Bangladesh Army Airborne School
| Bangladesh Army Airborne School | |
|---|---|
 Bangladeshi paratroopers descend from a C-130 Aircraft in Bangladesh & U.S. joint Special forces exercise | |
| Active | June 1988 – present |
| Country |  Bangladesh |
| Branch |  Bangladesh Army |
| Type | Military training |
| Role | Special skills training |
| Garrison/HQ | Jalalabad Cantonment,Sylhet |
| Nickname(s) | Para Training School |
| Colors | Sky Blue & Maroon |
The Bangladesh Army Airborne School – widely known as Para Training School [1][2]-conducts the basic paratrooper (military parachutist) training for the Bangladesh Armed Forces. It is operated by the Special Warfare Wing of School of Infantry and Tactics. The Airborne School conducts the Basic Para Course and Advance Para Course,Free Fall Course,Rigger Course,Pathfinder Course,Jump Master Course;which are open to troops from all branches of the Bangladesh Armed forces.[3]
History[edit]
In 1976, special warfare wing was established at Chittagong Cantonment.Later,it was shifted to the Sylhet cantonment.From then this wing started working under the Bangladesh Army School of Infantry and Tactics(SI&T).[4] This was the first step towards the formation of a special force in Independent Bangladesh.[5] In 1980, the army commando course and the counter-insurgency course was started in special warfare wing. In the same year, the special warfare wing was expanded to special warfare school.The Army Airborne School was established in 1988 at Sylhet Cantonment under Special Warfare Wing.In 1988,the para training course was started for the first time at the special warfare school. A group of Commandos were sent to Pakistan and Indonesia for Advanced Commando and Airborne Training.Successfully competing their training there,they came back home and started Para & Advanced Commando Course in Bangladesh. It is Major(Retired) Ahsan Ilahee(Papa Para) who was the first instructor and Pioneer of Parachuting in Bangladesh.[6]
See Also[edit]
1.School of Infantry and Tactics
3.Para-Commando Brigade(Bangladesh Army)
4. 17 PARA Infantry Brigade(Bangladesh)
References[edit]
- ↑ "Maj Gen Kabir new Bangladesh envoy to Indonesia". The Daily Star. 24 October 2016. Retrieved 3 April 2017.
- ↑ "Waiting for answers | Dhaka Tribune". archive.dhakatribune.com. Retrieved 2017-04-03.
- ↑ "Brig Gen Zahur given Responsibility of CEO (Current Charge), DSE" (PDF). Dhaka Stock Exchange. Archived from the original (PDF) on 16 May 2012.
- ↑ https://www.google.com/search?q=school+of+infantry+and+tactics+bangladesh&oq=school+of+infantry+and+tactics+bangladesh&aqs=chrome.0.69i59j0.4476j0j4&client=ms-android-samsung&sourceid=chrome-mobile&ie=UTF-8
- ↑ https://www.army.mil.bd/Army-Training-Institute
- ↑ "জাতীয় পতাকা পাচ্ছেন প্যারা কমান্ডোরা". Dailybdnews.com. 2 November 2017. Retrieved 5 November 2017.
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