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The Special Security Force (Bengali: স্পেশাল সিকিউরিটি ফোর্স, romanized: Spēśāla siki'uriṭi phōrsa; abbreviated as SSF) is a Bangladeshi law enforcement agency that provides protection to the President, Prime Minister [1] [2] and the Chief Adviser [3] as well as any person designated as a VVIP as per state protocol, including visiting foreign ...
The involvement of special operations units in Bangladesh Armed Forces was initiated by the Bangladesh Liberation War in 1971. [3] From 1974, commando units were existed in Bangladesh Army under various names, mostly in the form of specialist of jungle warfare and counterinsurgency units.
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]
Bangladesh special operations forces are military units trained to conduct special operations. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] [ 3 ] They are "specially designated, organized, trained, and equipped forces, manned with selected personnel, using unconventional tactics, techniques, and modes of employment".
Counter Terrorism and Intelligence Bureau, more commonly known as CTIB, is a Bangladeshi elite covert intelligence unit of the Directorate General of Forces Intelligence, trained by DGFI, CIA and other special forces around the world. The unit is tasked with combatting terrorism, gathering information about any internal or external threat to ...
The Bangladesh Forces received modest assistance from the Indian Government soon after the start of the war. [22] On 3 December 1971, India-Pakistan war broke out and Indian troops enter Bangladesh allied with the Bangladesh Armed Forces. [23] On 16 December 1971 the Pakistani Military force in Bangladesh surrender to a joint force of Indian ...
This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 13 January 2025. Land warfare branch of the Bangladesh Armed Forces Bangladesh Army বাংলাদেশ সেনাবাহিনী Insignia of the Bangladesh Army Founded 26 March 1971 (53 years, 9 months) Country Bangladesh Type Army Role Land warfare Size 160,000 troops 13,408 civilians Part ...
Used by Special Forces [10] Heckler & Koch MP5: 9×19mm Parabellum: Submachine gun West Germany: Used by Special Forces [8] Assault rifles; BD-08: 7.62×39mm: Assault rifle Bangladesh China: Standard-issue rifle. Produced under license by Bangladesh Ordnance Factories. [8] [11] Type 56: 7.62×39mm: Assault rifle Bangladesh China: Assembled ...