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Pages in category "Paramilitary forces of Bangladesh" The following 8 pages are in this category, out of 8 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. B.
The Bangladesh Navy (Bengali: বাংলাদেশ নৌবাহিনী) is the naval warfare branch of the Bangladesh Armed Forces, responsible for the defence of Bangladesh's 118,813 square kilometres (45,874 sq mi) of maritime territorial area from any external threat, the security of sea ports and exclusive economic zones of ...
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 allied with the Bangladesh Armed Forces. [26] On 16 December 1971, the Pakistani military surrendered to the joint Indian and Bangladesh forces. [27]
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.
Border Guard Bangladesh, [a] better known as BGB, is a paramilitary force responsible for the border security of Bangladesh. The BGB is entrusted with the responsibility to defend the 4,427 kilometres (2,751 mi) border of Bangladesh with India and Myanmar. [4] It was formerly known as the Bangladesh Rifles (abbr. BDR). [5]
BNS Haji Mohsin [1] [2] [3] is a naval base of the Bangladesh Navy. [ 4 ] [ 5 ] It was established after the Bangladesh Liberation War of 1971, and named in honour of Haji Muhammad Mohsin . The base is the principal logistics base of the Bangladesh Navy, and is located in the Dhaka Cantonment .
The force may seek the assistance of other services, such as law enforcement agencies, paramilitary forces and defence and intelligence agencies. [13] Members of the SSF are referred to as Agents, and are officers from the Bangladesh Army, Navy, Air Force, Police, Ansar and the Village Defence Party. Persons from other ranks also actively ...
Bangladesh special operations forces are military units trained to conduct special operations. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] [ 3 ] They are "specially designated, organized, trained, and equipped forces, manned with selected personnel, using unconventional tactics, techniques, and modes of employment".