Ziaur RahmanBU HJ HOR was a Bangladeshi military officer,freedom fighter and politician who served as the sixth President of Bangladesh from 1977 until his assassination in 1981. He was one of the most influential leaders in the Bangladesh Liberation War,he originally broadcast the Bangladeshi declaration of independence on 27 March from Swadhin Bangla Betar Kendra radio station in Kalurghat,Chattogram. He was the founder of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP). He previously served as the third chief of army staff from 1975 to 1978 with a minor break.
Mohammad Ataul Gani Osmani was a Bangladeshi military officer and revolutionary. His military career spanned three decades,beginning with his service in the British Indian Army in 1939. He fought in the Burma Campaign during World War II,and 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 the first full 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 2009 Bangladesh Rifles revolt,Bangladesh has been through as many as 29 military coups.
East Bengal was the eastern province of the Dominion of Pakistan,which covered the territory of modern-day Bangladesh. It consisted of the eastern portion of the Bengal region,and existed from 1947 until 1955,when it was renamed as East Pakistan. East Bengal had a coastline along the Bay of Bengal to the south,and bordered India to the north,west,and east and shared a small border with Burma to the southeast. It was situated near,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.
Lieutenant General Sagat Singh,PVSM was a General Officer in the Indian Army,notable for his participation in the liberation of Goa and later in Indo-Pakistani war of 1971. He held many commands and staff appointments throughout his career.
The Bangladesh Police is the national law enforcement agency of Bangladesh,operating under the Ministry of Home Affairs. It plays a crucial role in maintaining peace,and enforcement of law and order within Bangladesh. Though the police are primarily concerned with the maintenance of law and order and security of persons and property of individuals,they also play a big role in the criminal justice system. Bangladesh Police played an important role during the Bangladesh Liberation War.
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 and Village Defence Party 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.
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.
M Sakhawat Hossain is a Bangladeshi author and speaker. He was the election commissioner of Bangladesh from 2007 to 2012 and retired from the Bangladesh Army as a brigadier general. He wrote more than 32 books,and serves as a columnist and freelance commentator on national and international television as a security and defense analyst. He has been serving as an adviser to the interim government of Bangladesh since August 2024.
General Abu Belal Muhammad Shafiul Haq ndc,psc is a retired four star general of the Bangladesh Army. He was the chief of army staff of the Bangladesh Army from 25 June 2015 to 25 June 2018. Before becoming the army head,he served as the principal staff officer of Prime Minister's Office of the Armed Forces Division. He has also served as an aide-de-camp to the President of Bangladesh. He was commissioned into the armoured corps of the Bangladesh Army from 6th SSC course in June 1978.
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.
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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