Bangladesh Army
The Bangladesh Army (Bengali: বাংলাদেশ সেনাবাহিনী, Bangladesh Senabahini) is the land force and the largest armed services of Bangladesh Armed Forces.[2]
| Bangladesh Army | |
|---|---|
| বাংলাদেশ সেনাবাহিনী Bānglādēśh Sēnābāhinī | |
| 150px The crest of the Bangladesh Army | |
| Founded | 26 March 1971 |
| Country | 22x20px Bangladesh |
| Allegiance | Constitution of Bangladesh |
| Branch | Bangladesh Armed Forces |
| Type | Army |
| Role | Land warfare |
| Size | ~204,000 active personnel (2019 est.)[1] |
| Part of | Bangladesh Armed Forces |
| Army Headquarters | Dhaka Cantonment |
| Nickname(s) | BA/BD Army[source?] |
| Motto(s) | "In War, In Peace We are Everywhere for our Country" (সমরে আমরা শান্তিতে আমরা সর্বত্র আমরা দেশের তরে) |
| Black, Green | |
| March | Notuner Gaan (Bengali: নতুনের গান, The Song of Youth) |
| Mascot(s) | Crossed scimitars |
| Anniversaries | Armed Forces Day (21 November) |
| Engagements | |
| Decorations |
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| Website | Official website |
| Commanders | |
| Commander-in-chief | File:Flag of the President of Bangladesh.svg President of Bangladesh |
| Chief of the Army Staff | General Waker-Uz-Zaman |
| Chief of the General Staff | File:Flag of the Bangladesh Army.svgLieutenant-General Mizanur Rahman Shamim |
| Insignia | |
| Flag of the Bangladesh Army | |
| Aircraft flown | |
| Helicopter | AS365 Dauphin, Bell 206, Mi-171Sh |
| Trainer | Cessna 152 |
| Transport | Cessna 208B, EADS CASA C-295 |
Organization
File:US Navy 071123-M-7696M-062 Bangladeshi soldiers unload a shipment of bottled water delivered by Marines of Marine Medium Helicopter Squadron (HMM) 261, the aviation element of the 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU).jpg
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Bangladeshi soldiers unload a shipment of bottled water for cyclone victims.
Administrative branches
Bangladesh Army is divided into the following administrative Corps:
| Combat Arms | Combat support | Combat service support |
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List of cantonments
Cantonment is a place where Bangladesh Army personnel work, train, and live.[4]
- Alikadam Cantonment, Bandarban
- Bandarban Cantonment
- Chattogram Cantonment
- Cumilla Cantonment, Cumilla
- Dhaka Cantonment
- Dighinala Cantonment, Khagrachhari
- Halishahar Cantonment, Chattogram
- Jahanabad Cantonment, Khulna
- Jahangirabad Cantonment, Bogura
- Jalalabad Cantonment, Sylhet
- Jamuna Cantonment, Tangail
- Jashore Cantonment
- Kaptai Cantonment, Rangamati
- Khagrachari Cantonment
- Kholahati Cantonment, Dinajpur
- Majhira Cantonment, Bogura
- Mirpur Cantonment
- Mymensingh Cantonment
- Padma Cantonment, Madaripur
- Postogola Cantonment
- Qadirabad Cantonment, Natore
- Rajendrapur Cantonment, Gazipur
- Rajshahi Cantonment
- Ramu Cantonment, Cox's Bazar
- Rangamati Cantonment
- Rangpur Cantonment
- Lalmonirhat Cantonment
- Saidpur Cantonment, Nilphamari
- Savar Cantonment
- Shahid Salahuddin Cantonment, Ghatail
- Lebukhali Cantonment, Patuakhali
Bangladesh Army Media
- Victory Day Parade.jpg
Victory Day Parade, 2012. National Parade ground, Dhaka, Bangladesh
- Bangladesh Army MBTs. (39282719792).jpg
Army's main battle tanks in the victory day Parade 2017 at National Parade Ground
- Type 69-IIMk.2g.jpg
Bangladesh Army's Type-69 IIG main battle tank
- Bd army eurocopter.jpg
Eurocopter AS365 Dauphin helicopter of Bangladesh Army
- Sectors of Bangladesh Liberation War.svg
The eleven sectors during the Bangladesh Liberation War
- Bangladeshi soldiers on a BTR-80 APC.jpg
Bangladeshi soldiers on a BTR-80 readying for an assault during the BDR Mutiny.
- US Navy 071126-N-1831S-104 A member of the Bangladesh Army helps unload bags of purified water from a CH-46 Sea Knight assigned to the amphibious assault ship USS Kearsarge (LHD 3).jpg
Humanitarian operation after Cyclone Sidr 2.
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Bangladesh Army soldiers train with U.S. Army soldiers in a bilateral exchange and training exercise
- Bangladesh Army Aviation Group CN-295W (cropped).jpg
Bangladesh Army Aviation Group EADS CASA CN-295W
References
- ↑ "The World Factbook - Central Intelligence Agency". www.cia.gov. Retrieved 2020-11-20.
- ↑ "About Bangladesh Army". army.mil.bd. Bangladesh Army. Archived from the original on 10 October 2024. Retrieved 26 November 2024.
- ↑ প্রতিরক্ষা মন্ত্রণালয়ের অধীন সংস্থা ও দপ্তরসমূহ. Ministry of Devense (in Bengali). Archived from the original on 31 August 2019. Retrieved 26 November 2019.
- ↑ "Cantonment Locations". Join Bangladesh Army. Bangladesh Army. Archived from the original on 18 June 2015. Retrieved 14 July 2014.
Other websites
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