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The Bangladesh Army , Navy , and Air Force are composed of regular military personnel. Some of the senior officers and noncommissioned officers served in the Military Of Pakistan before The 1971 Independence War . Senior officers include "repatriates" who were interned in Pakistan during the war, and freedom fighters who fought against Pakistan. In addition to traditional defense roles, the military has been called on to provide support to civil authorities for disaster relief and internal security. Bangladesh armies current strength is estimated to be more than 200,000 (though 50,000 is on LPR) personnel, Bangladesh Air Force consists of more than 7,000 personnel And Bangladesh Navy with 14,950 personnel {Link without Title} , perform traditional military missions. A Coast Guard has been recently formed, under the Home Ministry, to play a stronger role in the area of anti-smuggling, anti-piracy, and protection of offshore resources. Recognition of economic and fiscal constraints has led to the establishment of several paramilitary and auxiliary forces, including the 40,000-member Bangladesh Rifles ; the Ansars And Village Defense Parties Organization , which claims 64 members in every village in the country; and a 5,000-member specialized police unit known as the Armed Police . The Bangladesh Rifles, under the authority of the Home Ministry, are commanded by army officers who are seconded to the organization. In addition to in-country military training, some advanced and technical training takes place abroad, including grant-aid training in the United States . India , People's Republic Of China , and eastern Europe are the major defense suppliers to Bangladesh, but military leaders are trying to find affordable alternatives to Chinese equipment. A 2,300-member Bangladesh Army contingent served with coalition forces during the 1991 Gulf War . Bangladesh is currently the highest contributor (with 10,126 troops) to United Nations peacekeeping operations, with an infantry battalion in UNIKOM ( Kuwait ), an engineer battalion in UNTAET , ( East Timor ) and another infantry battalion service in Sierra Leone in May 2000. DATA
NEUTRAL STANCE Recent political decisions have strongly emphasized the will to participate in international operations, to the point where this has become the main short-term goal of training and equipment acquisition. Bangladesh aims to have the option of remaining Neutral in case of proximate war, and therefore not a formal member of any military alliance. CURRENT DEPLOYMENTS Bangladesh has consistently made large contributions to United Nations Peacekeeping operations. As of May 2007, Bangladesh had major deployments in Democratic Republic Of Congo , Liberia , Sudan , Timor-Leste and Cote D'Ivoire . UN Mission's Summary detailed by Country , Monthly Summary of Contributors of Military and Civilian Police Personnel, Department of Peacekeeping Operations, United Nations, 2007-5-31 With 9677 troops deployed, it ranks second in personnel contributions to UN peacekeeping. Ranking of Military and Police Contributions to UN Operations , Monthly Summary of Contributors of Military and Civilian Police Personnel, Department of Peacekeeping Operations, United Nations, 2007-5-31 The government declined to participate in Iraq on a request from USA. The deployment to Liberia began in October 2003 and has remained at a level of about 3200 who are participating in peacekeeping, charitable activities and infrastructure development. TRAINING Officers are trained at the within or outside Bangladesh. MILITARY RANKS Bangladesh Military Rank s, essentially corresponds to those used by the armed forces of the English speaking world. There are three different systems of rank for Commissioned Officer s, depending on whether one is commissioned in the Army, Navy and Air Force. The Para-military force Rifles who's primery duty is to guard the border does not have any officer of there own. Commissioned officers from Bangladesh Army are posted there for a certain period of time to do that job. There are plans to build a national defence university in Bangladesh, which will succeed the National Defence College. The military introduced the rank of Brigadier General in 2001. All officers were commissioned as "Second Lieutenant. Above colonel , ranking is a , chief of Bangladesh Liberation Force in 1971 and General Mustafizur Rahman in 2000(later demoted one step). On May 2007, the post of the army chief was promoted from Lt. Gen. to General and General Moeen U ahmed is serving this modified post for the first time. ORGANIZATION Branches
Specialized Forces
Military Districts Secret. No information is acquired yet. Schools Some of the schools listed below answers to other units, listed under the various branches of the Armed Forces.
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