The 17th Infantry Division is a formation of the

Bangladesh Army The Bangladesh Army is the land warfare branch and the largest component of the Bangladesh Armed Forces. The primary mission of the Army is to provide necessary forces and capabilities to deliver the Bangladeshi government's security and defe ...

. It was formed as part of the development vision of

Bangladesh Armed Forces The Bangladesh Armed Forces ( bn, বাংলাদেশ সশস্ত্র বাহিনী, Bangladesh Sashastra Bahinī) are the combined military forces of the People's Republic of Bangladesh. It consists of the three uniformed m ...

Forces Goal 2030 Forces Goal 2030 is a military modernization program of the Bangladesh Armed Forces which began in 2009 and revised in 2017, designed to the capabilities of the three services of the Bangladesh armed forces: the Army, the Navy and the Air Forc ...

. It is located in

Sylhet Division Sylhet Division ( bn, সিলেট বিভাগ) is the northeastern division of Bangladesh. It is bordered by the Indian states of Meghalaya, Assam and Tripura to the north, east and south respectively, and by the Bangladeshi divisions ...

History

The division was officially formed on 17 September 2013 according to Forces Goal-2030 . Prime Minister

Sheikh Hasina Sheikh Hasina Wazed (''née'' Sheikh Hasina ; ; bn, শেখ হাসিনা ওয়াজেদ, Shēkh Hasinā, , born 28 September 1947) is a Bangladeshi politician who has served as the Prime Minister of Bangladesh since January 2 ...

formally announced the raising of the division by hoisting the divisional flag at

Jalalabad Cantonment Jalalabad Cantonment ( bn, জালালাবাদ সেনানিবাস) is a cantonment located in Sylhet, Bangladesh. Jalalabad Cantonment is the home of the Bangladesh Army's 17th Infantry Division, the School of Infantry & Tactics (S ...

. The division started its journey with the formation of 360 Infantry Brigade and the 32 and 33 Bangladesh Infantry Regiments. On 23 November 2016, the Prime Minister laid the foundation stones of eight projects, including the division headquarters, at the Sylhet Cantonment. A flag-raising ceremony of nine units, including a newly formed brigade was also held.

Formation

Under the division there are 3 new infantry brigades, 8 infantry regiments, 1 artillery brigade, 3 artillery regiment and 7 other various units.

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Chowdhury Mohammad Azizul Haque Hazary Mohammad Azizul Haque Hazary OSP, SGP, ndc, psc, MPhilis a major general of Bangladesh Army and General Officer Commanding (GOC) of 17th Infantry Division, Jalalabad Cantonment & Area Commander, Sylhet Area, Sylhet. Career In 2019, Hazary ser ...

is the current commander of the division. One of the previous commanders, Major General Jubayer Salehin, who also served as Sylhet Area as its Area Commander became the Commandant of the

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(DSCSC).

Combat Arms Combat arms (or fighting arms in non-American parlance) are troops within national armed forces who participate in direct tactical ground combat. In general, they are units that carry or employ weapons, such as infantry, cavalry, and artillery ...

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** 17 Artillery Brigade ** 18 Field Regiment Artillery ** 22 Field Regiment Artillery ** 50 Field Regiment Artillery *

Infantry Infantry is a military specialization which engages in ground combat on foot. Infantry generally consists of light infantry, mountain infantry, motorized infantry & mechanized infantry, airborne infantry, air assault infantry, and mar ...

: ** 11 Infantry Brigade (Sylhet cantonment, raised in 2016) ** 360 Infantry Brigade ** 52 Infantry Brigade ** 6 Bangladesh Infantry Regiment (BIR) ** 34 Bangladesh Infantry Regiment (BIR) ** 42 Bangladesh Infantry Regiment (BIR) ** 13 East Bengal Regiment (EBR or simply East Bengal) ** 38 East Bengal Regiment (EBR or simply East Bengal) ** 61 East Bengal Regiment (EBR or simply East Bengal) (Rear) ** 64 East Bengal Regiment (EBR or simply East Bengal) ** 65 East Bengal Regiment (EBR or simply East Bengal)

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* Corps of Engineers **21 Engineer Battalion *

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** 598 Field Intelligence Unit (FIU) * Corps of Signals (Sig) ** 8 Signal Battalion

Combat service support The term combat service support (or CSS) is utilized by numerous military organizations throughout the world to describe entities that provide direct and indirect sustainment services to the groups that engage (or are potentially to be engaged) ...

* Corps of Military Police (CMP) ** 17 military police (MP) * Army Services Corps (ASC) ** 38 Supply and Transport Battalion * Ordnance Corps ** 508 Division Ordnance Company *

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(AMC) ** 91 field ambulance

References

{{reflist Infantry divisions of Bangladesh Military units and formations established in 2013