The Border Security Force (BSF) is a central armed police force in India under the Ministry of Home Affairs. It is responsible for guarding India’s borders with Pakistan and Bangladesh. It was formed in the wake of the Indo-Pakistani War of 1965 to ensure the security of India’s borders and for related matters.
Hussain Muhammad Ershad was a Bangladeshi military officer and politician who served as the leader of Bangladesh from 1982 to 1990,ruling as an unelected military strongman from 1982 to 1983 and as president of Bangladesh from 1983 to 1990.
Brigadier Siddique Salik,SI(M),was an officer in the Pakistan Army,combat artist,humorist,novelist,and a memoirist who served as 8th Director-General of the Inter-Services Public Relations from 1985 until his death in 1988 in the plane crash in Bahawalpur with then President. In addition,he also authored two eyewitnessed books on the Bangladesh Liberation War which took place in erstwhile East-Pakistan,giving accounts of politics and the barbaric strategies used by the military.
Abdus Sattar was a Bangladeshi statesman. A leader of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP),he served as the president of Bangladesh from 1981 to 1982,and earlier as the vice president. A jurist by profession,Abdus Sattar held numerous constitutional and political offices in British India,East Pakistan and Bangladesh. He was a cabinet minister,supreme court judge,and chief election commissioner. He took oath and became president shortly after the assassination of president Ziaur Rahman.
Lieutenant General Amir Abdullah Khan Niazi commonly known as General Niazi was a Pakistani military officer. During the Bangladesh Liberation War and the Indo-Pakistani War of 1971,he commanded the Pakistani Eastern Command in East Pakistan. He signed the instrument of surrender as on 16 December 1971 his forces had to surrender to the Indian Army's Eastern Command's commander Lieutenant General Jagjit Singh Aurora by the order of the then President of Pakistan Yahya Khan.
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 defend the land of Bangladesh from any external attack. Control of personnel and operations is administered by the Army Headquarters,Dhaka Cantonment. The Bangladesh Army is also constitutionally obligated to assist the government,during times of domestic national emergency e.g. the army helps people during any natural calamity. This additional role is commonly referred to as "aid to civil administration" or,using the Latin form,"Protectio,Transparentia,Reintegratio",in others words,"Protect and Serve".
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.
The Directorate General of Forces Intelligence,commonly known by its acronym DGFI,is the defense intelligence agency of the Bangladesh Armed Forces,tasked with collection,collation and evaluation of strategic and topographic information,primarily through human intelligence (HUMINT). As one of the principal members of the Bangladesh intelligence community,the DGFI reports to the Director-General under the executive authority of the head of government,the Prime Minister,and is primarily focused on providing intelligence for the Prime Minister,the Cabinet of Bangladesh,and the Armed Forces of Bangladesh.
General elections were held in Bangladesh on 7 May 1986. A total of 1,527 candidates contested the election. The result was a victory for the Jatiya Party,which won 153 of the 300 directly elected seats. Voter turnout was 61%. Bangladesh Nationalist Party,the winner of the previous elections,boycotted the election.
The 1982 coup d'état was a military coup by Lt. Gen. Hussain Muhammad Ershad,the then-Chief of Army Staff of Bangladesh,against President Abdus Sattar. After serving initially as the Chief Martial Law Administrator and installing a civilian president,Justice A. F. M. Ahsanuddin Chowdhury,Ershad assumed presidency in 1983 and ruled until 1990.
Colonel (Retd.) Sahibzada Shahid Sarwar Azam FIEB is the current head of the Singranatore family.
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.
The 2011 Bangladesh coup d'état attempt was a coup planned from 11–12 January 2012,that was stopped by the Bangladesh Army in December 2011. This was announced at a press conference on 19 January 2012. The purpose of the coup was to establish Islamic law in Bangladesh. A number of officers including retired ones were arrested. The coup plotters argued that,they were nationalists trying to prevent Bangladesh from being turned into a puppet of India.
Quazi Golam Dastgir was a Bangladesh army general and diplomat. From 1975 to 1977,he served as the "Zonal Martial Law Administrator" for Dhaka Division.
Lieutenant General Agha Ali Ibrahim Akram,better known as A. I. Akram,was a Pakistani three-star general,military strategist,historian,diplomat,and one of Pakistan's most influential military historians. In the 1980s,Akram was a well-known defence expert and defence analyst. His most popular work was his biography of Khalid ibn al-Walid,The Sword of Allah,which he published while serving in the Pakistan Army. For several years,it was compulsory reading in the Pakistan Army for admission into the Command and Staff College Quetta and has been on the leadership syllabus in the Malaysian Army. Akram was once seen as a close confidant and conceptual adviser of President Zia-ul-Haq.
Sofi Ahmed Chowdhury is a retired two-star rank Bangladesh Army officer and former Director General of Bangladesh Rifles.
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.
The Indian military bands consists of musicians from the Indian Army,Navy and Air Force. Indian military bands regularly participate in international festivals and take part in celebrations dedicated to various national events. These bands are permanent participants in the Delhi Republic Day parade on the Kartavya Path. Today,the Indian Armed Forces have more than 50 military brass bands and 400 pipe bands and corps of drums. A Tri-Services Band refers to a joint Indian Armed Forces military band that performs together as a unit. At the Spasskaya Tower Military Music Festival and Tattoo in Moscow,the band consisted of 7 officers and 55 musicians. The Military Music Wing of the Army Education Corps is the principal educational institution of the armed forces that provides instruction to musicians of all ranks. Instruction is also provided by the Military Music Training Center and the Indian Navy School of Music.
Sadiqur Rahman Chowdhury was a retired Bangladesh Army major general and former director general of Bangladesh Rifles.
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