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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.
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
Border Guard Bangladesh (1 C, 8 P) J. Jatiya Rakkhi Bahini (1 C, 2 P) Pages in category "Paramilitary forces of Bangladesh" The following 8 pages are in this category ...
Generals holding appointments of the army headquarters and ministries within the government have been written in bold format (e.g. Master General of Ordnance - MGO); Other appointments apart from general officer commanding are indicated with the corresponding appointments, such as the vice-chancellor of Bangladesh University of Professionals is designated as (VC BUP).
Shakil Ahmed was born on 19 December 1968 in Joypurhat District, East Pakistan, now Bangladesh. [4] He completed his postgraduate education in National Security and War Studies, and Strategic Studies and Defense Studies.
The nascent DFI achieved very little and was overshadowed by National Security Intelligence (NSI), Bangladesh's principal intelligence agency. [3] In May 2014, a New Monogram of the DGFI was unveiled at its Headquarter. The Lily placed on the center of the monogram, The National Flower Lily expressing the ethnicity of independent sovereign ...
The number of Internet subscriptions in Bangladesh grew from 186,000 in 2000 to 617,300 in 2009. [4] However, only 0.4% of the population used the Internet in 2009 giving Bangladesh one of the lowest usage percentages in the world, ahead of only North Korea, Myanmar, and Sierra Leone. [5]