403 Battle Group is the only military organization of
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 defend the land of Bangladesh from any external attack. Control of personnel and operations is ad ...
established to test and validate existing and new doctrines related to training and operations. It is part of the
Army Training and Doctrine Command (ARTDOC).
Overview
On 25 July 2007, the flag-raising ceremony of the newly established 403 Battle Group and five units under its command was held at Mymensingh Cantonment in
Mymensingh
Mymensingh () is a metropolis, metropolitan city and capital of Mymensingh Division, Bangladesh. Located on the bank of the Old Brahmaputra River, Brahmaputra River, about north of the national capital Dhaka, it is a major financial center ...
. ARTDOC undertakes various types of research and development related projects which are later validated through 403 Battle Group.
Mission
The official mission statement for 403 Battle Group states:
Provide ground testing facilities to ARTDOC for formulating the doctrine of Bangladesh Army.
Components
Major General
Anwar Hussain inaugurated five units under its command. Initially consisted of one infantry
battalion
A battalion is a military unit, typically consisting of up to one thousand soldiers. A battalion is commanded by a lieutenant colonel and subdivided into several Company (military unit), companies, each typically commanded by a Major (rank), ...
, one independent armoured
squadron, one independent Field Artillery Battery, one independent field Engineer Company and one independent division support company.
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* 27th
Bangladesh Infantry Regiment
The Bangladesh Infantry Regiment (BIR) is an infantry regiment of the Bangladesh Army. It was raised in 2001 as the second infantry regiment after the East Bengal Regiment. The regiment was raised initially by renaming some battalions of the Eas ...
.
* 15 Independent Armored Squadron.(Posted to
24th Infantry Division)
* 34th Independent Field Artillery Battery .
* 45th Independent Field Engineers Company .
* 99th Independent Division Support Company.
However, currently the Armoured squadron is not present in the Battle Group.
References
Army units and formations of Bangladesh
Test and evaluation units and formations
Military units and formations established in 2007