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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).
This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 20 February 2025. Land warfare branch of the Bangladesh Armed Forces Bangladesh Army বাংলাদেশ সেনাবাহিনী Insignia of the Bangladesh Army Founded 26 March 1971 (53 years, 10 months) Country Bangladesh Type Army Role Land warfare Size 160,000 troops 13,408 civilians Part ...
During the liberation war of Bangladesh in 1971, Maj. Gen. M. A. Rab (then lieutenant Colonel) was the Chief of Staff of the Bangladesh Army under the combined command of Bangladesh Forces which served as the origins of Bangladesh Armed Forces and General M. A. G. Osmani was the Commander-in-Chief. [4]
East Bengal Regiment Centre (EBRC) is an infantry training centre of East Bengal Regiment of Bangladesh Army located in Chittagong Cantonment. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] Major General Towhidul Ahmed is the current commandant of the centre and flag officer commanding of the regiment.
The Bangladesh National Cadet Corps (BNCC) is a tri-services volunteer reserve defence force comprising the Army, Navy and Air Force wing for school, college and university students. It is the second line of defence headed by Bangladesh Army. Students are trained by military staffs and personnel all through the cadet ship.
The Military ranks of Bangladesh are the military insignia used by the Bangladesh Armed Forces. Bangladeshi rank structure is similar to that of the United Kingdom except for general officer ranks. Bangladesh Army has junior commissioned officer rank system like India and Pakistan. [1]
[1] [2] [3] It was a former HQ of 19th Infantry Division of Bangladesh Army. [4] [5] Currently, it includes 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 the cantonment.
Brigadier generals are second most senior operational officers of the army, next to major generals. They are generally posted as a station commander of an area headquarters. In a division , brigadiers are assigned as commander of an infantry, artillery, armoured, engineer or special force brigade.