The Bangladesh Armed Forces are the military forces of the People's Republic of Bangladesh. 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 Ministry of Defence of the Government of Bangladesh, and are directly administered by the Armed Forces Division of the Prime Minister's Office. The President of Bangladesh serves as the Commander-in-Chief of the Bangladesh Armed Forces. Bangladesh has the third-largest defence budget in South Asia and according to the Global Firepower index, The Bangladeshi ilitary is the 37th strongest in the Worldit is the third most powerful military force in South Asia. Border Guard Bangladesh and Bangladesh Coast Guard are under the jurisdiction of the Ministry of Home Affairs during peacetime, but during wartime they fall under the command of Bangladesh Army and Bangladesh Navy respectively.
The Bangladesh Army is the land warfare branch and the largest component of the Bangladesh Armed Forces. The primary mission of the Army is to provide necessary forces and capabilities to deliver the Bangladeshi government's security and defence strategies and defending the nation's territorial integrity against external attack. Control of personnel and operations is administered by the Army Headquarters, Dhaka. The Bangladesh Army is also constitutionally obligated to assist the government and its civilian agencies during times of domestic national emergency. This additional role is commonly referred to as "aid to civil administration".
Bogra, officially known as Bogura, is a city located in Bogra District, Rajshahi Division, Bangladesh. The city is a major commercial hub in Northern Bangladesh. It is the second largest city in terms of both area and population in Rajshahi Division. The Bogra bridge connects the Rajshahi Division and Rangpur Division.
Bogura District, Previously spelt as Bogra District, is a district in the northern part of Bangladesh, in the Rajshahi Division. Bogra is an industrial city where many small and mid-sized companies are sited. Bogra was a part of the Pundravardhana territory of ancient Bengal and the ruins of its capital can be found in northern Bogra.
Shaheed Chandu Stadium, previously known as Bogura Divisional Stadium or Bogura Stadium, is a stadium located in the northwestern side of Bogura district, Bangladesh.
Bogra Sadar Upazila is an upazila of Bogra District in the Division of Rajshahi, Bangladesh. Bogra Thana was established in 1821 and was converted into an upazila in 1983. The upazila takes its name from the district and the Bengali word sadar (headquarters). It is the subdistrict where the district headquarters, Bogra town, is located.
Bogura Zilla School is one of the oldest high schools in the Bogura District of Bangladesh and one of the top-ranked schools in the country. It provides education from class three (Grade-3) to class ten (Grade-10). It was a private English medium school before becoming a public school.
Savar Cantonment is a cantonment of Bangladesh Army located in Savar, Dhaka, Bangladesh. The 9th Infantry Division of Bangladesh Army is garrisoned there. Corps of Military Police Centre & School (CMPC&S), Army Institute of Business Administration (AIBA), Savar Golf Club (SGC), Savar DOHS and many more establishments are located in the cantonment.
Iqbal Karim Bhuiyan is a retired Bangladeshi general who served as the Chief of Army Staff of the Bangladesh Army from 2012 to 2015. He took office of army chief at 25 June 2012 and retired on 25 June 2015. He joined Bangladesh Military Academy on 19 March 1976 and was commissioned on 30 November 1976 in the Corps of Infantry. Iqbal had a diversified and fine mix of all three types of appointment available in army. During 39 years in Bangladesh Army, He commanded three infantry battalions, an infantry brigade and three divisions. He also served as chief of general staff, colonel staff of a division, and platoon commander of Bangladesh Military Academy. He participated in Operation Desert Storm and received 'Liberation of Kuwait Medal'.
ARTDOC is a research-oriented formation in the Bangladesh Army. It is headquartered at Momenshahi Cantonment, Mymensingh. It is charged with overseeing training evaluation and reforms; weapon, equipment and force modernization; development of concepts and doctrine revision. It consists of its headquarters, battle group and all the training institutions of the Bangladesh Army. The first General Officer Commanding of ARTDOC was Major General Muhammad Zia-Ur-Rahman, ndc, psc,
Bogura Cantonment Public School and College is a school and college in Shahjahanpur Upazila, Bogura, Rajshahi, Bangladesh. It was established in 1979 by President of Bangladesh Ziaur Rahman.
Army Medical College Bogura (AMCB) is a Military medical college, established in 2014. It is located in Bogra Cantonment, Bangladesh. It is affiliated with Bangladesh University of Professionals. Academic activities began on 10 January 2015 with 50 students along with 4 Army Medical Colleges. In 2018 it has 200 MBBS students.
Bogra-3 is a constituency represented in the Jatiya Sangsad of Bangladesh since 2024 by Khan Mohammad Saifullah Al Mehedi.
Bogra-4 is a constituency represented in the Jatiya Sangsad of Bangladesh since 2023 by AKM Rezaul Karim Tansen of the Jatiya Samajtantrik Dal.
Bogra-6 is a constituency represented in the Jatiya Sangsad of Bangladesh since 2023 is Ragebul Ahsan Ripu. As the Member of Parliament, Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party refused to take the oath.
Mohammad Saiful Alam is a lieutenant general in the Bangladesh Army and the current Commandant of National Defence College, Bangladesh. He served as the quarter master general (QMG) of the Bangladesh Army in Army Headquarters. He is the former director general of the Directorate General of Forces Intelligence (DGFI). He also served as general officer commanding (GOC), 11 Infantry Division and area commander, Bogura Area.
BIAM Model School and College, Bogura is an educational institution located in Bogura district, Bangladesh. This school and college operates under Bangladesh Institute of Administration and Management (BIAM) Foundation. It originally founded as Bogra Model School and College, and Tarique Rahman, son of the then Prime Minister of Bangladesh Khaleda Zia, laid the foundation stone of the organization. This educational institution is located in Nishindara area of Bogra district. The institute started its educational activities on April 24, 2005 and took part in all public examinations in 2008. The institute has already achieved a lot in the public examinations within the Board of Intermediate and Secondary Education, Rajshahi. The institution won the first place in the Secondary School Certificate (SSC) examination in 2018 in terms of obtaining GPA 5 in Rajshahi Board of Education. It became the best school in Rajahahi Division in 2023. At present it is one of the best educational institutions in Bogura.
AKM Nazmul Hasan is a major general in the Bangladesh Army who is the incumbent director general of the Special Security Force. Prior to that he was DG of the Border Guards Bangladesh (BGB). Prior to that position, he served as director general of the Bangladesh Ansar and Village Defence Party. He also served as general officer commanding (GOC) of 11th Infantry Division and area commander, Bogura Area.
