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The Bangladesh Forces was organized for the war in 1971 into in 11 divisions (sectors) and later 3 indep brigades were christened, under BDF HQ situated at 8 Theatre Road, Calcutta, West Bengal. Bangladesh interim provincial government of July 11, 1971 appointed Col. M A G Osmani as Commander in Chief.
Generals holding appointments of the army headquarters and ministries within the government have been written in bold format (e.g. Master General of Ordnance - MGO); Other appointments apart from general officer commanding are indicated with the corresponding appointments, such as the vice-chancellor of Bangladesh University of Professionals is designated as (VC BUP).
After the sector commanders' meeting held at 8, Theater Road of Kolkata, the first brigade of Bangladesh Forces was formed. [3] Major Ziaur Rahman, who was promoted to Lieutenant Colonel [4] during the Liberation War of Bangladesh was the senior most officer amongst the officers present there and he was given the command of the force.
Shawkat Ali (c. 1952 – July 4, 2020) was a fighter in the Bangladesh Liberation War and a former officer of the Bangladesh Army. For his immense bravery during the war, the Government of Bangladesh awarded him the title of Bir Protik. He served as the sub-sector commander of Sector 1. [2] [3]
He was one of only three field commissioned officers of the Bangladesh Armed Forces during the Liberation War of 1971 as officially documented in the Bangladesh Gazette. For his exceptional bravery and service during the war, Shafique Ullah was awarded the Bir Protik, the fourth-highest gallantry award for military personnel in Bangladesh. [1]
Flag of the Bangladesh Army. 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 1 training command and 10 area commands consigned with their coequal divisions.
Armed Forces Division is composed of Principal Staff Officer's Office, five Directorates and an Administrative Company. The Directorates are: Operations and Plans Directorate (O & P). Training Directorate (Trg). Civil and Military Relation Directorate (CMR). Administration and Logistics Directorate (A&L). Intelligence Directorate (Int ...
A BAF F-86 Sabre in the BAF Museum. The Bangladesh Air Force (BAF) was officially formed on 28 September 1971 during the Bangladesh Liberation War, and consisted of revolting Bengali officers and airmen who defected from the Pakistan Air Force at Dimapur Airport in the Indian state of Nagaland. [10]