Bangladesh Army

Bangladesh Army
Bangladesh Army
বাংলাদেশ সেনাবাহিনী
	Insignia of the Bangladesh Army
Founded	26 March 1971; (54 years, 11 months)
Country	Bangladesh
Type	Land force
Role	Land warfare
Size	160,000 troops; 13,408 civilians
Part of	Bangladesh Armed Forces
Army Headquarters	Dhaka Cantonment
Mottos	"In War, In Peace, We are everywhere for our Nation" ; ("সমরে আমরা, শান্তিতে আমরা, সর্বত্র আমরা দেশের তরে")
Colors	Service uniform: Khaki, Phthalo Green; ; Combat uniform: Olive, Black, Khaki, Maroon; ;
March	The Song of Youth ; ("নতুনের গান")
Anniversaries	Armed Forces Day (21 November)
Equipment	List of equipment of the Bangladesh Army
Engagements	List Bangladesh War of Independence; Chittagong Hill Tracts Counter Insurgency; Sierra Leone Civil War; Gulf War; 2015 Bangladesh–Arakan Army border clash; Operation Thunderbolt; Operation Twilight; United Nations peacekeeping; ;
Decorations	1. Bir Sreshtho ; 2. Bir Uttom ; 3. Bir Bikrom ; 4. Bir Protik ;
Website	army.mil.bd
Commanders
Commander-in-Chief	President Mohammed Shahabuddin
Chief of Army Staff	General Waker-Uz-Zaman
Chief of General Staff	Lieutenant-General Muhammad Mainur Rahman
Insignia
Flag of the Bangladesh Army
Aircraft flown
Helicopter	AS365 Dauphin, Bell 206, Mi-171Sh, Bell 407GXi
Trainer	Cessna 152
Transport	Cessna 208B, EADS CASA C-295

The Bangladesh Army (Bengali: বাংলাদেশ সেনাবাহিনী, romanized: Bāṅlādēś shēnābāhinī) is the principal land warfare branch of the Bangladesh Armed Forces responsible for defending the sovereignty and territorial integrity of Bangladesh. Operating under the Ministry of Defence, the army is tasked with national defense, disaster response, and supporting civil authorities during emergencies. Established officially after the 1971 Liberation War, the Bangladesh Army has since evolved into a professional, modern force engaged in peacekeeping missions under the United Nations as well as national security operations.

The Bangladesh Army is also constitutionally obligated to assist the government, during times of domestic or national emergencies. This additional role is commonly referred to as "aid to civil administration" or, using the Latin form, "Protectio, Transparentia, Reintegratio".