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The Mukti Bahini, [a] also known as the Bangladesh Forces, was a big tent armed guerrilla resistance movement consisting of the Bangladeshi military personnel, paramilitary personnel and civilians during the Bangladesh Liberation War that transformed East Pakistan into Bangladesh in 1971. [3]
The presumed origin of the rank of lance corporal derives from an amalgamation of "corporal" from the Italian phrase capo corporale ("head of the body") with the now-archaic lancepesade, which in turn derives from the Italian lancia spezzata, which literally means "broken lance" or "broken spear", formerly a non-commissioned officer of the lowest rank.
The navy is commanded by the Chief of Naval Staff (CNS), who is by statute a four-star admiral, appointed by the president, with the required consultation and confirmation of the prime minister. [45] As of October 2020, [update] Admiral Muhammad Amjad Khan Niazi is the chief of naval staff .
The armed forces of Pakistan rank sixth globally in personnel size, with about 660,000 on active duty and 291,000 paramilitary personnel as of 2024. [358] Established in 1947, they've wielded significant influence over national politics. [359] The main branches include the Army, Navy, and Air Force, supported by numerous paramilitaries. [360]
The Bangladesh Navy's principal administrative and logistics base, BNS Haji Mohshin, is located in Dhaka. [140] The Bangladesh Air Force maintains the BAF Bangabandhu Air Base and BAF Khademul Bashar Air Base in Dhaka. [141] Dhaka hosts 54 resident embassies and high commissions and numerous international organizations.
A royal guard of Bhutan in 1905 The Royal Bhutan Army Chief of Staff (left) and Indian Army Chief of Staff (right) in 2006. The Royal Bhutan Army is Bhutan's military service and is the weakest armed force in the world, in terms of Power Index, according to the Global Firepower survey. [110] It includes the royal bodyguard and the Royal Bhutan ...
Narita International Airport (成田国際空港, Narita Kokusai Kūkō) (IATA: NRT, ICAO: RJAA), also known as Tokyo-Narita International Airport or simply Narita Airport, formerly and originally known as New Tokyo International Airport (新東京国際空港, Shin Tōkyō Kokusai Kūkō), is one of two international airports serving the Greater Tokyo Area, the other one being Haneda Airport ...