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 it's civilian agencies during times of domestic national emergency. This additional role is commonly referred to as "aid to civil administration".
Muhammad Ataul Gani Osmani,was a Bengali military leader. Osmani's career spanned five decades,beginning with service in the British Indian Army in 1939. He fought in the Burma Campaign during World War II. After the partition of India in 1947,he joined the Pakistan Army and served in the East Bengal Regiment,retiring as a colonel in 1967. Osmani joined the Provisional Government of Bangladesh in 1971 as the commander-in-chief of the nascent Bangladesh Forces. Regarded as the founder of the Bangladesh Armed Forces,Osmani retired as a first four-star general from the Bangladesh Army in 1972.
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.
East Bengal was a non-contiguous province of the Dominion of Pakistan. Geographically eastern part of the Bengal region,East Bengal existed from 1947 until 1955,when it was renamed East Pakistan. Today,the area is an independent country,Bangladesh. With its coastline on the Bay of Bengal,it bordered India and Burma. It was located close to,but did not share a border with,Nepal,Tibet,the Kingdom of Bhutan and the Kingdom of Sikkim. Its capital was Dacca,now known as Dhaka.
Abu Bashar Mohammad Ishaque was a Bangladeshi novelist. He graduated B.A. from Karachi University. He was the Deputy Director of NSI.
Shafaat Jamil,Bir Bikrom was a Bangladesh Army colonel. He was the commanding officer of the 3rd East Bengal Regiment of Z Force Brigade in Sector 11 of Bangladesh Forces during the War of Bangladesh Independence in 1971. He was among the first Bengali officers who rebelled against the Pakistani Army in the 1971 Liberation War of Bangladesh and later fought in 11 sector and in Sylhet sector.
Lieutenant General Sagat Singh,PVSM was a General Officer in the Indian Army,notable for his participation in liberation of Goa and later in Indo-Pakistani war of 1971. He held many commands and staff appointments throughout his career.
Abu Osman Chowdhury was a Bangladeshi war hero and freedom fighter. During the Bangladesh Liberation War,he served as the commander of Sector 8 of the Bangladesh Forces that covered the present-day Kushtia,Jashore,Khulna,Barishal,Faridpur and Patuakhali regions.
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).
The Bangladesh Ansar is a paramilitary auxiliary force responsible for the preservation of internal security and law enforcement in Bangladesh. It is administered by the Ministry of Home Affairs of the Government of Bangladesh. It has 6 million active and reserved members. It is the largest paramilitary force in the world.
Lieutenant Colonel Syed Mir Ali Imam Al Mamun is a retired Officer of Bangladesh Army and the head of the aristocratic Padamdi family of Rajbari,present day Bangladesh.
The Mukti Bahini,also known as the Bangladesh Forces,was the guerrilla resistance movement consisting of the Bangladeshi military,paramilitary and civilians during the Bangladesh Liberation War that transformed East Pakistan into Bangladesh in 1971. They were initially called the Mukti Fauj.
Chitta Ranjan Dutta Bir Uttom,also known as C R Dutta,was a Bangladeshi war hero who served as major-general of the Bangladesh Army. He was a key sector commander of the Mukti Bahini during the Bangladesh Liberation War. After independence,he served as the armed forces commander in Rangpur and later went on to become the first director-general of the Bangladesh Rifles in 1973.
Gulzar Uddin Ahmed,also known as Colonel Gulzar Ahmed,was the founding director of the intelligence wing and also served Additional Director General of Rapid Action Battalion. Until his death,he was a Colonel of the Bangladesh Army and also Sector Commander and Deputy Director General of Bangladesh Rifles.
Mohammad Azizur Rahman is a retired major general of the Bangladesh Army and a heroic freedom fighter of the Liberation War. For his bravery in the war of independence,the government of Bangladesh awarded him the title of Bir Uttam.
Ejaz Ahmed Chowdhury is a retired major general of Bangladesh Army and a freedom fighter of the Liberation War. He served as the Director General of Bangladesh Rifles from 12 February 1995 to 18 July 1996.
Mohammad Jahangir Alam is a Bangladesh Army Major General,he is the current General Officer Commanding of 33rd Infantry Division &Area Commander,Cumilla Area,Cumilla Cantonment. He was commissioned with 26th BMA Long Course in Bangladesh Army. He served as Additional Director General (Operations) at the Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) an elite multi-service unit of the Bangladesh Police. He was one of seven officers of RAB sanctioned by the United States for violation of human rights. He was the Commander of President Guard Regiment. He is a graduate of National Defence College,Bangladesh and Defence Services Command and Staff College,Mirpur.
The 11th Infantry Division is a formation of the Bangladesh Army based in Bogra Cantonment.
Khandoker Mohammad Nurunnabi was a Bangladesh Army Major General who served in the Bangladesh Liberation War in 1971. He was awarded the National Sports Awards in 2002,for his contribution to Bangladeshi football as a member of the Shadhin Bangla football team.
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