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Bangladesh Army Reserve

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Active
  
1971 - Present

Branch
  
Bangladesh Army

Country
  
Bangladesh

Part of
  
Ministry of Defence

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Size
  
472,000 (Army)65,000 (Cadet)18,00,000 (Ansar, Troops Only)23,37,000 (Total Reserve)

Garrison/HQ
  
Army Headquarters, Dhaka Cantonment, Bangladesh.

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.

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.

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.
  • 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.
  • Bangladesh University of Professionals (BUP), Mirpur Cantonment, Dhaka.
  • Bangladesh National Cadet Corps (BNCC), Dhaka Cantonment, Dhaka.

    • References

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