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The Bangladesh Ansar and Village Defence Party (Bengali: বাংলাদেশ আনসার ও গ্রাম প্রতিরক্ষা বাহিনী; also known as the Ansar Bahini or Ansar VDP) is a paramilitary auxiliary force responsible for the preservation of internal security and law enforcement in Bangladesh.
The 2024 Bangladesh Ansar protest was a protest for reforms on 25 August 2024, near the Bangladesh Secretariat by some members of the Bangladesh Ansar, [6] [7] a paramilitary force tasked with providing security to government installations and aiding law enforcement in Bangladesh.
The Bangladesh Ansar mutiny was a mutiny staged from 1 December to 4 December 1994, [1] in Shafipur and Khilgaon by a section of the Bangladesh Ansar, a paramilitary force tasked with providing security to government installations and aiding law enforcement in Bangladesh. [2] [3] The mutiny prompted a series of reforms by the government. [3]
The Bangladesh Ansar-VDP Academy was attacked by a mob in which two died after Ansar fired at the mob. [135] Six people died in a clash with Border Guard Bangladesh. [46] The home of Biplob Kumar Sarker, joint commissioner of Dhaka Metropolitan Police, was vandalized. [136]
On 26 August, 303 Ansar members were arrested for unlawful assembly, [170] and nine Deputy Directors and ten Directors of Ansar were transferred from their posts. [171] The DMP prohibited any rallies, meetings, or demonstrations in the vicinity of the Bangladesh Secretariat and the Chief Adviser's residence. [172]
Shamin received funding from sacked Bangladesh Army Major Syed Mohammad Ziaul Haque. [13] [14] According to Rapid Action Battalion, Jama'atul Ansar Fil Hindal Sharqiya is the most dangerous terrorist outfit in Bangladesh. [6] The group had trained 55 members in the Chittagong Hill Tracts under Kuki-Chin National Front.
Ansar-VDP Unnayan Bank is a specialized government owned bank in Bangladesh. [1] The bank was founded to provide financial services to the paramilitary Bangladesh Ansar and Village Defence Party. [2] [3] Major General AKM Nazmul Hasan is the chairman of this bank. [4] The bank has 259 branches across the country under 18 regions. [5]
Ansar-VDP Academy is a training institute. It is responsible for the training of Bangladesh Ansar and Village Defence Party in Bangladesh . It is located at Shafipur , Gazipur District .