Directorate General of Forces Intelligence
| প্রতিরক্ষা গোয়েন্দা মহাপরিদপ্তর | |
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| Formed | 1977 |
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| Type | Defence intelligence |
| Headquarters | DGFI Building, Sadhinota Avenue, Dhaka Cantonment, Dhaka, Bangladesh 23°47′N 90°23′E / 23.79°N 90.39°E |
| Motto | Watch and Listen for the nation, to protect national security |
| Employees | Classified |
| Annual budget | Classified |
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| Parent department | Ministry of Defence |
| Child agency | |
| Website | http://dgfi.gov.bd/ (offline since 2015) |
The Directorate General of Forces Intelligence (Bengali: প্রতিরক্ষা গোয়েন্দা মহাপরিদপ্তর), commonly known by its acronym DGFI, is the defence intelligence agency of the Bangladesh Armed Forces, responsible for the collection, collation, and evaluation of strategic and topographic information, primarily through human intelligence (HUMINT). As one of the principal members of the Bangladesh Intelligence Community, the DGFI reports to its Director-General under the executive authority of the Prime Minister of Bangladesh. The agency is primarily focused on providing intelligence support to the Prime Minister, the Cabinet, and the Armed Forces of Bangladesh.