Armed Forces

Armed Forces

Maritime security: US helping Bangladesh develop UAS

The US is working with Bangladesh’s army and navy to develop an Unmanned Aerial System (UAS) capability for Bangladesh, said the US Embassy in Dhaka in a statement yesterday.

1w ago

Armed forces get magistracy power for 60 more days

The public administration ministry issued a notification in this regard yesterday

2w ago

UN rights official raises concerns over allegations involving army personnel

Grażyna Baranowska, vice chairperson of the United Nations Working Group on Enforced or Involuntary Disappearances (WGEID), paid a courtesy call on Chief of Army Staff General Waker-Uz-Zaman at the army headquarters

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Bangladesh Army denounces false report on ‘Military Operations Zone’

In an official statement issued by the Inter-Services Public Relations, the Bangladesh Army dismissed the report titled, "Bangladesh to declare Cox's Bazar to Bandarban area as a military operations zone", as completely false, baseless, and motivated

2m ago

Names of the individuals who took shelter in cantonments after Aug 5

ISPR releases names of 626 the army sheltered post August 5; urges all to avoid misleading narratives over settled issue

2m ago

Aug 5 aftermath: ISPR releases list of 626 the army sheltered

The army provided temporary shelter to 626 individuals who sought protection amid the poor law and order situation following the July uprising, said an ISPR statement last night.

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Ex-soldier among 3 held for 'plotting subversive activities': ISPR

A dismissed soldier and two of his associates were arrested today for allegedly plotting subversive activities and attempting to incite chaos, the Inter Services Public Relations (ISPR) said in a press statement

2m ago

Bangladesh, Saudi Arabia for strengthening bilateral military ties

First Joint Committee Meeting on Defence Cooperation held

2m ago

BGB's new DG Ashrafuzzaman Siddiqui takes charge

Maj Gen Mohammad Ashrafuzzaman Siddiqui has joined as the director general of Border Guard Bangladesh

1y ago

Ashrafuzzaman Siddiqui new BGB DG

Major General Mohammad Ashrafuzzaman Siddiqui has been appointed as the new director general of Border Guard Bangladesh

1y ago

Army chief inspects activities of army personnel deployed for polls

Chief of Army Staff General SM Shafiuddin Ahmed visited Cox's Bazar to observe the activities of Bangladesh Army deployed in the city to assist the civil administration under 'In Aid to the Civil Power' on the occasion of the upcoming 12th parliamentary election

1y ago

Lt Gen Waker-Uz-Zaman posted to CGS in army

The principal staff officer of the Armed Forces Division (AFD) Lieutenant General Waker-Uz-Zaman has been posted to the chief of general staff (CGS) of Bangladesh Army

1y ago

Visiting Indian, Russian war veterans call on army chief

During the meeting, the army chief recalled with gratitude the contribution of all members of allied Indian forces who took part in the 1971 Liberation War of Bangladesh

1y ago

Air Force chief returns from US

Chief of Air Staff of Bangladesh Air Force (BAF) Air Chief Marshal Shaikh Abdul Hannan returned to Bangladesh today after an official visit to the United States

1y ago

67 navy personnel to join UN peacekeeping in South Sudan

A total of 67 members of Bangladesh Navy left here today to join Bangladesh Navy's Force Marine Unit-9 in UN peacekeeping mission, South Sudan

1y ago

Bangladesh, India hold defence dialogue

The 5th annual defence dialogue between Bangladesh and India was held in Dhaka today

1y ago

Vice Admiral M Nazmul Hassan takes over as navy chief

Vice Admiral M Nazmul Hassan has been appointed as the new chief of naval staff

2y ago

Nazmul Hassan made new Navy chief

The government appointed Rear Admiral M Nazmul Hassan as chief of Bangladesh Navy today

2y ago