Bangladesh Army Insignia

Military Units:

The following is the list of regional commands and formations of Bangladesh Army as of 2014.

• Army Headquarters, Dhaka Cantonment

• Logistics Area Command
• 6th Independent Air Defence Artillery Brigade (Mirpur Cantonment)
• 14th Independent Engineer Brigade
• 46th Independent Infantry Brigade
• ???? Independent Signals Brigade
• Army Aviation Group

• Savar Area Command, headquartered at Savar Cantonment

• 9th Infantry Division HQ

• 9th Artillery Brigade
• 71st Infantry Brigade
• 27th Infantry Brigade

• Bogra Area Command, headquartered at Majhira Cantonment

• 11th Infantry Division HQ

• 11th Artillery Regiment
• 93rd Armoured Brigade
• 111th Infantry Brigade

• Ghatail Area Command, headquartered at Shahid Salahuddin Cantonment

• 19th Infantry Division HQ

• 19th Artillery Regiment
• 77th Infantry Brigade (Mymensingh Cantonment)
• 309th Infantry Brigade
• 98th Composite Brigade (Jamuna Bridge)

• Chittagong Area Command, headquartered at Chittagong Cantonment

• 24th Infantry Division HQ

• 24th Artillery Brigade (Guimara Cantonment)
• 65th Infantry Brigade (Kaptai Cantonment)
• 69th Infantry Brigade (Bandarban Cantonment)
• 203rd Infantry Brigade (Khagrachari Cantonment)
• 305th Infantry Brigade (Rangamati Cantonment)

• Comilla Area Command, headquartered at Comilla Cantonment

• 33rd Infantry Division HQ

• 33rd Artillery Regiment
• 44th Infantry Brigade
• 101st Infantry Brigade

• Jessore Area Command, headquartered at Jessore Cantonment

• 55th Infantry Division HQ

• 55th Artillery Brigade
• 21st Infantry Brigade
• 88th Infantry Brigade
• 15th Armored Brigade

• Rangpur Area Command, headquartered at Rangpur Cantonment

• 66th Infantry Division HQ

• 66th Artillery Brigade
• 16th Infantry Brigade
• 72nd Infantry Brigade
• 222nd Infantry Brigade (Saidpur Cantonment)

• Sylhet Area Command, headquartered at Jalalabad Cantonment

• 17th Infantry Division HQ^[1]

• 18th Infantry Brigade
• 32nd Infantry Regiment
• 33rd Infantry Regiment

Strength: 100,000

Equipments/ Weapons:

Main Battle Tanks – Some 80 PRC Type-59/-69, 60 T-54/-55 (All Chinese)
Light Tanks – Some 40 Type-62
Armoured Personnel Carrier – 20 BTR-80, some MT-LB
Towed Artillery – (To be launched optically, tracked wire guided missile)
105 mm: 30 Model 56 Pack, 50 M-101
122 mm: 20 PRC Type-54
130 mm: 40 plus PRC Type-59
Multiple Rocket Launcher – 122 mm: Reported
Mors – 81 mm
82 mm: PRC Type-53
120 mm: 50 PRC Type-53
Rocket Launcher – 106 mm: 30 M-40 AI
Anti-tank guns – 57 mm: 18 6 pounder
37 mm: 16 PRC Type-55
Air Defence guns – 37 mm: 16 PRC Type-59
57 mm: PRC Type-59
Surface-to-air missile – Some HN-5A

Links

• Official Bangladesh Army Web