Bangladesh Infantry Regiment

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Bangladesh Infantry Regiment
বাংলাদেশ ইনফ্যান্ট্রি রেজিমেন্ট
Insignia of Bangladesh Infantry Regiment.svg
Insignia of the Bangladesh Infantry Regiment
Active21 April 2001 – present
CountryFlag of Bangladesh.svg  Bangladesh
BranchFlag of the Bangladesh Army.svg  Bangladesh Army
Type Infantry
Role Ground combat
Size46 battalions
Garrison/HQ Bangladesh Infantry Regimental Centre, Rajshahi Cantonment
Nickname(s)The BIR ("Mighty" in Bangla)
Motto(s)Powerful, Fast, Superior
Colours (BCC–27)
March"Song of the Youth"

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] This was the first new regiment raised by the Bangladesh Army in the 21st century, and consequently is also known as the Regiment of the Millennium.

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Role

Its stated role is to seek out, close with and destroy the enemy, within a traditional infantry combat scenario, however, the regiment also provides aid to the civilian government when called upon and also contributes regularly to Bangladesh's peacekeeping commitments overseas. The regiment deployed eight battalions to Bangladesh's UN peacekeeping commitments:

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References

  1. "Play strong role in nation building, PM tells army". The Daily Star. 12 November 2014. Retrieved 13 December 2017.
  2. "Choose most qualified army officials for promotion: PM". The Daily Star. 26 July 2015. Retrieved 13 December 2017.