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Border Guard Bangladesh, [a] better known as 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. [4] It was formerly known as the Bangladesh Rifles (abbr. BDR). [5]
Name Image Type Quantity Notes BGB Shah Jalal: Coastal Patrol Vessel: 1 [8]High speed interceptor vessel: Interceptor Vessel: 40: Received in 2020. The vessels are capable of navigating in inclement weather and are equipped with machine gun, radar, fourth generation GPS, and modern sonar system.
Mohammad Mainul Islam (born 4 December 1959) is a retired lieutenant general of the Bangladesh Army. He is the former principal staff officer of the Armed Forces Division and chief of general staff (CGS) of the Bangladesh Army. He also served as director general of Bangladesh Rifles (BDR), later renamed as Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB).
Border Guard Bangladesh Act, 2010: Precursor: Director General of Bangladesh Rifles: Inaugural holder: Major General Chitta Ranjan Datta: Formation: 31 July 1972; 52 years ago () Deputy: Additional Director General (ADG) Salary ৳ 112080 (US$920) per month ৳ 1344960 (US$11,000) annually (incl. allowances) Website: www.bgb.gov.bd
The Bangladesh Coast Guard is a unique force that carries out an array of civil and military responsibilities touching almost every facet of the Bangladesh maritime environment. The headquarters of the Bangladesh Coast Guard in Agargaon, Sher-e-Bangla Nagar, Dhaka-1207 and four zones (Dhaka, Chittagong, Mongla and Bhola). [2] [3]
[citation needed] After the Independence of Bangladesh, it was changed to Bangladesh Rifles (BDR), [5] and after the BDR carnage on 25 February 2009, it has been changed currently as Border Guard Bangladesh, BGB. Although with the passage of time the name of the said para-military force was changed on a number of occasions but the headquarters ...
The Bangladesh Forces received modest assistance from the Indian Government soon after the start of the war, On 3 December 1971, the India-Pakistan war broke out and Indian troops entered Bangladesh allied with the Bangladesh Armed Forces. [26] On 16 December 1971, the Pakistani military surrendered to the joint Indian and Bangladesh forces. [27]
Government of Bangladesh: Headquarters: Posts and Telecommunications Division, Bangladesh Secretariat ICT Tower, Agargaon, Dhaka: Annual budget ৳ 5293 crore (US$440 million) (2024-2025) Adviser responsible