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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 ]
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.
50 Field Artillery Regiment; Infantry: 11 Infantry Brigade (Sylhet Cantonment, raised in 2016) [10] [11] 6 Bangladesh Infantry Regiment (BIR) 34 Bangladesh Infantry Regiment (BIR) 42 Bangladesh Infantry Regiment (BIR) 360 Infantry Brigade 13 East Bengal Regiment (EBR) 38 East Bengal Regiment (EBR) 52 Infantry Brigade 61 East Bengal Regiment (EBR)
25th Bangladesh Infantry Regiment, Ghatail; 77th Infantry Brigade, Mymensingh; 309th Infantry Brigade, Ghatail; 98th Infantry Brigade, Bhuapur [11] Sylhet Area. Area Headquarters - at Jalalabad Cantonment. Station Headquarters, Jalalabad; 17th Infantry Division, Jalalabad [12] 17th Artillery Brigade, Jalalabad; 40th Bangladesh Infantry Regiment ...
This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 12 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 ...
An Indian army tank captured by the East Bengal Regiment near Lahore in the Indo-Pakistani War of 1965 is displayed in the cantonment. [4] On 30 May 1981, President Ziaur Rahman was assassinated in Chattogram city by officers based in Chattogram Cantonment. The base commander General Abul Manzur was also accused of involvement in the coup. He ...
[3] [4] Jessore Cantonment was captured during Bangladesh Liberation war on 6 December 1971 by the Pine Division of the Indian Army. [5] On 9 March 2009 General Officer Commanding of 55 Infantry Division and Jessore Cantonment Commander Major General Rafiqul Islam was killed in a helicopter crash along with the pilot. [ 6 ]
On 20 September 2013, 99th Composite Brigade was added to the division, [citation needed] made up of 58th East Bengal Regiment, 34th Bangladesh Infantry Regiment and 20th Engineering Construction Battalion to provide security and support during the construction of Padma Bridge.