Brigadier General () is a senior rank in the Bangladesh Army. It is the fourth-highest active rank 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 ...

and was created as a direct equivalent of the British military rank of

Brigadier Brigadier ( ) is a military rank, the seniority of which depends on the country. In some countries, it is a senior rank above colonel, equivalent to a brigadier general or commodore (rank), commodore, typically commanding a brigade of several t ...

. It is the truncated general rank and

flag officer A flag officer is a commissioned officer in a nation's armed forces senior enough to be entitled to fly a flag to mark the position from which that officer exercises command. Different countries use the term "flag officer" in different ways: * ...

of the army.

Details

Brigadier general is a higher rank than

Colonel Colonel ( ; abbreviated as Col., Col, or COL) is a senior military Officer (armed forces), officer rank used in many countries. It is also used in some police forces and paramilitary organizations. In the 17th, 18th, and 19th centuries, a colon ...

, but lower than Major General. The order is the equivalent of

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in the

Bangladesh Navy The Bangladesh Navy () is the naval warfare branch of the Bangladesh Armed Forces, responsible for the defence of Bangladesh's of maritime territorial area from any external threat, the security of sea ports and exclusive economic zones of Ban ...

and

Air Commodore Air commodore (Air Cdre or Air Cmde) is an air officer rank used by some air forces, with origins from the Royal Air Force. The rank is also used by the air forces of many countries which have historical British influence and it is sometimes ...

in the

Bangladesh Air Force The Bangladesh Air Force (BAF) () is the aerial warfare branch of the Bangladesh Armed Forces. The air force is primarily responsible for air defence of Bangladesh's sovereign territory as well as providing air support to the Bangladesh Army a ...

History

Prior to 2001, the

rank was known as ''brigadier'', in conformity with the rank structure of the

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. In 2001, the Bangladesh Army rechristened the rank to brigadier general.

Appointment

Brigadier generals are second most senior operational officers of the army, next to major generals. They are generally posted as a station commander of an area headquarters. In a division, brigadiers are assigned as commander of an infantry, artillery, armoured, engineer or special force brigade. Brigadiers are chief training generals of

ARTDOC Army Training and Doctrine Command also known as ARTDOC is a research-oriented formation of the Bangladesh Army. Its headquarters is located in Momenshahi Cantonment, Mymensingh. It is charged with overseeing training evaluation and reforms; we ...

commending all but infantry officers of regimental centres and schools. Under

Ministry of home affairs An interior ministry or ministry of the interior (also called ministry of home affairs or ministry of internal affairs) is a government department that is responsible for domestic policy, public security and law enforcement. In some states, the i ...

, brigadiers serve as additional director general & region commander of

Border Guard Bangladesh Border Guard Bangladesh (abbr. BGB; ) is a paramilitary force responsible for the border security of Bangladesh. The BGB is entrusted with the responsibility to defend the border of Bangladesh with India and Myanmar. It was formerly known as t ...

. Under the

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brigadiers usually designate as

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for a particular high commission or embassy. In Army Headquarters, brigadier generals may uphold as director of certain directorates of the army. They also command the

President Guard Regiment The President Guard Regiment (; abbreviated as PGR) is a cavalry regiment of Bangladesh Army under the Executive Office of the President of Bangladesh. It is located at Dhaka Cantonment, Bangabhaban and prime minister or chief adviser house. It ...

References

{{mil-rank-stub Bangladesh Army generals Bangladesh Army brigadiers Military ranks of Bangladesh

Details

History

Appointment

See also

References