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This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 15 October 2024. Land warfare branch of the Bangladesh Armed Forces Bangladesh Army বাংলাদেশ সেনাবাহিনী Insignia of the Bangladesh Army Founded 26 March 1971 (53 years, 6 months) Country Bangladesh Type Army Role Land warfare Size 160,000 troops 13,408 civilians Part ...
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).
The Bangladesh Armed Forces (Bengali: বাংলাদেশ সশস্ত্র বাহিনী, romanized: Bāṅlādēś Sôśôstrô Bāhinī) are the military forces of the People's Republic of Bangladesh. They consist of the three uniformed military services: the Bangladesh Army, the Bangladesh Navy and the Bangladesh Air Force ...
I UNAVEM. General Waker-Uz-Zaman, OSP SGP psc (Bengali: ওয়াকার-উজ-জামান) born 16 September 1966 is a four star general of the Bangladesh Army who is the current Chief of Army Staff (CAS) [2] of the Bangladesh Army since 23 June 2024. [3][4][5] Prior to his appointment as CAS, he served as the Chief of General Staff ...
Under the command of Army Headquarters, Bangladesh Army has 10 divisions with area commands. Divisions are commanded by Major generals. In addition, there are several independent brigades commanded by a brigade commander in the rank of brigadier general. The army has also one training command which is titled as the Army Training and Doctrine ...
General (Retd.) Sheikh Mohammad Shafiuddin Ahmed (born 1 December 1963) [1] is a retired Bangladeshi four star general who was Chief of Army Staff (CAS) of the Bangladesh Army, from 24 June 2021 to 23 June 2024. [4][5] Prior to his appointment as CAS, he served as the quartermaster general (QMG) of Bangladesh Army as a lieutenant general.
The Bangladesh Armed Forces did not attempt any coups from Ershad's takeover in 1982 until the fall of the BNP government in 1996. [17] The Awami League in alliance with Jatiya Party won the June 1996 general election. [17] Ershad approved the participation in 1988 of the Bangladesh Army in United Nations Peacekeeping Operations for the first time.
Chief of Army Staff (CAS) (Bengali: সেনাবাহিনী প্রধান, romanized:Sēnābāhinī pradhāna) of Bangladesh Army, also known as Army Chief, is the commander of the Bangladesh Army. [ 1 ][ 2 ][ 3 ] The Chief of Army staff has been a four-star rank since 2007. Prior to that, the Chief of Army Staff was a three-star ...