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Bangladesh Army, or ''Bānglādesh Shenā Bāhini'' (. The 110,000-member, seven-division army is modeled and organized along British lines, similar to other armies on the India n subcontinent. However, it has adopted U.S. Army tactical planning procedures, training management techniques, and noncommissioned officer educational systems. It is supported by artillery, armored, and combat units. It is also eager to improve its peacekeeping operations capabilities and is working with the U.S. military in that area. HISTORY Formation Bangladesh Army was formed during the Bangladesh Liberation War of 1971 . Initially, it consisted of Bengali soldiers and officers from the East Bengal Regiment and other groups of the Pakistan Army who joined the independence war. The newly formed army was organized into several brigades. ''Z force'', under Major Ziaur Rahman , consisted of 1, 3 and 8 East Bengal Regiment . ''S Force'', under Major shafiullah, was created in October 1971 and consisted of 2 and 11 East Bengal. The ''K Force'', commanded by Khaled Mosharraf was created with 4, 9 and 10 East Bengal. ORGANIZATION Structure The army is divided into the following corps:
Ranks The rank structure of Bangladesh Army is modeled after the British Army . The ranks of commissioned officers are (in increasing order)
MAJOR OPERATIONS Bangladesh Liberation War Chittagong hill tracts PEACETIME ACTIVITIES Bangladesh Army has been actively involved in United Nations United Nation Peace Support Operation (UNPSO). During the 1991 First Gulf War , Bangladesh Army sent a 2,193 member team to monitor peace in Saudi Arabia and Kuwait . Following that, Bangladesh Army participated in peace keeping activities in Namibia , Cambodia , Somalia , Uganda / Rwanda , Mozambique , former Yugoslavia , Liberia , Haiti , Tajikistan , Western Sahara , Sierra Leone , Kosovo , Georgia , East Timor , Congo , Côte D'Ivoire and Ethiopia . SEE ALSO EXTERNAL LINKS |
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