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The President of Bangladesh serves as the Commander-in-Chief of the Bangladesh Armed Forces. Bangladesh has the third-largest defence budget in South Asia and according to the Global Firepower index, The Bangladeshi military is the 37th strongest in the World is the third most powerful military force in South Asia.
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.
C-130J, C-130, An-32, L-410. The Bangladesh Air Force ( BAF) ( Bengali: বাংলাদেশ বিমান বাহিনী, romanized : Bangladesh Biman Bahini) is the aerial warfare branch of the Bangladesh Armed Forces. The air force is primarily responsible for air defence of Bangladesh's sovereign territory as well as providing air ...
The Bangladesh Navy ( Bengali: বাংলাদেশ নৌবাহিনী, romanized : Bangladesh Nou Bahini) is the naval warfare branch of the Bangladesh Armed Forces, responsible for the defence of Bangladesh's 118,813 square kilometres (45,874 sq mi) of maritime territorial area, and the security of sea ports and exclusive economic ...
Shoulder Sleeve Insignia. Brevet. Unit identity patch (Cheetah Insignia) The Para Commando Brigade ( Bengali: প্যারা কমান্ডো ব্রিগেড) is a special operations force of the Bangladesh Army. This special forces brigade is headquartered at Jalalabad Cantonment, Sylhet. It is composed of two para commando ...
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.
The Armed Forces Division ( AFD) ( Bengali: বাংলাদেশ সশস্ত্র বাহিনী বিভাগ) is the principal national command authority for national defense of the People's Republic of Bangladesh. The command and control of the Bangladesh Armed Forces is exercised in this division, under direct control and ...
9th Infantry Division was raised on 20 November 1976 [5] in Dhaka Cantonment as the first division of the Bangladesh Army. The division started under the command of Major General Mir Shawkat Ali, headquartered at Sher-e-Bangla Nagor in Dhaka. At first, the division had 77th Infantry Brigade, 81st Infantry Brigade and 29th East Bengal Regiment ...