Border Guard Bangladesh বর্ডার গার্ড বাংলাদেশ | |
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Abbreviation | BGB BDR (1971-2009) EPR (1947-1971) |
Motto | সীমান্তের অতন্দ্র প্রহরী Ever vigilant sentinels of the border |
Agency overview | |
Formed | 29 June 1795 | as Ramgarh Local Battalion
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Employees | 70,000[1][2] |
Jurisdictional structure | |
National agency | Bangladesh |
Operations jurisdiction | Bangladesh |
Governing body | Ministry of Home Affairs |
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Operational structure | |
Headquarters | Pilkhana, Bangladesh |
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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 |
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Website | |
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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.
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was invoked but never defined (see the help page).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).
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).
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