National Defence College (Bangladesh)

National Defence College

Seal of the National Defence College
Formation	1996
Type	War college
Headquarters	Mirpur, Dhaka, Bangladesh
Location	Mirpur Cantonment, Dhaka
Region served	Bangladesh
Official language	Bengali
Commandant	Lt Gen Mohammad Shaheenul Haque
Affiliations	Armed Forces Division
Website	ndc.gov.bd

The National Defence College (abbreviated as NDC) is a Bangladeshi self degree awarding, state-owned institution for the strategic training of civil and military officers. It is located in the Mirpur Cantonment in Dhaka, Bangladesh. ^{[1] [2]}

History

The college was established on 7 December 1996 and started its operations on 10 January 1999. ^[1]

Armed Forces War College

Armed Forces War College was established in 2001 under the National Defence College. It is headed by the Commandant of the National Defence College. ^[3]

List of Commandants

Sl No.	Name	Tenure	Unit of Commission
1	Major General Abul Muneem Mansur Ahmed	10 Jan 1999-20 Feb 2000
2	Major General Hasan Mashhud Chowdhury	01 Mar 2000-31 Dec 2000	Frontier Force Regiment East Bengal Regiment
3	Major General Abu Kaisar Fazlul Kabir	14 Jan 2001-26 Nov 2001
4	Major General Jiban Kanai Das	10 Jan 2002-16 Jan 2003
5	Major General Mohd Aminul Karim	04 Feb 2003-01 Jan 2004	Regiment of Artillery
6	Lieutenant General Abu Tayeb Muhammad Zahirul Alam	04 Jan 2004-12 Jun 2008	East Bengal Regiment
7	Lieutenant General Mohd Aminul Karim	15 Jun 2008-12 Mar 2009	Regiment of Artillery
8	Lieutenant General Sina Ibn Jamali	14 May 2009-31 Oct 2009	East Bengal Regiment
9	Major General A. K. M. Muzahid Uddin	01 Nov 2009-23 Jun 2011
10	Lieutenant General Mollah Fazle Akbar	24 Jun 2011-16 Feb 2015	Regiment of Artillery
11	Lieutenant General Chowdhury Hasan Sarwardy	17 Feb 2015-31 May 2018	East Bengal Regiment
12	Lieutenant General Sheikh Mamun Khaled	11 Aug 2018-31 Oct 2020	Corps of Signals
13	Lieutenant General Ataul Hakim Sarwar Hasan	30 Nov 2020-13 Jan 2021	Bangladesh Infantry Regiment
14	Lieutenant General Md Akbar Hossain	14 Jan 2021-10 Nov 2023
15	Lieutenant General Md Saiful Alam	11 Feb 2024-06 Aug 2024	East Bengal Regiment
16	Lieutenant General Mohammad Shaheenul Haque	6 Aug 2024-Present	East Bengal Regiment

Notable alumni

• Lieutenant general Tukur Yusuf Buratai the Chief of Staff Nigerian Army (2015–2021). ^{[4] [5]}
• Air Marshal Jasjit Singh Kler VM, Director General (Inspection and Safety) of Indian Air Force. ^[6]
• Colonel Ismaon Zainie, Chief of Staff of the Joint Force Headquarters of the Royal Brunei Armed Forces ^[7]
• Lieutenant General Alok Singh Kler, VSM, General Officer Commanding-in-Chief, South Western Command, Indian Army ^{[ citation needed ]}

See also

• Defence Services Command and Staff College (Bangladesh)
• Bangladesh University of Professionals

References

1. Sirajul Islam; Miah, Sajahan; Khanam, Mahfuza; Ahmed, Sabbir, eds. (2012). "National Defence College". Banglapedia: the National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh (Online ed.). Dhaka, Bangladesh: Banglapedia Trust, Asiatic Society of Bangladesh. ISBN   984-32-0576-6. OCLC   52727562. OL   30677644M . Retrieved 19 July 2025.
2. "Bangladesh NDC Student Officers Receive Updates during Visit to Army Headquarters" . Retrieved 5 November 2016.
3. Sirajul Islam; Miah, Sajahan; Khanam, Mahfuza; Ahmed, Sabbir, eds. (2012). "Armed Forces War College". Banglapedia: the National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh (Online ed.). Dhaka, Bangladesh: Banglapedia Trust, Asiatic Society of Bangladesh. ISBN   984-32-0576-6. OCLC   52727562. OL   30677644M . Retrieved 19 July 2025.
4. Buari, Jasmine (13 July 2015). "10 Facts About Chief of Army Staff General Buratai" . Retrieved 5 November 2016.
5. Fernando, Shashini. "Funeral of Late Major General K.J.Wijetilleke today at Borella" . Retrieved 5 November 2016.
6. "Air Marshall Jasjit Singh Kler take over as DG (Inspection and Safety), IAF" . Retrieved 5 November 2016.
7. "Directorate of Force Capability Development". 3 April 2018. Archived from the original on 4 April 2018. Retrieved 6 June 2024.