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Bangladesh Army's ordnance corps soldier in Comilla, 2018. Since the early 2000s, Bangladeshi women could join the army in the officer ranks, but were restricted from enlisting as soldiers until 2013. [51] [52] Since the army's inception, women have been able to enlist in the medical corps as doctors. [53]
Bangladesh Army is the largest branch of the armed forces with 160,000 active troops and 13,408 staffs in service. ... At least two hovercraft will join the force by ...
Colonel Nazma Begum from the Bangladesh Army Medical Corps was the first female contingent commander in United Nations Peacekeeping Mission, she went to UNOCI in 2016 with a 56-member contingent; as a lieutenant colonel she was the first female commanding officer of the 21st Field Ambulance of the Bangladesh Army.
6th Independent Air Defence Artillery Brigade. 7th Independent Air Defence Artillery Brigade. 14th Independent Engineer Brigade. 46th Independent Infantry Brigade. 86th Independent Signals Brigade. Bangladesh Military Contingent to Kuwait. Para Commando Brigade. Army Aviation Group. 34 Engineer Construction Brigade.
Bangladesh Military Academy (BMA) [1] is the military training institute for the officer cadets of Bangladesh Army. It is located in Bhatiary, near the Chittagong Hill Tracts, in the Chittagong District of south-east Bangladesh, about 13 kilometers north of Chittagong. The academy is situated on the slopes of the Sitakunda hill ranges and the ...
UTC, UOTC, JCC. The Bangladesh National Cadet Corps (BNCC) is a tri-services volunteer reserve defence force comprising the Army, Navy and Air Force wing for school, college and university students. It is the second line of defence headed by Bangladesh Army. Students are trained by military staffs and personnel all through the cadet ship.
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.
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.