Bangladesh Armed Forces
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The Bangladesh Armed Forces (Bengali: বাংলাদেশ সশস্ত্র বাহিনী, romanized: Bangladesh Sashastra Bahinī) are the combined military forces of the People's Republic of Bangladesh. It has three uniformed military services: the Bangladesh Army, the Bangladesh Navy and the Bangladesh Air Force.
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Bangladesh Armed Forces | |
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বাংলাদেশ সশস্ত্র বাহিনী Bangladesh Shoshostro Bahinī | |
Motto | "চির উন্নত মম শির" (de facto) "Ever High is My Head" |
Founded | 11 July 1971; 52 years ago (11 July 1971) |
Current form | 7 April 1972; 52 years ago (1972-04-07) |
Service branches | Bangladesh Army Bangladesh Navy Bangladesh Air Force |
Headquarters | Armed Forces Division Headquarters, Dhaka Cantonment |
Leadership | |
Commander-in-Chief | President Mohammed Shahabuddin |
Head of Armed Forces Division and Minister of Defence | Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina |
Principal Staff Officer | Lieutenant General Waqar Uz Zaman |
Personnel | |
Military age | 18 years of age |
Conscription | No[1] |
Active personnel | 163,050 [2] |
Deployed personnel | 6,417 [3] |
Expenditures | |
Budget | ৳37691 crore (US$3.5 billion)[4] |
Percent of GDP | 1.3% (2021 est.) |
Industry | |
Domestic suppliers | List
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Foreign suppliers | |
Related articles | |
History | Bangladesh War of Independence Chittagong Hill Tracts Insurgency Gulf War |
Ranks | Military ranks of Bangladesh |
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