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 |
| Director, Army Training and Doctrine Command | Lieutenant General Chowdhury Hasan Sarwardy |
| Director, Bangladesh National Cadet Corps | Brigadier general Mohammad Murshedul Hoque, |
| Director, Bangladesh Ansar | Major General Mohammad Nizam Uddin |
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 director of Army Training and Doctrine Command (ARTDOC) is Lieutenant General Chowdhury Hasan Sarwardy, while Major General Mohammad Nizam Uddin directs the Ansar and Brigadier General Mohammad Morshedul Hoque serves as the Director of Cadet Corps.
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.[1][2]
Educational and training institutes
Under Army Training and Doctrine Command (ARTDOC)
- Bangladesh Military Academy (BMA), Bhatiary, Chittagong
- School of Infantry and Tactics (SI&T), Jalalabad Cantonment, Sylhet.
- Defence Services Command and Staff College (DSC&S), Mirpur Cantonment, Dhaka.
- National Defence College (NDC), Mirpur Cantonment, Dhaka.
- Military Institute of Science & Technology (MIST), Mirpur Cantonment, Dhaka.
- Armoured Corps Centre & School (ACC&S), Majira Cantonment, Bogra.[3]
- Engineer Centre and School of Military Engineering (ECSME), Quadirabad Cantonment, .
- Signal Training Centre and School (STC&S), Jessore Cantonment, Jessore.
- Army Service Corps Centre & School (ASCC&S), Jahanabad Cantonment, Khulna.
- Army Medical Corps Centre & School (AMCC&S), Shaheed Salahuddin Cantonment, Ghatail, Tangail
- Ordnance Centre & School (OC&S), Rajendrapur Cantonment, Gazipur
- Bangladesh Institute of Peace Support Operation Training (BIPSOT), Rajendrapur Cantonment, Gazipur.
- Electrical and Mechanical Engineering Centre and School (EMEC&S), Saidpur Cantonment, Nilphamari.
- Centre and School of Military Police, Education and Administration (CSMEA), Shahid Salahuddin Cantonment, Ghatail, Tangail.
- Army School of Physical Training and Sports (ASPTS), Dhaka Cantonment, Dhaka.
- Army School of Music (ASM), Chittagong Cantonment, Chittagong.
- Armed Forces Medical College (AFMC), Dhaka Cantonment, Dhaka.
- Artillery Centre and School (AC&S), Halishahar, Chittagong.
- School of Military Intelligence (SMI), Comilla Cantonment, Comilla.
- East Bengal Regimental Centre (EBRC), Chittagong Cantonment, Chittagong.
- Bangladesh Infantry Regimental Centre(BIRC), Rajshahi Cantonment, Rajshahi.
- Non Commissioned Officers Academy (NCOA), Majira Cantonment, Bogra.[4]
- Bangladesh University of Professionals (BUP), Mirpur Cantonment, Dhaka.
- Bangladesh National Cadet Corps (BNCC), Dhaka Cantonment, Dhaka.
References
- ↑ "Overview". Bangladesh Ansar & VDP. Retrieved 19 July 2015.
- ↑ Deakin, Daniel. "The 10 Biggest Military Reserves in the World". The Richest. Retrieved 19 July 2015.
- ↑ "Armoured Corps Center & School". Bangladesh Army. Retrieved 14 July 2014.
- ↑ Singh, Ravi Shekhar Narain (2005). Asian Strategic and Military Perspective. New Delhi: Lancer Publishers. p. 25. ISBN 817062245X.
External links
- Official Website of Bangladesh Army
- Library of Congress Country Studies assessment of Bangladesh Army (1988)
- Official Website of Bangladesh Ansar
- Army Training and Doctrine Command
- Official Website of Bangladesh National Cadet Corps
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