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Pages in category "Paramilitary forces of Bangladesh" The following 8 pages are in this category, out of 8 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. B.
The Bangladesh Ansar and Village Defence Party (Bengali: বাংলাদেশ আনসার ও গ্রাম প্রতিরক্ষা বাহিনী; also known as the Ansar Bahini or Ansar VDP) is a paramilitary auxiliary force responsible for the preservation of internal security and law enforcement in Bangladesh.
Border Guard Bangladesh, [a] better known as BGB, is a paramilitary force responsible for the border security of Bangladesh. The BGB is entrusted with the responsibility to defend the 4,427 kilometres (2,751 mi) border of Bangladesh with India and Myanmar. [4] It was formerly known as the Bangladesh Rifles (abbr. BDR). [5]
The number of personnel in paramilitary forces: armed units that are not considered part of a nation's formal military forces. The total number of active, reserve, and paramilitary personnel. The ratio per thousand inhabitants of total military (active, reserve, and paramilitary). The ratio per thousand inhabitants of active military only.
The Bangladesh Forces received modest assistance from the Indian Government soon after the start of the war, On 3 December 1971, the India-Pakistan war broke out and Indian troops entered Bangladesh allied with the Bangladesh Armed Forces. [26] On 16 December 1971, the Pakistani military surrendered to the joint Indian and Bangladesh forces. [27]
A separate special operations capable unit of the Bangladesh Army was first officially formed on 30 June 1992 as the 1st Para Commando Battalion, which is the first modern special force of the Bangladesh Armed Forces. On 1 June 2015, the unit received National Standard from the President of Bangladesh. [4]
Largest border guarding force anywhere in the world 292,000 [17] CISF: 10 March 1969 Guard Sensitive National Assets Protection and Security 1,90,000 NSG: 16 October 1984 Counter-terrorism force this force recruits its personnel from the police, paramilitary and Army from all around the India with the maximum service tenure of five years.
Paramilitary forces of Bangladesh (4 C, 8 P) Pages in category "Paramilitary organisations based in Bangladesh"