Bangladesh Army | |
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বাংলাদেশ সেনাবাহিনী Bānglādēśh Sēnābāhinī | |
Founded | 26 March 1971 |
Country | Bangladesh |
Allegiance | Constitution of Bangladesh |
Branch | Bangladesh Armed Forces |
Type | Army |
Role | Land warfare |
Size | ~204,000 active personnel (2019 est.)[1] |
Part of | Bangladesh Armed Forces |
Army Headquarters | Dhaka Cantonment |
Nickname(s) | BA/BD Army [source?] |
Motto(s) | "In War, In Peace We are Everywhere for our Country" (সমরে আমরা শান্তিতে আমরা সর্বত্র আমরা দেশের তরে) |
Colors | Black, Green |
March | Notuner Gaan (Bengali: নতুনের গান, The Song of Youth) |
Mascot(s) | Crossed scimitars |
Anniversaries | Armed Forces Day (21 November) |
Engagements | |
Decorations |
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Website | Official website |
Commanders | |
Commander-in-chief | President Abdul Hamid |
Chief of the Army Staff | General SM Shafiuddin Ahmed |
Chief of the General Staff | Lieutenant-General Ataul Hakim Sarwar Hasan[2] |
Insignia | |
Flag of the Bangladesh Army | |
Aircraft flown | |
Helicopter | AS365 Dauphin, Bell 206, Mi-171Sh |
Trainer | Cessna 152 |
Transport | Cessna 208B, EADS CASA C-295 |
The Bangladesh Army (Bengali: বাংলাদেশ সেনাবাহিনী, Bangladesh Senabahini) is the land force and the largest armed services of Bangladesh Armed Forces.
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