In this episode of FTD Facts, we're taking a closer look into the military power of Bangladesh
We're gonna be taking a look at where Bangladesh is military ranks on a global scale as well as how their military is
Divided up as they serve their country
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Let's take a look at the military power of Bangladesh
So right off the bat
Bangladesh ranks 45 on the global scale in terms of military power and their military is broken up into three different
service branches
we have the Bangladesh army as well as a Bangladesh Navy and the Bangladesh Air Force and now the headquarters of the
Bangladeshi military is at dhaka cantonment and their motto is ever hi is my head
So the president of Bangladesh is the commander-in-chief of the Bangladeshi military and the Armed Forces
Division or the AFD is the main administrative organization now one thing to note
Is that the Ministry of Defence or the mo D doesn't exercise any authority whatsoever
over the entire Armed Forces and by the way
Armed Forces or military those words can be used interchangeably
Now there is something in Bangladesh called the Armed Forces Day and that's observed on November 21st
The official functions for this are held at the Banga hop-on as well as the Armed Forces Division Headquarters
Dhaka cantonment and at every single military
Installation around the country of Bangladesh. So now let's take a closer look into the specifics of the military power of
Bangladesh and now we'll find that in terms of overall
Military power as I mentioned Bangladesh ranks 45th in the entire world
so now when we look at their manpower, we see that Bangladesh has a total available manpower of
78 million nine hundred and thirteen thousand two hundred and eighty nine
with that said they have a total military personnel of
160,000 and all of those hundred and sixty thousand military personnel are active personnel
However, Bangladesh doesn't have any personnel in reserve now moving up into the air. Let's take a look at their air power
So the Bangladesh Air Force was put together on September 28th
1971 and what they do is they provide air support for the country of Bangladesh?
They support their army as well as their Navy of course and the Bangladeshi air force has began a process of setting up an advanced
Fighter pilot training unit and it's been named 105 advanced jet training unit and since the year 2010
Bangladesh has been aggressively purchasing new aircraft and our upgrading aircraft like their
mig-29 fleet now the total aircraft strength of Bangladesh is
175 they have 45 fighter aircraft as well as 45 attack aircraft
Their transport aircraft total sits at 12 in their possession
They have 57 trainer aircraft as well as a total helicopter strength of 59 and they don't have any attack
helicopters, though
so now when we assess the land power so the control and operations are administered by the
Department of the army of the Armed Forces
Division in addition to its main mission the Bangladeshi army is really obligated to assist the civilian government
specifically during times of national emergency
So now when you break things down into specifics the Bangladeshi military has 340 combat tanks
521 armored fighting vehicles 18 self-propelled artillery as well as
340 towed artillery and
36 rocket projectors before I continue if you enjoy military episodes like this
You gotta check out our playlist of military videos
So we look at the different countries and examine their military powers as well as we go into
specifics of the Army's the Navy's Special Forces, etc
I'll link to the playlist in the card section as well as I'll have the link down below in the video description
And also at the end of this episode now, I want to move on to the naval power of Bangladesh's military
So their Navy's motto is in war and peace
invincible at sea the Bangladeshi Navy is
responsible for
Bangladesh's maritime area and the defense of important harbors as well as economic zones and military bases
In Bangladesh the Navy also does a lot of front-line Disaster Management as well as international humanitarian
Work so they have their hands full now in terms of naval assets
Bangladesh has 89 they don't have any aircraft carriers. However, they have six frigates six Corvettes
no destroyers, however
and they have two submarines in their possession as well as 26 patrol vessels and their mine warfare sits at a total of
Four now the Bangladeshi armed force also has a Bangladesh Coast Guard for maritime law enforcement as well
as they have their border guards, which is the oldest uniformed force in
Bangladesh now
The border guards are a power military force
That's under the Ministry of Home Affairs and its officers are transferred from the Bangladesh Navy
So they're not just recruiting any random people to join in they are looking for the real deal
That's why they take from the Navy only. So Bangladesh funds all of their military activity with a total defence budget of 1.5
Nine billion dollars u.s. Now the modern history of Bangladesh is military really began
It's inception on the night of March 25th
1971 so this date was when Pakistan they launched an attack named Operation searchlight
So the Bangladeshi forces had to be organized for the war of independence in the year
1971 under 11 sectors and into three brigade size commands, which ultimately
Only one being fully operational and organized and that was the Z Force now Bangladesh has made a long term
Modernization plan for its Armed Forces and they named it Forces Gold
2013 and this plan is huge. I mean, it's
elaborate and what they plan to do is completely
Modernize and expand all of their military equipment and infrastructure and they want to provide advanced training
So like I mentioned they're providing advanced Air Force training and all of that but like they're really extending this to the entire military
So in a nutshell the Bangladesh military is just getting started
so that was your brief look into the military power of
Bangladesh and some of the things that they have planned for their military as they continue to
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Episodes where we dive into other countries and we examine their militaries their military power
We see where they rank on the global scale. We also have playlists on more videos about Bangladesh. So tune into those
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Alright, okay. That's it. I'm out of here. My name is Leroy Kenton
Thank you so much for watching and learning here with me on FTD facts, and I can't wait to see you in another episode
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so here are the playlist that I was talking about where you can learn more about the different military powers around the world as
Well as videos about Bangladesh so you can keep expanding your knowledge about this amazing
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