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বাংলাদেশ সশস্ত্র বাহিনী দিবস
(Bangladesh Armed Forces Day )

War heroes honoured


Sat, Nov 21st, 2009 5:35 pm BdST


Dhaka, Nov 21 (bdnews24.com) – President Zillur Rahman and prime minister Sheikh Hasina honoured the nation's fallen war heroes on Saturday, placing wreaths at the Shikha Anirban (Eternal Flame) in Dhaka Cantonment to mark Armed Forces Day.

The day pays tribute to members of the armed forces who fought and lost their lives for Bangladesh's liberation in 1971.

Army chief M Abdul Mubeen, navy chief Zahir Uddin Ahmed and air chief Shah Md Ziaur Rahman followed the president and prime minister in laying wreaths at the Eternal Flame.

The president, prime minister and leader of the opposition Khaleda Zia issued messages on the day.

In his message, Zillur Rahman, commander-in-chief of the armed forces, said Bangladesh's army, navy and air forces were the pride of the country.

"The armed forces launched a concerted attack against the occupation force on this day in 1971 at the call of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman that helped prompt our independence," he said.

Sheikh Hasina greeted all members of the army, navy and air forces in her message.

The prime minister, also in charge of the defence ministry, said the government was giving priority to modernisation of the armed forces.

Khaleda Zia in her message said the noble contribution of the armed forces during the Liberation war will be remembered forever in history.

State-owned Bangladesh Television and other private TV channels are telecasting special programmes and the daily newspapers have published special issues marking the day.

Prime minister and leader of the opposition chief are scheduled to attend a reception at the cantonment in the evening.

:: bdnews24.com ::
 

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LB could you shed some idea where the Mig 29s are getting serviced.
India had some agreement with Malaysia IIRC for their fleet of MIG 29.
Sorry for the very very late reply.

BAF Mig-29s are serviced at Ukraine mainly.But some components are sent to Russia may be.
 

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Dude! you got any pics of the bangladesh army Yagatans ! Wiki says you guys got some!
 

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Dude! you got any pics of the bangladesh army Yagatans ! Wiki says you guys got some!
Its still a speculation.We still don't have them.

But according to Bdmilitary .com,Bangladesh ordered around 70 T-84.
However that's not a reliable source.

We have to wait for final confirmation on 26th March Independence Day parade.
 

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Bangladeshi peacekeepers train 1st Engineer Company for Liberia's new army

Source: United Nations Mission in Liberia (UNMIL)

Date: 02 Dec 2009


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Gbarnga, Liberia – The first engineer company of the new Armed Forces of Liberia (AFL) have graduated after receiving three months of training in basic combat engineering from Bangladesh Engineer Contingent-12 of the UN Mission in Liberia (UNMIL). The 60-strong company received tuition in various disciplines of combat engineering, including road and bridge construction, masonry, mine laying and mine clearing, field defence and obstacles, water supply, engineering plants, roads and airfield construction. Additionally, the officers' corps of the company took lessons in engineer tactics, engineer intelligence, and engineer support planning.

Before the graduation ceremony, the new AFL engineers put on a show of the military engineering techniques and tactics they had acquired, by effectively displaying their ability to use hand power tools, and remain calm under stress. They conducted an obstacle breaking operation, assault river crossing operation, mine laying and mine clearing operations, as well as executing target demolition.

Speaking at the graduation ceremony, UNMIL Sector B Commander Brigadier-General Rahman Muhammad Majibur noted that UNMIL was now increasingly involved in peace-building efforts rather than peacekeeping in Liberia. "We would like to see the AFL, along with other security agencies, take full charge of the country's security and other law and order situations," he said. To the newly trained AFL engineers, General Majibur cautioned them that their careers "are full of challenges which can only be overcome by professional efficiency, sheer hard work, and dedication."

On his part, Liberia's Deputy Defence Minister for Operations, Danesius Seigbe expressed the gratitude of the Government of Liberia to UNMIL, especially the Bangladeshi peacekeepers, for the training, saying, "We are grateful for the mentorship and training opportunities we continue to receive from our international partners." Mr. Seigbe assured Liberians that in addition to its core mission, the new AFL would play a major role in the country's reconstruction. "We will make the commitment; we will make the sacrifice; we will go through vigorous training to become the ultimate defenders of this noble republic," he added.

AFL Chief of Staff Major General S.A. Abdurrahman, who also spoke at the ceremony, described the new AFL engineering unit as a "path finder that will lead the way for Liberia's recovery and reconstruction." He told them that, military engineers, also known as sappers, are an important component of every army in the world. "They are the first to go the battlefield, and the last to leave," he pointed out, reminding them that as the pioneer engineers of the new AFL, they had a huge responsibility to go to every nook and cranny of Liberia to open up the country for development.

Certificates were presented to the new engineers by Deputy Defence Minister Danesius Seigbe, Sector B Commander General Majibur and AFL Chief of Staff, Major General Abdurrahman. Prior to the combat engineering training provided by the Bangladeshi peacekeepers, the soldiers had received general military training from two commercial American military training organizations.

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Bangladeshi to lead UN peacekeepers in Ivory Coast
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The United Nations is going to appoint a major general f.rom Bangladesh Army as the commander of its peacekeeping mission in Ivory Coast.

Chairman of parliamentary standing committee on defence ministry M Idris Ali said this to reporters at the Zia International Airport on his arrival after a 14-day official visit to the peacekeeping missions in the African states of Ivory Coast and Congo.

A number of members of Bangladesh armed forces and police are engaged in the UN missions there.

Talking to the press, Idris Ali also pointed out that there are some problems Bangladeshi peacekeepers are facing abroad.

The standing committee will submit recommendations to the government in this regard like taking initiatives to provide Bangladeshi soldiers with cheap phone call rates for talking to their relatives back in the country and chartering aircraft to fly them home on annual holidays, he said.

The Awami League lawmaker led a six-member delegation to Ivory Coast and Congo to witness the operational and administrative duties of Bangladesh contingent deployed there.

The team also visited various military installations and called on high officials of the UN peacekeeping operations.

Many think that such visits to UN peace mission areas will enhance the morale of Bangladeshi troops and help make them more dutiful.

Idris Ali told reporters that the UN would increase participation of Bangladeshi soldiers in its peacekeeping missions in the two countries.

Bangladesh is the second highest contributor to UN's peacekeeping missions in terms of number of peacekeepers. The United States secured the number one position in terms of financial contributions.

Earlier, US President Barack Obama invited Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina along with heads of 10 other countries contributing peacekeepers to the missions to a meeting in New York on September 23 where they exchanged views and experiences on UN peacekeeping operations across the world.

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BDR set to recruit over 1,000 jawans
Faces manpower shortage for arrest of large number of troops; departmental trial likely to complete before CID charge sheet in Pilkhana carnage case
Kailash Sarkar

Bangladesh Rifles (BDR) will have 1,073 new members in January in its first recruitment since the February 25-26 mutiny at Pilkhana headquarters.

The decision has been taken to resolve the manpower shortage the border force faces with a huge number of its troops detained on mutiny charges, BDR Director General Major General Mainul Islam told The Daily Star yesterday.

A circular for recruitment of 1,000 troops is coming up, while one seeking applications for 73 non-paramilitary positions has already been published, he added.

Criminal Investigation Department sources said 3,500 BDR men have been arrested across the country so far. Of them, 2,163 were held at Pilkhana headquarters in the capital.

Many of the accused would lose jobs as punishment, they added.

Of the 1,000 jawans to be enrolled, 482 will come in general quota and the rest 518 in quotas for Ansar and VDP, indigenous people, public orphanages and the children of freedom fighters.

The recruitment tests will begin on January 14 and continue till January 28. They would be held at different BDR camps and metropolitan and district headquarters.

BDR officials will oversee the selection process. Those to be picked will be issued with appointment letters on the examination day.

Meanwhile, the border force authorities plan to begin departmental trial of suspected mutineers at Pilkhana before CID submits a probe report in the carnage case, said sources.

CID, they added, might take more time to complete the mutiny probe, though the home ministry had earlier said the investigation report would be submitted before the year ends.

Talking to The Daily Star yesterday, Home Minister Sahara Khatun said the government is striving to ensure a fair trial of the carnage case.

Queried when she thinks CID would submit its report, she replied, "It's not possible to have a thorough investigation by working to a time limit.”

The government wanted to complete the probe within its first year in office. But now it seems the job might take a little longer, as the investigation is leading to new links and suspects, she continued.

“The CID officials however are trying their best to complete the probe as soon as possible.”

Speaking in return for anonymity, a top-ranking BDR official yesterday told The Daily Star, "If the departmental trial is not completed before CID turns in its charge sheet, the trials at the special courts might be delayed with the accused taking out stay on the proceedings."

The BDR DG however would not comment on the matter.

Sources in the force and home ministry said the government wants to complete the departmental proceedings first to avert potential legal complexities.

In November, BDR formed six special courts headed by its director general to try around 7,000 border troops on charges of mutiny.

The courts have already begun proceedings in Rangamati, Bandarban, Satkhira and Feni.

According to the rules, charges are pressed and arrest warrants issued on the opening day of the special trial, and the following day, the accused are produced before the court.

At the end of the second day, the court is adjourned giving the accused 27 days' time to prepare for defence.

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BAF to deploy contingent in UN Peacekeeping Mission


Bangladesh Air Force (BAF) is going to deploy contingent BANAIR-1 at United Nations Mission in Central African Republic and Chad (MINURCAT), reports UNB.

BANAIR-1 (Aviation Unit) comprising of 104 BAF members would be deployed at MINURCAT from January 10, said an ISPR release Thursday.

Main body of BANAIR-1 would leave the city for Chad on January 20.

Chief of Air Staff Air Marshal SM Ziaur Rahman briefed the members of BANAIR-1 in the city Thursday.

He called upon them to discharge their duties with honesty, professionalism and sincerity and bring honour for BAF as well as for the country.

BAF also is going to deploy three helicopters at MINURCAT.

BAF to deploy contingent in UN Peacekeeping Mission
 

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JS body holds closed-door meeting on defence policy

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'The culture of secrecy' in running the country's armed forces should come to an end, as the citizens have the right to know how the forces are being run, suggested a number of members of the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Defence Ministry yesterday.

They made the suggestion during a closed door meeting of the committee that opened a scrutinising discussion on a draft of the country's first defence policy prepared by the Armed Forces Division.

After the meeting, some of the committee members talked to The Daily Star about some of their discussions.

"We will seek opinions of ministries concerned and the army, navy and air force once we have a framework in place for the defence policy," M Idris Ali, chief of the committee, told The Daily Star after the meeting.

He said more discussions on the draft will follow in the committee.

"The ultimate product of our meeting will not be kept secret. We will disclose everything for the public, except some sensitive matters if there is any," the committee chief added.

Talking to The Daily Star after the meeting, a number of committee members said in the meeting some of them also suggested modernisation of the armed forces in line with the changing time.

They also said the draft of the defence policy is voluminous, which it should not be, adding that it deals with many unnecessary things in it as well.

A member of the committee said the meeting also discussed the issue of the army's role being questioned after August 15, 1975 for a series of coups and counter coups, and for grabbing of the state power twice by the force.

He said however their role in preparing the latest voter list with photographs, and in assisting victims in post natural disaster situations are lauded by the people.

Meanwhile, Planning Minister Air Vice-marshal (retd) AK Khandker, yesterday told the House that a total of 75 officials of the armed forces had been sent to forced retirement or dismissed from the services during the BNP-led alliance government.

Khandker, who is also in charge of defence ministry affairs in the parliament, in a scripted answer to a query of ruling Awami League lawmaker Nasrul Hamid said 36 of those defence officials were of the army, 26 of the navy, and 13 of the air force.

In reply to a query of BNP lawmaker ABM Ashraf Uddin Nizan, the planning minister said a total of 1,069 officers of the armed forces are working in UN peacekeeping missions, 907 of whom are from the army, 67 from the navy, and 96 from the air force.

He said foreign currencies equivalent of over Tk 5,194 crore have been deposited in Bangladesh Bank as their incomes from the missions till now.

JS body holds closed-door meeting on defence policy
 

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Bangladesh Air Force sends pilots for training on F-18 Jets

The Bangladesh Air Force is now sending pilots to train on F/A-18s of the US military, primarily the US Marines, which is the largest operator of the aircraft after the UN Navy.

This perhaps signals the BAF's interest to procure such aircraft in the future in line with Bangladesh's new "digitalisation policy" led by the Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina.

Note this BAF pilot has removed all his national squadron markings, while undergoing training at an unnamed US military airbase in the Asia-Pacific region.

Source:Bdmilitary




 

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However,there is no solid confirmation whether or not BAF is going to induct Super Hornets in future.It is still cloudy as to why these pilots were sent to US to train on Hornets.

It must also be mentioned,that couple of years ago,US marines had left a single Super Hornet in Bangladesh Air force base,after a joint exercise between USMC and BAF.So,one can only speculate on these matters right now.

It is better to wait,before reaching any conclusion.
 

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Big plan on war weapon purchase
JS told of 10-yr dev plan for armed forces
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The government yesterday unveiled its plans and ongoing processes of purchasing weapons of war and armoured vehicles to enhance and consolidate combat proficiency of Bangladesh Army, Navy and Air Force.

Planning Minister Air Vice Marshal (retd) AK Khandker, also in charge of the defence ministry in parliamentary affairs, yesterday notified the parliament about the government's plans and on going processes for the purchase.

He said the government has planned to buy various weapons of war and combat vehicles in the current fiscal year as part of its 10-year-long development plan for the armed forces.

Efforts have been made to purchase seven tanks and one armoured recovery vehicle for army, and 80 armoured vehicles, five armoured recovery vehicles, five armoured ambulances and two helicopters for UN peacekeeping mission, added Khandker.

"Besides, the government has approved in principle and allocated necessary funds to double the capacity of Bangladesh Ordnance Factory to produce ammunition for small arms," said the planning minister in reply to a written query from BNP lawmaker Harunur Rashid.

He said, the process of purchasing two maritime patrol aircraft through international tender and building of five patrol craft at Khulna shipyard is underway. The decision on building or purchasing two large patrol craft, a hydrographic survey vessel and one oil tanker at local or foreign shipyard is also under consideration.

In addition, the government has planned to purchase one or two old frigates for navy from other countries under government to government deal, he said, adding that process of purchasing of offshore patrol vessel from UK navy and a large patrol craft are progressing.

"The government also has plans to upgrade missile boats and patrol crafts with modern missiles to improve the combat efficiency of navy," he said.

On modernising the air force Khandker said the government has a scheme to purchase a fighter squadron, air-to-air missiles, one surface-to-air missile system, one air defence radar and two helicopters in the current fiscal year.


EXPENDITURE ON MEDICAL & TRAINING
In reply to AL lawmaker Israfil Alam's query, the planning minister also placed a report on the armed forces' previous five years' expenditure on medical and training purposes through military medical service directorate.

According to the report, since fiscal year 2005-06 Tk 338.03 crore was spent on medical purpose while Tk 1.35 crore on training.

NEW CADET COLLEGE
In response to a query from Jatiya Party lawmaker MA Jabber, the planning minister said the government has a plan to set up a women's cadet college in Gopalganj or in Khulna or Bagerhat depending on availability of land and fund.

Big plan on war weapon purchase
 

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Bangladesh Army Sniper teams

Standard issue- Type-85(Chinese copy of Dragunov SVD),some also use Romanian ROMAK,and some units use Accuracy International Arctic Warfare L-39



 

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