Border Guard Bangladesh

Border Guard Bangladesh
বর্ডার গার্ড বাংলাদেশ
Border Guard Bangladesh; বর্ডার গার্ড বাংলাদেশ
	Monogram of BGB
	Flag of Border Guard Bangladesh
Abbreviation	BGB
Motto	সীমান্তের অতন্দ্র প্রহরী; Ever vigilant sentinels of the border
Agency overview
Formed	29 June 1795 as Ramgarh Local Battalion
Preceding agencies	Bangladesh Rifles (1971-2009); East Pakistan Rifles (1947-1971); Frontier Guard; Bengal Military Police; Ramgarh Local Battalion;
Employees	70,000
Jurisdictional structure
National agency	Bangladesh
Operations jurisdiction	Bangladesh
Governing body	Ministry of Home Affairs
Constituting instrument	Border Guard Bangladesh Act, 2010;
Specialist jurisdiction	National border patrol, security, and integrity.;
Operational structure
Headquarters	Pilkhana, Bangladesh
Elected officer responsible	Asaduzzaman Khan, Minister of Home Affairs;
Agency executives	Major General Mohammad Ashrafuzzaman Siddiqui, Director General; Brigadier General Benazir Ahmed, Additional Director General;
Parent agency	Government of Bangladesh
Facilities
Battalions	63 battalions
Armoured vehicles	Otokar Cobra, KrAZ-Spartan
Vessels	Coastal Patrol Vessel, Interceptor Vessel
Boats	Airboat
Helicopters	Mi-171E
Notables
Significant Battles	1958 East Pakistan–India border skirmish; Indo-Pakistani war of 1965; Bangladesh Liberation War; 1979 Bangladesh-Indian border skirmishes; Chittagong Hill Tracts conflict; 2001 Bangladeshi-Indian border skirmish; 2005 Bangladesh-India Border Clashes; 2008 Bangladesh-Indian Border Clash; 2014 Bangladesh-Myanmar border skirmish; 2015 Bangladesh–Arakan Army border clash; 2019 Bangladesh-Indian border clash; ;
Anniversary	20 December;
Award	1. Bir Sreshtho ; 2. Bir Uttom ; 3. Bir Bikrom ; 4. Bir Protik ; ;
Website
	www.bgb.gov.bd
	Service uniform: Maroon; ; Combat uniform: Maroon, Mocha, Dark Green, Black;

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.^[3] It was formerly known as the Bangladesh Rifles (BDR).^[4]

BGB boasts a military history spanning over two centuries.^[5] During peacetime, this force is also responsible for anti-smuggling operations,^[6] investigating cross border crime and extending governmental authority to remote and isolated areas. From time to time, BGB has also been called upon to assist the administration in the maintenance of internal law & order, relief and rehabilitation work after any kind of natural disaster.^[7]^[8] During wartime, BGB comes under the control of the Ministry of Defence as an auxiliary force to the Bangladesh Army.

^ Cite error: The named reference Military Balance was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
^ Cite error: The named reference ind18Sep2018 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
^ Schendel, Willem van (1 January 2005). The Bengal Borderland: Beyond State and Nation in South Asia. Anthem Press. p. 73. ISBN 9781843311454.
^ "Bangladesh Rifles". Banglapedia. 16 September 2021. Retrieved 13 June 2024. The BDR is essentially a border force designed to be vigilant against illegal intruders. Though the BDR is a para-military force of the country, its importance is no less than that of the regular army. Its other duties are maintaining peace in the frontier tracts, containing smuggling and illegal activities in the border, and even helping the government, when necessary, in maintaining law and order in the country. Consequent upon the army crackdown of 25 March 1971 the Bangali members of the EPR, after putting some initial resistance, escaped to safety and joined the war of liberation. Bangladesh Rifles is now renamed as Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB).
^ Kumar, Satish (27 February 2012). India's National Security: Annual Review 2009. Routledge. ISBN 9781136704901.
^ "Bangladesh Rifles". Banglapedia. 16 September 2021. Retrieved 13 June 2024. The BDR is essentially a border force designed to be vigilant against illegal intruders. Though the BDR is a para-military force of the country, its importance is no less than that of the regular army. Its other duties are maintaining peace in the frontier tracts, containing smuggling and illegal activities in the border, and even helping the government, when necessary, in maintaining law and order in the country. Consequent upon the army crackdown of 25 March 1971 the Bangali members of the EPR, after putting some initial resistance, escaped to safety and joined the war of liberation. Bangladesh Rifles is now renamed as Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB).
^ "Dhaka jail's security boosted, BGB deployed". The Daily Star. 21 November 2015. Retrieved 13 April 2017.
^ "BGB man shot dead in Comilla". The Daily Star. 26 November 2013. Retrieved 13 April 2017.

[Military_Balance-1] Cite error: The named reference Military Balance was invoked but never defined (see the help page).

[ind18Sep2018-2] Cite error: The named reference ind18Sep2018 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).

[3] Schendel, Willem van (1 January 2005). The Bengal Borderland: Beyond State and Nation in South Asia. Anthem Press. p. 73. ISBN 9781843311454.

[4] "Bangladesh Rifles". Banglapedia. 16 September 2021. Retrieved 13 June 2024. The BDR is essentially a border force designed to be vigilant against illegal intruders. Though the BDR is a para-military force of the country, its importance is no less than that of the regular army. Its other duties are maintaining peace in the frontier tracts, containing smuggling and illegal activities in the border, and even helping the government, when necessary, in maintaining law and order in the country. Consequent upon the army crackdown of 25 March 1971 the Bangali members of the EPR, after putting some initial resistance, escaped to safety and joined the war of liberation. Bangladesh Rifles is now renamed as Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB).

[5] Kumar, Satish (27 February 2012). India's National Security: Annual Review 2009. Routledge. ISBN 9781136704901.

[6] "Bangladesh Rifles". Banglapedia. 16 September 2021. Retrieved 13 June 2024. The BDR is essentially a border force designed to be vigilant against illegal intruders. Though the BDR is a para-military force of the country, its importance is no less than that of the regular army. Its other duties are maintaining peace in the frontier tracts, containing smuggling and illegal activities in the border, and even helping the government, when necessary, in maintaining law and order in the country. Consequent upon the army crackdown of 25 March 1971 the Bangali members of the EPR, after putting some initial resistance, escaped to safety and joined the war of liberation. Bangladesh Rifles is now renamed as Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB).

[7] "Dhaka jail's security boosted, BGB deployed". The Daily Star. 21 November 2015. Retrieved 13 April 2017.

[8] "BGB man shot dead in Comilla". The Daily Star. 26 November 2013. Retrieved 13 April 2017.

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