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The Bangladesh Army (Bengali: বাংলাদেশ সেনাবাহিনী, romanized: Bāṅlādēś sēnābāhinī) is the land warfare branch and the largest component of the Bangladesh Armed Forces. The primary mission of the Army is to defend the land of Bangladesh from any external attack. Control of personnel and operations is administered by the Army Headquarters, Dhaka ...
The Bangladesh Armed Forces (Bengali: বাংলাদেশ সশস্ত্র বাহিনী, romanized: Bāṅlādēś Sôśôstrô Bāhinī) are the military forces of the People's Republic of Bangladesh. They consist of the three uniformed military services: the Bangladesh Army, the Bangladesh Navy and the Bangladesh Air Force ...
This is a list of the serving Generals (Major generals, Lieutenant generals and Generals) of the Bangladesh Army. Currently, the army has 1 general, 3 lieutenant-generals and 53 major-generals.
I UNAVEM. General Waker-uz-Zaman, OSP SGP psc (Bengali: ওয়াকার-উজ-জামান) born 16 September 1966 is a four star general of the Bangladesh Army who is the current Chief of Army Staff (CAS) [2] of the Bangladesh Army since 23 June 2024. [3][4][5] Prior to his appointment as CAS, he served as the Chief of General Staff ...
Chief of Army Staff (CAS) (Bengali: সেনাবাহিনী প্রধান, romanized: Sēnābāhinī pradhāna) of Bangladesh Army, also known as Army Chief, is the commander of the Bangladesh Army. [1][2][3] The Chief of Army staff has been a four-star rank since 2007. Prior to that, the Chief of Army Staff was a three-star rank from till 2007. During the liberation war of ...
The Bangladesh Army is commanded by the Chief of Army Staff who is a four star general. Under the command of Army Headquarters, Bangladesh Army has 10 divisions with area commands. Divisions are commanded by Major generals. In addition, there are several independent brigades commanded by a brigade commander in the rank of brigadier general.
The Military ranks of Bangladesh are the military insignia used by the Bangladesh Armed Forces. Bangladeshi rank structure is similar to that of the United Kingdom except general officer ranks. Bangladesh Army has junior commissioned officer rank system like India and Pakistan.
Bangladesh 's military history is intertwined with the history of a larger region, including present-day India, Pakistan, Nepal, Bhutan and Myanmar. The country was historically part of Bengal – a major power in South Asia and Southeast Asia.