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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).
Bangladesh Military Academy (BMA) [1] is the military training institute for the officer cadets of Bangladesh Army. It is located in Bhatiary , near the Chittagong Hill Tracts , in the Chittagong District of south-east Bangladesh about 13 kilometers north of Chittagong .
It is the fourth-highest active rank of the Bangladesh Army and was created as a direct equivalent of the British military rank of Brigadier. It is the truncated general rank and flag officer of the army.
The insignia for the rank of major general is the shapla taken from the Bangladesh coat of arms, above a 'crossed sword and baton' since 2013. [2] Until 2013, the insignia was used for 'lieutenant-general' rank and major general's insignia was only a pip over crossed sword and baton. Major generals wear two-star pointed badge in collars.
The Bangladesh Army Airborne School, widely known as Para Training School, [3] [4] conducts the basic paratrooper (military parachutist) training for the Bangladesh Armed Forces. It is operated by the Special Warfare Wing of School of Infantry and Tactics. The Airborne School conducts the Basic Para Course and Advance Para Course, Free Fall ...
The Bangladesh Army is commanded by the Chief of Army Staff who is a four star general. Under the command of Army Headquarters, Bangladesh Army has 1 training command and 10 area commands consigned with their coequal divisions. The training command also the doctrine body of the army and is commanded by a general officer commanding with the rank ...
The Military ranks of Bangladesh are the military insignia used by the Bangladesh Armed Forces. Bangladeshi rank structure is similar to that of the United Kingdom except for general officer ranks. Bangladesh Army has junior commissioned officer rank system like India and Pakistan. [1]
Major Abdul Waheed Chowdhury [4] [5] raised and commanded the first Training Regiment. During the Bangladesh War of Independence, the commander of the centre was the most senior ethnic Bengali officer in the Pakistan Army, Brigadier General Mahmudur Rahman Majumdar. He was imprisoned for the duration of the war. [6] [7] The centre has a ...