Bangladesh Army
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The Bangladesh Army is the land warfare branch and the largest component of the Bangladesh Armed Forces. The primary mission of the Army is to provide necessary forces and capabilities to deliver the Bangladeshi government's security and defence strategies and defending the nation's territorial integrity against external attack. Control of personnel and operations is administered by the Army Headquarters, Dhaka.[9] The Bangladesh Army is also constitutionally obligated to assist the government and it's civilian agencies during times of domestic national emergency. This additional role is commonly referred to as "aid to civil administration".
Bangladesh Army | |
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বাংলাদেশ সেনাবাহিনী | |
Founded | 26 March 1971 (53 years, 1 month) |
Country | Bangladesh |
Type | Army |
Role | Land warfare |
Size | 160,000 troops[1][2][3][4] 13,408 civilians[3][4] |
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") |
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March | Notuner Gaan "নতুনের গান" The Song of Youth |
Anniversaries | Armed Forces Day (21 November) |
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Website | army.mil.bd |
Commanders | |
Commander-in-chief | President Mohammed Sahabuddin |
Chief of Army Staff | General SM Shafiuddin Ahmed[5] |
Chief of the General Staff | Lieutenant-General Waker-uz-Zaman[6] |
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Flag of the Bangladesh Army | |
Aircraft flown | |
Helicopter | AS365 Dauphin, Bell 206, Mi-171Sh, Bell 407GXi [7][8] |
Trainer | Cessna 152 |
Transport | Cessna 208B, EADS CASA C-295 |