role of army in bangladesh

4. Role Of Army In Sovereignty
Of Our Country
Presented by
Captain Kazi Samiur Rahman
Roster 39
OBC 82

5. Aim
• To gather knowledge
about the role of army in
sovereignty of our
country.

6. Scope …
1. History of Bangladesh Army
2. Roles of Bangladesh Army
3. Achievements and contributions
4. Role in Sovereignty of our country
5. Liberation war 1971
6. Chittagong Hill tracts Conflicts
7. Prevention of terrorism
8. Border Guard Bangladesh
9. Security of Major Installations
10. Defense strategies of Bangladesh Army

8. Introduction: Bangladesh Army
• a well trained and well-equipped deterrent
land force
• credible defense forces in this sub-continent
• self-confident and self-contained, with
tremendous potential
• capable to meet the traditional and non-
traditional security threats of 21st century
Primary mission: to provide necessary forces and
capabilities in support of Bangladesh's security and
defense strategies

9. Bangladesh Army
Active 26 March,1971 – Present
Manpower 157,053 (Active personnel)
63,900 (Reserve personnel)
Army Headquarter Dhaka Cantonment
Motto In War, In Peace, We are Everywhere
For Our Country
Anniversaries Armed Forces Day (21st
November)
Commanders Defence Minister- Honourable
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina
Chief of Army Staff - General Abu
Belal Muhammad

10. History
Early History
•On the 15th February
1948, the East Bengal
Regiment
•8 battalions
•three regular Infantry
Brigades S, K and Z Force
in 1971

11. emergence of a
sovereign Bangladesh

13. History contd…
Post 1971: The Emergence of the Bangladesh
Army
•three regular Infantry Brigades S, K and Z
Forces formed the nucleus
•new units, brigades and divisions
•Centers and schools of various Arms and
Services

14. History contd……
Reform and Development of Bangladesh
Army
•process of expansion and modernization
•Forces Goal 2030
•massive organizational transformation in
military outfits
•modern weapons and equipment
•upgraded operational efficiency

15. Chittagong Hill Tracts
Conflict
Long conflict of more than two decade ended
with the signing of CHT Peace Accord in 1997
Guerrilla Leader Santu Larmars
Hide-out Duduk Chora
Khagrachiri May 5-1994
Sculpture Glorifying Bangladesh
Military Bandarban Chittagong Hill
Tracts Bangladesh

16. Terrorism

17. Operation Thunderbolt
Date : 1-2 July, 2016
Location : Holey Artisan Bakery,
Gulshan 2, Dhaka
Attack type: Hostage taking
Death : 29
Perpetrators : IS,
Jamaat-ul-Mujahideen
( disputed)
Defenders :
1st Para-commando Battalion,
Commondo,Bangladesh Army,
Bangladesh Police,RAB

18. 07:26:18 AM

19. Operation TWILIGHT

21. Bangladesh Border Guard

23. BORDER CONFLICT

24. SECURITY OF MAJOR INSTALLATION
1.Security of key point installations
2.Security of Chittagong Port
3.Security of Power Station
4.Destroy Mines and Bomb

25. CONSTRUCTION/REPAIR/PROTECTIVE ACTIVITIES
Road Construction Project:
Chimbuk-Thanchi road
Rangamati-Chondroghona-
Bandarban road
Chittagong-Hathazari-Rangamati road.
Cox’s Bazar-Teknaf marine drive road.
Ramu-Naikhanchari road.

26. Defense Strategies
• Nine regional Infantry Division HQ
• more than twenty-five Infantry Brigades,
seven Armoured Regiments, seventeen
Artillery Regiments and various divisional
support formations
• Training and Doctrinal policy formulation and
conduct ARTDOC
• a number of training institutions

27. Equipment

29. Forces Goal
2030 is the
first planned
attempt to
modernize the
Bangladesh
Armed Forces.

30. PF-98 Anti Tank
Otokar Cobra IMVKornet E Anti
tank missile
Eurocopter AS365 Dauphin
Mil Mi-171Sh FM 90 short range SAMCH-3A UCAV
CN 235 transport aircraft
SLC-2 weapon
locating radar

31. Mil Trucks Of BMTF

33. Training

34. Recommendetion
• More training activities
• Operational skills
• Modern warfare equipment
• Joint trg programme

35. Conclusion

36. ANY QUESTION ???

37. Thank
You