set up
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