The Border Guard Bangladesh (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. It was formerly known as the Bangladesh Rifles (BDR).
Bangladesh has undergone several changes of government since the Proclamation of Independence in 1971. Between the first recorded uprising in August 1975 and the last known attempt in December 2011,Bangladesh has been through as many as 29 military coups.
The Bangladesh Rifles revolt was a mutiny staged on 25 and 26 February 2009 in Dhaka by a section of the Bangladesh Rifles (BDR),a paramilitary force mainly tasked with guarding the borders of Bangladesh. The rebelling BDR soldiers took over the BDR headquarters in Pilkhana,killing BDR director-general Shakil Ahmed along with 56 other army officers and 17 civilians. They also fired on civilians,held many of their officers and their families hostage,vandalised property and looted valuables. By the second day,unrest had spread to 12 other towns and cities. The mutiny ended as the mutineers surrendered their arms and released the hostages after a series of discussions and negotiations with the government. Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina,who returned to office less than two months before the revolt,was widely praised domestically and internationally for her handling of the mutiny. However some criticised her for not ordering an armed raid of the BDR Rifles compound. The Daily Star commended "her sagacious handling of the situation which resulted in the prevention of a further bloodbath".
Pilkhana is a para-military cantonment in Dhaka. It is the headquarters of Border Guard Bangladesh,located to the south of Dhanmondi in Dhaka of Bangladesh.
Chowdhury Hasan Sarwardy,Bir Bikram,SBP,BSP,OSP,ndc,psc is a retired lieutenant general of Bangladesh Army and former commandant of National Defence College. He previously served as GOC of Army Training and Doctrine Command (ARTDOC).
Jahangir Alam Chowdhury, is a retired three-star general of the Bangladesh Army and former Chief of the Bangladesh Rifles during the conflicts with Border Security Force of India and skirmishes with Banga Sena militant group in the Bangladesh–India border.
Major General Shakil Ahmed was a two star general of the Bangladesh Army and the head of Bangladesh Rifles. He was commissioned in the Regiment of Artillery in 1976. He was a graduate of the Armed Forces Staff College,Malaysia. A former Distinguished Allied Graduate from Field Artillery Officers Advanced Course at Fort Sill,Oklahoma of the US Army,he had been a Directing Staff at Defence Services Command and Staff College in Mirpur,Dhaka. He was also an instructor at Artillery School and commanded a Artillery Brigade. He also served as a sector commander of the Bangladesh Rifles.
Deaths along the Bangladesh–India border occur many times a year as result of people attempting to illegally cross into India from Bangladesh,for walking along the border,cross border firing and cattle smuggling. Bangladesh and India share a 4,096 kilometer border. To prevent smuggling and illegal migration from Bangladesh,the Indian Border Security Force exercises its controversial "Shoot-on-sight" policy. Under this policy,the BSF can shoot any person on site with or without cause. A large portion of the victims are cattle traders and farmers with land near the border. Brad Adams,stated that,"Routinely shooting poor,unarmed villagers is not how the world's largest democracy should behave."
Aziz Ahmed is a retired Bangladeshi four star general who was Chief of Army Staff (CAS) of the Bangladesh Army,from 25 June 2018 to 24 June 2021. He was succeeded by General SM Shafiuddin Ahmed on 24 June 2021.
Abul Hossain,ndc,psc,is a retired lieutenant general of Bangladesh Army. He served as the director general of Border Guards Bangladesh. Before that he served as military secretary to President Md Abdul Hamid and as Engineer-in-chief at Army Headquarters,Commandant of Military Institute of Science and Technology,Chief Engineer of Dhaka City Corporation,Director of Special Works Organization and Director of Works &Chief Engineer of the Bangladesh Army. He was also ex-officio Chairman of Shimanto Bank which is a sister concern of BGB Welfare Trust.
Molla Fazle Akbar was a three-star rank Bangladesh Army officer. A Lieutenant General and the former Director General of Directorate General of Forces Intelligence. After retirement he served as the Chief advisor of Regent Airways,Bangladesh operating in domestic and international routes and the chairman of the board of directors of a financial institute,Bangladesh Industrial Finance Company Limited (BIFC) as well as Vice Chairman of the board of directors of a commercial Bank,Union Bank Limited.
Operation Dal-Bhat was an operation carried out by Bangladesh Rifles to provide grocery items to low income groups in Bangladesh. The operation was carried out during the Caretaker Government of Fakhruddin Ahmed. It was one of the main reasons behind the Bangladesh Rifles Mutiny of 2009. Colonel Mujibul Haque who was killed in the mutiny was in charge of the operation. The mutineers demanded their share of the profits from the operation.
Shimanto Bank PLC. is a schedule commercial bank in Bangladesh and related to the Border Guards Bangladesh. As the slogan goes "Shimanhin Astha",Shimanto Bank Limited aims to be the leading financial institution to serve with utmost trust. Rafiqul Islam is the chief executive officer and managing director of the bank. Major General Shakil Ahmed,director general of Border Guards Bangladesh,is the chairman of the bank.
The 2015 Bangladesh–Arakan Army border clash took place between 25 August 2015 and 26 August 2015 in the Bandarban District,near the Bangladesh–Myanmar border,after several insurgents of the Arakan Army attacked members of Border Guards Bangladesh.
A. L. M. Fazlur Rahman is a retired Bangladesh Army officer and former Director General of Bangladesh Rifles. Since retirement he has been working as a security analyst in Bangladesh.
Anwar Hussain is a retired 3 Star General of the Bangladesh Army. He has served as the Quarter Master General of the Army. He is the former Director General of Border Guards Bangladesh (BGB) and General officer Commanding (GOC) of Army Training and Doctrine Command (ARTDOC). He has been honored as the Colonel Commandant of Regiment of Artillery of Bangladesh Army as he is the highest Ranking and senior longest serving officer of Regiment of Artillery of Bangladesh Army.
Mohammad Mainul Islam is a retired lieutenant general of the Bangladesh Army. He is the former Principal Staff Officer of the Armed Forces Division and Chief of General Staff (CGS) of the Bangladesh Army. He also served as Director General Bangladesh Rifles. He is currently the president of the Bangladesh Archery Federation.
Md Shafeenul Islam BGBM(Bar),ndc,psc is a former Major General in Bangladesh Army and former Director General of Border Guards Bangladesh.
Major General Shakil Ahmed SPP,BGBM,nswc,afwc,psc is a two-star general of the Bangladesh Army. Currently he is serving as General Officer Commanding of 66th Infantry Division &Area Commander,Rangpur Area. He served as the Director General of Border Guards Bangladesh (BGB). Prior to this appointment,he served as Adjutant general of Army Headquarters. Before that he has served as the General Officers Commanding of 19th Infantry Division in ghatail.
Mohammad Anwar Latif Khan is a Bangladesh Army Colonel and the Sector Commander of Border Guards Bangladesh in Rajshahi. He is the former Additional Director General (Operations) at the Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) an elite multi-service unit of the Bangladesh Police and oversaw crackdowns on Islamist militants. He has been sanctioned by the United States for his activities in RAB. He had previously commanded RAB-5,RAB-7,and RAB-11.
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