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The battalion provides protection to the President of Bangladesh, Prime Minister of Bangladesh, and any person designated as VIP by the Government including visiting foreign dignitaries. [1] It is also responsible for the security of VIPs’ offices and residences and venues of programs.
During the Bangladesh Liberation War, a naval commando unit was placed under Commander-in-chief Colonel M. A. G. Osmani. They conducted major special operations in the seaport of Chittagong and at river ports Mongla, Narayanganj, and Chandpur. [4] The Crack Platoon was another specially trained unit of the Bangladesh Forces. [5]
Bangladesh has consistently made large contributions to United Nations peacekeeping operations. As of May 2007, Bangladesh had major deployments in Democratic Republic of Congo, Liberia, Lebanon, Sudan, Timor-Leste and Côte d'Ivoire. [40] With 10,736 troops deployed, it ranks first in personnel contributions to UN peacekeeping. [41]
Bangladesh Army Para Commando troop at Victory Day Parade 2015. The 2nd Para Commando Battalion was raised on ad hoc basis [12] along with the headquarters of Para Commando Brigade in 2016. [13] It was finally raised as 2nd Para Commando Battalion in 2019.The official flag raising ceremony of the battalion was held on 5 November 2020 at Sylhet ...
Bangladesh is currently the largest troop-contributing country to UN peacekeeping. Bangladesh and the United Nations have a strong relationship. Bangladesh is one of the largest contributors to UN peacekeeping operations. First UN force to serve with the Organization in 1988, to help monitor the armistice between Iran and Iraq.
On 26 December, Special Security and Protection Battalion was established to provide security to VIPs of the government and foreign diplomats. [ 6 ] Officers from the Armed Police Battalion have received training at the National Security Guard Centre in India as a part of a government plan in the aftermath of the July 2016 Dhaka attack to form ...
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.
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 .