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  2. Sri Lanka Army - Wikipedia

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    The army was officially established as the Ceylon Army in 1949, though the army traces it's roots back in 1881 when Ceylon Light Infantry Volunteers was created; the army was renamed as the 'Sri Lanka Army' when Sri Lanka became a republic in 1972. In 2024, the Army had approximately 150,000 personnel. [2]

  3. Sri Lanka Armed Forces - Wikipedia

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    The Sri Lanka Army is the oldest and largest of Sri Lanka's three armed services. Established as the Royal Ceylon Army in 1949, it was renamed when Sri Lanka became a republic in 1972. The Army of approximately 255,000 regular and reserve personnel including 90,000 National Guardsmen and is responsible for overseeing land-based military and ...

  4. Bangladesh Army - Wikipedia

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    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.

  5. Portal:Sri Lanka - Wikipedia

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    Sri Lanka, historically known as Ceylon and officially the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka, is an island country in South Asia. It lies in the Indian Ocean, southwest of the Bay of Bengal, separated from the Indian peninsula by the Gulf of Mannar and the Palk Strait. It shares a maritime border with the Maldives in the southwest and ...

  6. Bangladesh Armed Forces - Wikipedia

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    The Bangladesh Armed Forces ( Bengali: বাংলাদেশ সশস্ত্র বাহিনী, romanized : Bangladesh Sashastra Bahinī) 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. The ...

  7. Chief of Army Staff (Bangladesh) - Wikipedia

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    Chief of the General Staff. Salary. ৳ 100,000 Monthly. (US$ 1,175) ৳ 12,00,000 annually. (US$ 14,104) Website. army.mil.bd. Chief of Army Staff ( CAS) ( Bengali: সেনাবাহিনী প্রধান, romanized : Senabahini Prodhan) of Bangladesh Army, also known as Army Chief, is the highest-ranking officer of the Bangladesh Army.

  8. Md Jubayer Salehin - Wikipedia

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    Md Jubayer Salehin. Md Jubayer Salehin SUP, ndu, psc is a major general of the Bangladesh Army [1] and incumbent adjutant general at army headquarters. Prior to join AG, he was Engineer-in-Chief at the Bangladesh Army. Earlier, he served as commandant of Defence Services Command and Staff College (DSCSC) since 24 January 2021.

  9. Bangladesh Liberation War - Wikipedia

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    Sri Lanka. Sri Lanka (then called Ceylon) saw the partition of Pakistan as an example for itself and feared India might use its enhanced power against it in the future.: 7 Despite the left-wing government of Sirimavo Bandaranaike following a neutral non-aligned foreign policy, Sri Lanka decided to help Pakistan in the war.