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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.
The Bangladesh Armed Forces ( Bengali: বাংলাদেশ সশস্ত্র বাহিনী, romanized : Bangladesh Sashastra Bahinī) are the combined military forces of the People's Republic of Bangladesh. It consists of the three uniformed military services: the Bangladesh Army, the Bangladesh Navy and the Bangladesh Air Force ...
Base Supply Depot, Dhaka. Army Supply and Transport Battalion (Army ST Bn) Central Ordnance Depot (COD) 901 Central Workshop EME. 902 Central Workshop EME. Central Ammunition Depot (CAD) Central Mechanical Transport Depot (CMTD) Combined Military Hospital (Dhaka) (CMH), Dhaka. Combined Military Hospital, Rajendrapur.
Service number. BA-2496 [3] Sheikh Mohammad Shafiuddin Ahmed (born 1 December 1963) [1] is a four star general of the Bangladesh Army and the current Chief of Army Staff (CAS) of the Bangladesh Army since June 2021. [4] [5] Prior to his appointment as CAS, he served as the quartermaster general (QMG) of Bangladesh Army as a lieutenant general.
Bangladesh Army denied these allegations in an official statement. In 2022, German broadcaster DW reported that Bangladesh Director General of Forces Intelligence (DGFI) operates illegal secret detention and torture cells in the capital city Dhaka, Bangladesh. The government of Bangladesh didn’t publish an exact number of detainees.
Bangladeshi paratroopers descend from a U.S. Air Force C-130 Hercules, during exercise Cope South over Bangladesh, Nov. 12, 2013. In 1976, special warfare wing was established at Chittagong Cantonment. Later, it was shifted to the Jalalabad Cantonment. From then this wing started working under the Bangladesh Army School of Infantry and Tactics.
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 . Muslims brought new military technology to the region after the 12th century.
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. [1]