Special Force - ParaCommando Division
| Special Force - ParaCommando Division | |
|---|---|
| File:ParaCommando division Patch of Bangladesh Army,Airborne Commando Elite Division,january 2019.jpg ParaCommando division badge | |
| Country | Bangladesh |
| Allegiance | Bangladesh |
| Type | Special Operations Force |
| Role | Special Operations |
| Size | 2 Brigades(1 Brigade has been raised already) / 6 Battalions |
| Part of | Bangladesh Army |
| Nickname(s) | The Cheetahs |
| Motto(s) | Do or Die |
| Colors | Maroon |
| Commanders | |
| Current commander | A Major General will command the division as a GOC |
The Special Force - ParaCommando Division will be an independent special operations division of the Bangladesh Army. According to the Forces Goal 2030[1] this division will be officially formed within 2030 consisting of two ParaCommando Brigades.[2][3] One of those two brigades has been raised already which is known as Special Force - ParaCommando Brigade [4][5][6]
Structure
Under this division's command, there will be two ParaCommando Brigades. They are:
- Special Force - 1st ParaCommando Brigade, headquartered in Sylhet.[7]
- Special Force - 2nd ParaCommando Brigade (will be raised within 2030)
Duties
Commandos are trained to operate in any kind of missions at home and abroad. Their missions include (but are not limited to):
- Unconventional warfare
- Counter-insurgency
- Counter-narcotics
- Counter-terrorism
- Covert insertions/extractions
- Hostage rescue and personnel recovery
- Raids
- Special reconnaissance
- Airborne operation
References
- ↑ http://m.theindependentbd.com/printversion/details/32722
- ↑ "Recounting 'Operation Thunderbolt'". The Daily Star. 2017-07-03. Retrieved 2017-11-17.
- ↑ http://www.ispr.gov.bd/মহামান্য-রাষ্ট্রপতি-কর্-2/
- ↑ https://www.samakal.com/bangladesh/article/171193/যেকোনো-পরিস্থিতি-মোকাবেলায়-প্যারা-কমান্ডোদের-প্রস্তুত-থাকতে-হবে-রাষ্ট্রপতি
- ↑ "Recounting 'Operation Thunderbolt'". The Daily Star. 2017-07-03. Retrieved 2017-11-17.
- ↑ https://www.thedailystar.net/country/operation-twilight-sylhet-militant-den-ends-1382671
- ↑ "Brig Gen Zahur given Responsibility of CEO (Current Charge), DSE" (PDF). Dhaka Stock Exchange. Archived from the original (PDF) on 16 May 2012.
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