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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]
Bir Uttom (Bengali: বীর উত্তম, lit. 'Great Valiant Hero') is the second highest award for individual gallantry in Bangladesh after the Bir Sreshtho and the highest gallantry award for a living individual. [2] Since the independence of Bangladesh in 1971, 69 people have been awarded the Bir Uttom. [3]
The division started its journey with the formation of 360 Infantry Brigade and the 32 and 33 Bangladesh Infantry Regiments. [ 2 ] [ 1 ] On 23 November 2016, the Prime Minister laid the foundation stones of eight projects, including the division headquarters, at Sylhet Cantonment.
Under the command of Army Headquarters, Bangladesh Army has 1 training command and 10 area commands consigned with their coequal divisions. The training command also the doctrine body of the army and is commanded by a general officer commanding with the rank of Lieutenant General .
Bangladesh Infantry Regimental Centre is an infantry training centre of Bangladesh Infantry Regiment of Bangladesh Army. [1] [2] It is located within Rajshahi Cantonment. [3] The centre was established on 1 July 1999. [4] [5]
Jahangir was commissioned into the Bangladesh Army on 9 June 1992, through the 26th Bangladesh Military Academy (BMA) Long Course. [6] His parent unit is 11th East Bengal Regiment . He commanded 14th Bangladesh Infantry Regiment (BIR) as lieutenant colonel and 44th and 203rd Infantry Brigades as brigadier general.
The regiment was surrounded by 25 Baloch Regiment and 3 Frontier Force. [1] The Bengal regiment led by Lieutenant Hafizuddin Ahmed and Hossain resisted. [1] They fought against the West Pakistani troops and escaped Jessore Cantonment. Hossain was killed in the fighting. He was posthumously awarded Bir Uttom. [1]
Bangladesh Infantry Regiment, an infantry regiment of the Bangladesh Army Rapid Intervention Battalion, Cameroon (French: Bataillon d'Intervention Rapide ), Cameroon's armed forces elite unit Bilhete de Identidade de Residente , the identity card issued to residents of the Chinese SAR of Macau