Bangladesh Army

Bangladesh Army
Bangladesh Army
বাংলাদেশ সেনাবাহিনী
	Insignia of the Bangladesh Army
Founded	26 March 1971; (53 years, 2 months)
Country	Bangladesh
Type	Army
Role	Land warfare
Size	160,000 troops; 13,408 civilians
Part of	Bangladesh Armed Forces
Army Headquarters	Dhaka Cantonment
Motto(s)	"In War, In Peace, We are everywhere for our Nation" ; ("সমরে আমরা, শান্তিতে আমরা, সর্বত্র আমরা দেশের তরে")
Colors	Service uniform: Khaki, Olive; ; Combat uniform: Green, Black, Khaki, Maroon; ;
March	Notuner Gaan "নতুনের গান"; The Song of Youth
Anniversaries	Armed Forces Day (21 November)
Awards	Army Medal (PSB); Extraordinary Service Medal; Distinguished Service Medal; Army Medal of Glory (SGP); Army Medal of Excellence (SUP); Army Efficiency Medal (SPP);
Engagements	Bangladesh Liberation War; Chittagong Hill Tracts Counter Insurgency; United Nations Peacekeeping Operation in Somalia II; Sierra Leone Civil War; Gulf War; 2015 Bangladesh–Arakan Army border clash; Operation Thunderbolt; Operation Twilight; United Nations peacekeeping;
Decorations	1. Bir Sreshtho ; 2. Bir Uttom ; 3. Bir Bikrom ; 4. Bir Protik ;
Website	army.mil.bd
Commanders
Commander-in-chief	President Mohammed Shahabuddin
Chief of Army Staff	General SM Shafiuddin Ahmed
Chief of the General Staff	Lieutenant-General Waker-uz-Zaman
Insignia
Flag of the Bangladesh Army
Aircraft flown
Helicopter	AS365 Dauphin, Bell 206, Mi-171Sh, Bell 407GXi
Trainer	Cessna 152
Transport	Cessna 208B, EADS CASA C-295

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.^[9] 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".

^ "Bangladesh Army named 3rd most powerful in South Asia, 45th in the world". Dhaka Tribune. 30 September 2019.
^ Mallet, Victor. "Bangladesh army funded to forget its role as neutral referee". Financial Times. Retrieved 25 May 2021.
^ ^a ^b সশস্ত্রবাহিনীর মোট সদস্য সংখ্যা দুই লাখ চার হাজার ৫৯৬ জন. Bangladesh Pratidin (in Bengali). 8 June 2017.
^ ^a ^b সশস্ত্র বাহিনীর সদস্য সংখ্যা ২ লাখ ৪ হাজার ৫৯৬ জন. The Daily Sangram (in Bengali). Retrieved 18 May 2021.
^ "New army chief SM Shafiuddin Ahmed adorned with rank badge of General". the daily star. Retrieved 24 June 2021.
^ "Lt Gen Waker-Uz-Zaman posted to CGS in army". 31 December 2023. Retrieved 31 December 2023.
^ "BANGLADESH ARMY BELL 407". Scramble. 9 August 2021. Archived from the original on 9 August 2021.
^ "Chief of Army Staff, Bangladesh Army at the inauguration of Army Aviation Forward Base, Chittagong and the inclusion of two Bell 406 GXI helicopters". 13 October 2021.
^ Ashraf, Ahmed. বাংলাদেশ সেনাবাহিনীতে যোগ দেয়ার আগে যে বিষয়গুলো জানতে হবে [Things to know before joining the Bangladesh Army]. Newspaper1971 Magazine. Archived from the original on 6 May 2016. Retrieved 6 May 2016.

[1] "Bangladesh Army named 3rd most powerful in South Asia, 45th in the world". Dhaka Tribune. 30 September 2019.

[2] Mallet, Victor. "Bangladesh army funded to forget its role as neutral referee". Financial Times. Retrieved 25 May 2021.

[personnel-3] সশস্ত্রবাহিনীর মোট সদস্য সংখ্যা দুই লাখ চার হাজার ৫৯৬ জন. Bangladesh Pratidin (in Bengali). 8 June 2017.

[personnel2-4] সশস্ত্র বাহিনীর সদস্য সংখ্যা ২ লাখ ৪ হাজার ৫৯৬ জন. The Daily Sangram (in Bengali). Retrieved 18 May 2021.

[5] "New army chief SM Shafiuddin Ahmed adorned with rank badge of General". the daily star. Retrieved 24 June 2021.

[6] "Lt Gen Waker-Uz-Zaman posted to CGS in army". 31 December 2023. Retrieved 31 December 2023.

[7] "BANGLADESH ARMY BELL 407". Scramble. 9 August 2021. Archived from the original on 9 August 2021.

[8] "Chief of Army Staff, Bangladesh Army at the inauguration of Army Aviation Forward Base, Chittagong and the inclusion of two Bell 406 GXI helicopters". 13 October 2021.

[auto-9] Ashraf, Ahmed. বাংলাদেশ সেনাবাহিনীতে যোগ দেয়ার আগে যে বিষয়গুলো জানতে হবে [Things to know before joining the Bangladesh Army]. Newspaper1971 Magazine. Archived from the original on 6 May 2016. Retrieved 6 May 2016.

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