Bangladesh Army Reserve

Bangladesh Army Reserve
Active 1971 - Present
Country  Bangladesh
Branch  Bangladesh Army
Size 472,000 (Army)
65,000 (Cadet)
18,00,000 (Ansar, Troops Only)
23,37,000 (Total Reserve)
Part of Ministry of Defence
Garrison/HQ Army Headquarters, Dhaka Cantonment, Bangladesh.
Commanders
Chief of Army Staff of the Bangladesh Army General Abu Belal Muhammad Shafiul Huq
GOC , Army Training and Doctrine Command Lieutenant General Aziz Ahmed
Director, Bangladesh National Cadet Corps Brigadier general S.M. Ferdous
Director, Bangladesh Ansar Major General Mijanur Rahman Khan

The Bangladesh Army Reserve (BAR) is a federal reserve force of Bangladesh Army. Together, Bangladesh Army Reserve Force, Bangladesh National Cadet Corps and Bangladesh Ansar form the reserve components of the Bangladesh Armed Forces. The Chief of General Staff of Bangladesh Army serves as the commander of the Reserve forces, while three Major General directs the forces. The current General Officer Commanding of Army Training and Doctrine Command (ARTDOC) is Lieutenant General Aziz Ahmed, while Major General Mijanur Rahman Khan directs the Ansar and Brigadier General S.M. Ferdous serves as the Director of Cadet Corps.[1][2]

The Bangladesh Army currently world's 6th largest army reserve with 2.28 million personnel; 472,000 coming from Army Training and Doctrine Command, 65,000 from Bangladesh National Cadet Corps and 1.8 million from Bangladesh Ansar.[3][4]

Educational and training institutes

Under Army Training and Doctrine Command (ARTDOC)

References

  1. "Maj Gen Abul Hossain appointed Border Guard Bangladesh chief". bdnews24.com. Retrieved 2016-11-12.
  2. "ALERT, SECURITY Eerie experience for school-goers". The Daily Star. 2016-09-08. Retrieved 2016-11-12.
  3. "Overview". Bangladesh Ansar & VDP. Retrieved 19 July 2015.
  4. Deakin, Daniel. "The 10 Biggest Military Reserves in the World". The Richest. Retrieved 19 July 2015.
  5. "Armoured Corps Center & School". Bangladesh Army. Retrieved 14 July 2014.
  6. Singh, Ravi Shekhar Narain (2005). Asian Strategic and Military Perspective. New Delhi: Lancer Publishers. p. 25. ISBN 817062245X.

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