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Bangladesh Army

The Bangladesh Army is the principal land warfare branch of the Bangladesh Armed Forces responsible for defending the sovereignty and territorial integrity of Bangladesh. Operating under the Ministry of... Wikipedia

  • Founded:  26 March 1971
  • Type:  Land force
  • Role:  Land warfare
  • Size:  160,000 troops, 13,408 civilians
  • Part of:  Bangladesh Armed Forces
  • Army Headquarters:  Dhaka Cantonment
  • Motto(s):  "In War, In Peace, We are everywhere for our Nation", ("সমরে আমরা, শান্তিতে আমরা, সর্বত্র আমরা দেশের তরে")
  • March:  The Song of Youth, ("নতুনের গান")
  • Anniversaries:  Armed Forces Day (21 November)
  • Decorations:  1. Bir Sreshtho, 2. Bir Uttom, 3. Bir Bikrom, 4. Bir Protik
  • Website:  army.mil.bd
  • Commander-in-Chief:  President Mohammed Shahabuddin
  • Chief of Army Staff:  General Waker-Uz-Zaman
  • Chief of General Staff:  Lieutenant-General Muhammad Mainur Rahman
  • Helicopter:  AS365 Dauphin, Bell 206, Mi-171Sh, Bell 407GXi
  • Trainer:  Cessna 152
  • Transport:  Cessna 208B, EADS CASA C-295
  • Data source:  DuckDuckGo
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