Its stated role is to seek out, close with and destroy the enemy, within a traditional infantry combat scenario, however, the regiment also provides aid to the civilian government when called upon and also contributes regularly to Bangladesh's peacekeeping commitments overseas. The regiment deployed eight Regiments to Bangladesh's UNpeacekeeping commitments:
bangladesh, infantry, regiment, infantry, regiment, regimental, system, type, bangladesh, army, raised, 2001, second, combat, regiment, after, east, bengal, regiment, regiment, raised, initially, transferring, units, east, bengal, regiment, centre, before, rec. The Bangladesh Infantry Regiment BIR is an infantry regiment regimental system type of the Bangladesh Army It was raised in 2001 as the second combat regiment after the East Bengal Regiment 1 The regiment was raised initially by transferring units of the East Bengal Regiment to the new Bangladesh Infantry Regiment centre before its own recruits were trained 2 This regiment was the first new unit raised by Bangladesh Army in the 21st Century and consequently is also known as the Regiment of the Millennium Bangladesh Infantry Regimentব ল দ শ ইনফ য ন ট র র জ ম ন টInsignia of the Bangladesh Infantry RegimentActive20 January 2001 PresentCountry BangladeshBranch Bangladesh ArmyTypeInfantryRoleGround combatSize34 battalionsGarrison HQRajshahiNickname s The Birs Mighty Motto s Powerful Fast Superior Colours BCC 27 MarchChal Chal Chal Contents 1 Role 2 See also 3 References 4 External linksRole EditIts stated role is to seek out close with and destroy the enemy within a traditional infantry combat scenario however the regiment also provides aid to the civilian government when called upon and also contributes regularly to Bangladesh s peacekeeping commitments overseas The regiment deployed eight Regiments to Bangladesh s UN peacekeeping commitments MONUC 2nd Bangladesh Infantry Regiment 7th Bangladesh Infantry Regiment UNOCI 11th Bangladesh Infantry Regiment 18th Bangladesh Infantry Regiment 19th Bangladesh Infantry Regiment UNMIL 12th Bangladesh Infantry Regiment 13th Bangladesh Infantry Regiment 14th Bangladesh Infantry Regiment UNAMIS 8th Bangladesh Infantry RegimentSee also EditEast Bengal Regiment 25th Bangladesh Infantry RegimentReferences Edit Play strong role in nation building PM tells army The Daily Star 12 November 2014 Retrieved 13 December 2017 Choose most qualified army officials for promotion PM The Daily Star 26 July 2015 Retrieved 13 December 2017 External links Edit nbsp This Bangladesh related article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte nbsp This article about a specific military unit is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Bangladesh Infantry Regiment amp oldid 1174567097, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
