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The Chittagong Hill Tracts Peace Accord (Bengali: পার্বত্য চট্টগ্রাম শান্তি চুক্তি) was a peace agreement signed between the Government of Bangladesh and the Parbatya Chattagram Jana Samhati Samiti (United People's Party of the Chittagong Hill Tracts), the political organisation that controlled the Shanti Bahini militia on 2 December 1997.
This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 24 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, 10 months) Country Bangladesh Type Army Role Land warfare Size 160,000 troops 13,408 civilians Part ...
In 2004, Prime Minister Khaleda Zia restricted the amount of discretionary cash allocation Deputy Moni Swapan Dewan could spend. [4] The government also allocated rice, 28 thousand tons for Bengalis, 10 thousand tons for Bangladesh Army, and 2.1 thousand tons for former rebels in the Chittagong Hill Tracts.
At the outbreak of the insurgency, the government of Bangladesh deployed the army to begin counter-insurgency operations. The then-president Ziaur Rahman created a Chittagong Hill Tracts Development Board under an army general to address the socio-economic needs of the region, but the entity proved unpopular and became a source of antagonism ...
They consist of the three uniformed military services: the Bangladesh Army, the Bangladesh Navy, and the Bangladesh Air Force. The Armed Forces are under the jurisdiction of the Ministry of Defence of the Government of Bangladesh, and are directly administered by the Armed Forces Division of the Prime Minister's Office. [5]
Army, Naval and Air Force Works; Production of cypher documents; Bangladesh Ordnance Factories (Produce Ammunition and Arms for Bangladesh Army) International Red Cross and Geneva Conventions in so far as these affect belligerents; Gallantry awards and decorations in respect of forces under its control; Military Lands and Cantonments
The Directorate General of Defence Purchase was established in 1971 after the independence of Bangladesh from Pakistan. [ 3 ] [ 4 ] There was a purchase wing of Director Defence Purchase (DDP) of the then Pakistan near Dhaka Cantonment .
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 .