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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.
ARTDOC ( Army Training and Doctrine Command) [1] is a research-oriented formation in the Bangladesh Army. It is headquartered at Momenshahi Cantonment, Mymensingh. It is charged with overseeing training evaluation and reforms; weapon, equipment and force modernization; development of concepts and doctrine revision.
The institute was formed on 19 March 1973 at Comilla Cantonment. It was originally called School of Infantry. In 1974, the tactical wing was added and it was moved to Jessore Cantonment and renamed School of Infantry and Tactics. In the same year it was renamed COMBAS and divided into separate schools for armour, artillery, engineers, and infantry.
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 ...
Bangladesh Armed Services Board ( Bengali: বাংলাদেশ সশস্ত্র বাহিনী বোর্ড) [1] is a Bangladesh government body under the Ministry of Defence responsible for the welfare of serving and retired military personnel. [2] The Director General of the board is Md Rashidul Alam, a Brigadier General rank ...
Bangladesh Army parade, 2015. 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.
The Bangladesh Infantry Regiment ( BIR) is an infantry regiment of the Bangladesh Army. It was raised in 2001 as the second infantry regiment after the East Bengal Regiment. [1] The regiment was raised initially by renaming some battalions of the East Bengal Regiment, before its own recruits were trained. [2]
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 ...