5. OUTLINES
Bangladesh Armed Forces.
Bangladesh Army & their activities.
Bangladesh Navy & their activities.
Bangladesh Air force & their activities.
Women in Defense.
Why we should join Bangladesh Defense.
6. Bangladesh Armed Forces
Founded : 4th April 1971
Service branches : Bangladesh Army
Bangladesh Navy
Bangladesh Air Force
Headquarters : Dhaka Cantonment
Leadership
Commander-in-Chief : President Abdul Hamid
Minister Of Defence : Sheikh Hasina
Principal Staff Officer : MD. Mahfuzur Rahman
7. The Bangladesh Armed Forces consists the three
uniformed military services of Bangladesh the
Bangladesh army, the Bangladesh Navy and the
Bangladesh Air Force.
The Para-military Border Guard Bangladesh and
Bangladesh Coast Guard are under the jurisdiction
of the Ministry Of Home Affairs, during
peacetime, but during wartime they fall under the
command of Bangladesh Army, Bangladesh Navy
respectively.
Bangladesh Defense was founded in 1971 on 4th
April during liberation War.
8. Bangladesh Liberation War
The modern history of Bangladesh began its inception on the night
of 25 March 1971 and in its twilight hours when Sheikh Mujibur
Rahman was arrested and flown to West Pakistan. On 26 Mrach
1971 evening Major Ziaur Rahman broadcasted the official
declaration of Independence of Bangladesh on behalf of Sheikh
Mujibur Rahman from the captured Kalurghat radio station
Chittagong.
9. Bangladesh Army
Active : 26 March 1971-Present
Branch : Bangladesh Armed Forces
Size : 1,48,617 uniformed personnel
13,508 Civilian personnel
Army Headquarters : Dhaka Cantonment
Motto : “In War, In Peace We are Everywhere for our
Country.”
Anniversaries : Armed Forces Day (21 November)
10. Engagements : Bangladesh Liberation War
Chittagong Hill Tracts Insurgency
Golf War
Operation Thunderbolt
Operation Twilight
Decorations : 1.Bir Sreshtho
2.Bir Uttom
3.Bir Bikrom
4.Bir Protik
Commanders
Commander-in-chief : President Abdul Hamid
Chief of the Army Staff : General Aziz Ahmed
Chief of the General Staff : Lieutenant-General
Shafiqur Rahman
11. Activities of Army
The main purpose is to protect our beloved mother land
Bangladesh. They spread around border standing like a shield
so that the counterparts never can take chance to get in.
Though they are at the border, they maintain the internal
security of our country.
12. Not only for the country's need but also they are joining at UN
mission for world peace and brighten Bangladesh across the border.
"In peace or in war we are everywhere for our country"
13. Bangladesh Navy
Active : 1971-Present
Allegiance : Constitution of the People’s Republic of
Bangladesh
Type : Navy
Size : 21,281
Part Of : Bangladesh Armed Forces
Naval Headquarters : Naval Headquarter (NHQ),Banani,Dhaka
Nickname : BN
Patron : The President of Bangladesh
Motto : In war and Peace Invincible at Sea
Anniversaries : 7 November
14. Engagements : Bangladesh Liberation War
Operation Jackpot
2008 Bangladesh-Myanmar Maritime
Dispute.
Commanders
Commander-in-chief : President Abdul Hamid
Chief of Naval Staff : Vice Admiral Aurangzed Chowdhury
15. Activities Of Navy…
• Navy has lots of activities. They control and secure our shipping
ways, seaport and river. They protect general people, leaving near
shore and banks form robbers, prevent doing illegal business on
water ways. They also help affected people during post natural
disaster.
16. Bangladesh Air force
Active : 1971-Present
Allegiance : People’s Republic of Bangladesh
Type : Air Force
Role : Aerial warfare
Size : 14,000 active personnel
4,000 reservist 159 aircraft
Part of : Bangladesh Armed Forces
Air Headquarters : Dhaka Cantonment
Nickname : BAF
Motto : Free shall we keep the sky of Bangladesh
17. Mascot : Flying Eagle
Anniversaries : 28 September
Engagements : Bangladesh Liberation War
Gulf War
Chittagong Hill Tracts Operation
United Nations peacekeeping mission
Commanders
Commander-in-chief : President Abdul Hamid
Chief of Air Staff : Air Marsal Masihuzzaman Serniabat.
18. Activities of Air Force
Bangladesh Air Force is always concern to protect our airways at any
cost with high technological rudder system, fighter planes, helicopter
as well.
19. Sharp eyesight along with the agility, they move around our territory
like a falcon and track planes which illegally get in.
Not only for the sake of Bangladesh, they play significant role in relief
operation, disaster management as well as UN missions.
21. Now-a-days women are joining Bangladesh defense by showing
there talents, skills and capability with dignity besides man.
Female officers are achieving high level of course like besi
commando, advance commando, and also joining infentry core
with male officers....
They are gaining high level of rank completing operations
successfully
1.First women Brigadier of Bangladesh Suraiya Begum.
2.Captain Jannatul Ferdous has attained rare pride to be the
Bangladeshi women paratrooper.
22.
23. Why we Should join Defense..
In corporation life we do of our corporation & make profit or salary.
That can help our economy but not good enough for welfare of
people.
Though we have many others Govt. or private services but it can't
do as much as Defense.
Doctor, Teacher, police, Lawyer & many others profession took a
vital role in our society but all kinds of characteristics are include
in Defense.