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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.

  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. South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation - Wikipedia

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    Website. saarc-sec .org. The South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation ( SAARC) is the regional intergovernmental organization and geopolitical union of states in South Asia. Its member states are Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Maldives, Nepal, Pakistan, and Sri Lanka. SAARC comprises 3% of the world's land area, 21% of the ...

  6. Bangladesh vs Sri Lanka LIVE: Cricket score and updates from ...

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    Bangladesh vs Sri Lanka. 08:30. Follow live coverage of Bangladesh vs Sri Lanka from the ODI World Cup today. The ICC Test Championship sees nine teams compete across a two-year cycle of matches ...

  7. Bangladesh Armed Forces - Wikipedia

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    In this historic conference the field command structure, sector reorganization, reinforcement, appointment of field commanders and tactics of warfare were decided upon and carried out. On 21 November 1971, the Bangladesh Forces was divided into three separate services as Bangladesh Army, Bangladesh Navy and Bangladesh Air Force.

  8. Defence.lk - Wikipedia

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    Defence.lk. Defence.lk is the official web portal of the Ministry of Defence of Sri Lanka. [1] At the conclusion of the Sri Lankan Civil War it was the Sri Lanka's 7th most viewed web site, with an average daily hit rate of over 8.8 million in May, 2009. [citation needed] Traffic and popularity have fallen sharply since the end of the civil war ...

  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.