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ARTDOC ( Army Training and Doctrine Command) [ 1] is a research-oriented formation in the Bangladesh Army. Its headquarters is located in Momenshahi Cantonment, Mymensingh. [ 2][ 3][ 4] It is charged with overseeing training evaluation and reforms; weapon, equipment and force modernization; development of concepts and doctrine revision.
Armed Forces Division. The Armed Forces Division ( AFD) ( Bengali: বাংলাদেশ সশস্ত্র বাহিনী বিভাগ) is the principal national command authority for national defense of the People's Republic of Bangladesh. The command and control of the Bangladesh Armed Forces is exercised in this division, under ...
The Bangladesh Army ( Bengali: বাংলাদেশ সেনাবাহিনী, romanized : Bānlādēśa sēnābāhinī) 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 ...
Bangladesh Army parade, 2015. The Bangladesh Army is commanded by the Chief of Army Staff who is a four star general. Under the command of Army Headquarters, Bangladesh Army has 10 divisions with area commands. Divisions are commanded by Major generals.
Insignia. Shoulder Sleeve Insignia. Brevet. Unit identity patch (Cheetah Insignia) The Para Commando Brigade ( Bengali: প্যারা কমান্ডো ব্রিগেড) is a special operations force of the Bangladesh Army. This special forces brigade is headquartered at Jalalabad Cantonment, Sylhet. It is composed of two para ...
The principal staff officer, abbreviated as PSO, is the head of the Armed Forces Division, a ministry level joint forces headquarters under Prime Minister's Office. It acts as the high command of the national armed forces. It is currently held by a three-star rank lieutenant general .
During the liberation war of Bangladesh in 1971, Maj. Gen. M. A. Rab (then Lt Col) was the Chief of Staff of the Bangladesh Army under the combined command of Bangladesh Forces which served as the origins of Bangladesh Armed Forces and General M. A. G. Osmani was the Commander-in-Chief. [4]
[6] during peacetime, but during wartime they fall under the command of Bangladesh Army and Bangladesh Navy respectively. Military policy is formulated and executed by the Armed Forces Division (AFD) whereas the Ministry of Defence (MoD) does not exercise any operational or policy authority over the Armed Forces.