The 55th 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 defend the land of Bangladesh from any external attack. Control of personnel and operations is ad ...

based in Jessore Cantonment.

History

The 55th Independent Infantry brigade was one of the five brigades formed in 1972 and stationed at Jessore Cantonment after the

independence of Bangladesh The independence of Bangladesh was Proclamation of Bangladeshi Independence, declared from Pakistan on 26 March 1971, which is now celebrated as Independence Day (Bangladesh), Independence Day. The Bangladesh Liberation War started on 26 March ...

. In 1976, it was rechristened as 21st Infantry Brigade and transferred with the newly formed 88th Infantry Brigade and the 55th Artillery Brigade to 55th Infantry division. Maj. Gen Muhammad Fazlur Haque was the first

general officer commanding General officer commanding (GOC) is the usual title given in the armies of the United Kingdom and the Commonwealth (and some other nations, such as Ireland) to a general officer who holds a command appointment. Thus, a general might be the GOC ...

. This division played a prominent capacity on aiding the suffered during

Cyclone Sidr Extremely Severe Cyclonic Storm Sidr was a tropical cyclone that resulted in one of the worst natural disasters in Bangladesh. The fourth named and the deadliest storm of the 2007 North Indian Ocean cyclone season, Sidr formed in the central B ...

in November 2007 under Major General Rafiqul Islam. 55th infantry division is also the first division to be trained with drone adversary stance under orchestration of Major General Matiur Rahman on 2016.

Formation

Under the division, there is three infantry brigade, one artillery brigade, and one armoured regiment.

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Cavalry Historically, cavalry (from the French word ''cavalerie'', itself derived from ''cheval'' meaning "horse") are groups of soldiers or warriors who Horses in warfare, fight mounted on horseback. Until the 20th century, cavalry were the most mob ...

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Infantry Infantry, or infantryman are a type of soldier who specialize in ground combat, typically fighting dismounted. Historically the term was used to describe foot soldiers, i.e. those who march and fight on foot. In modern usage, the term broadl ...

**21st Infantry Brigade ***14th

East Bengal Regiment The East Bengal Regiment () is one of the two infantry regiments of the Bangladesh Army, the other being the Bangladesh Infantry Regiment. East Bengal Regiment was founded by Major Abdul Gani. History The East Bengal Regiment was formed on ...

***19th East Bengal Regiment ***34th

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 ...

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References

{{improve categories, date=December 2024 Infantry divisions of Bangladesh Military units and formations established in the 1970s Bangladesh Army Government agencies of Bangladesh