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This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 18 January 2025. Land warfare branch of the Bangladesh Armed Forces Bangladesh Army বাংলাদেশ সেনাবাহিনী Insignia of the Bangladesh Army Founded 26 March 1971 (53 years, 9 months) Country Bangladesh Type Army Role Land warfare Size 160,000 troops 13,408 civilians Part ...
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. The training command also the doctrine body of the army and is commanded by a general officer commanding with the rank ...
After the independence of Bangladesh, the newly formed Bangladesh Army shifted their headquarters from Sreemangal to Dhaka Cantonment on 20 December 1971. Under Chief of Staff Maj. Gen. M. A Rab , the cantonment was restructured with new infantry brigade , engineers brigade, signals brigade and a para commando regiment were inaugurated.
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).
On 21 November 1971, the Bangladesh Forces was divided into three separate services as Bangladesh Army, Bangladesh Navy and Bangladesh Air Force. 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 ...
[1] [2] [3] It was formally headquartered by the 19th Infantry Division of Bangladesh Army. [4] [5] Currently, it has the headquarters of Army Training and Doctrine Command, which consists of its Battle Group within the cantonment. [6] The 77th Infantry Brigade under the 19th Infantry Division is also located in this cantonment.
Chief of Army Staff (CAS) (Bengali: সেনাবাহিনী প্রধান, romanized: Sēnābāhinī prôdhān) of Bangladesh Army, also known as Army Chief, is the commander of the Bangladesh Army. [1] [2] [3] The Chief of Army staff has been a four-star rank since 2007.
The principal staff officer, abbreviated as PSO, is the head of the Armed Forces Division, a ministry level joint forces headquarters under Chief Adviser's office. It acts as the high command of the national armed forces. It is currently held by a three-star rank lieutenant general.