Para Commando Brigade (Bangladesh)

Para-Commando Brigade(Bangladesh Army)
Active	1971 – Present
Country	Bangladesh
Allegiance	Bangladesh
Type	Special Operations Force
Role	Special Operations
Size	3 Battalions
Part of	Bangladesh Army
Garrison/HQ	Sylhet
Nickname(s)	The Cheetahs
Motto(s)	Do or Die
Colors	Maroon
Equipment	Colt M4A1, Type 56, Type 81, Dragunov SVD, Accuracy International Arctic Warfare, M1911, MP5A3
Engagements	Bangladesh Liberation War United Nations Military Missions United Nations Peacekeeping Gulf War Chittagong Hill Tracts Insurgency Operation Thunderbolt

Para-commando Brigade(Bangladesh Army) is a Specialized and an independent Special operation's Brigade in Bangladesh Army.Bangladesh Government has taken a plan to make the Armed forces more powerful and potential. For that Reason, Forces Goal 2030 has been started. Forces Goal 2030 is a long-term modernization program for Bangladesh Armed Forces. Its main purpose is expanding the force size, acquiring modern war-machines and providing next level training. The goal also emphasizes developing indigenous defence industries. According to This ,Special Force: Army Para-Commando has been upgraded in to a Brigade.This Brigade's Main work is to perform special operations in any time,any moment,any situation,any place .

Structure

Under this Brigade's Command ,there are three Para-Commando Battalions. They are:

• • 1. 1st Para-Commando Battalion

• • 2. 2nd Para-Commando Battalion

• • 3.3rd Para-Commando Battalion

Duties

Para-Commandos in a joint Special Forces exercise with American Special Forces(Rangers)

Commandos are trained to operate in any kind of missions at home and abroad. Their missions include (but are not limited to):

• Advanced Warfare
• Amphibious warfare
• Static/Free-fall/HAHO/HALO Jump & Operations
• Counter-insurgency
• Counter-narcotics
• Counter-terrorism
• Covert insertions/extractions
• Special reconnaissance
• Hostage rescue and personnel recovery
• Raids
• Underwater demolition
• Unconventional Warfare

Para-commandos are in a joint Special forces Airborne exercise with U.S. Rangers

Rewards/Padaks

• • 1.Bir Sreshtho]

• • 2.Bir Uttam

• • 3. Bir Bikram

• • 4. Bir Pratik

• • 6.Sena Biratta Padak

• • 7.Sena Paradarsita Padak

• • 8.Best Commando Award

Etc.

Before Rising any Commando unit in Bangladesh There were many Commandos.They were trained in Pakistan Army Special Force- SSG. But after rising the commando unit their names has been kept in it.Most of them are War Heroes from Bangladesh Liberation War ,1971. Some of them are:- Lieutenant General Ziaur Rahman,BU;Colonel Abu Taher,BU;Colonel A.T.M. Haider,BU;Major M .Anwar Hossain(Hail Commando),SBP;Brigadier Rab,BP;Brigadier Musa;Brigadear General Zahurul Haque,SBP;Lieutenant Colonel Md. Mustafizur Rahma,SBP,PSC;Lieutenant Colonel M.M. Imrul Hassan,SBP etc.

Wars/Battles

• • 1. Bangladesh Liberation War  :

Flag of Bangladesh Armed Forces during Liberation War

Bangladesh got it's independence in 1971 by a great liberation war.During the war Bangladesh Armed Force was divided in 11 sectors.In every sector,there were some specialized teams.They were called commandos.There were some trained commando officers,they made some special operation's team.And these teams successfully lunched many conventional and unconventional small and big operations.Now all these operations is the part of the history.Under sector -1,2,9,11;there were most powerful commandos.That time they were known as 'Garilla Bahini' . Sector -9 was only for the commandos.And this sector lunched many Amphibious Warfare during the war of Liberation. Under sector -2,there was a great commando unit.It's name was "Crack Platoon".They lunched many times many danderous and risky operations on Pakistan Army in Dhaka during Liberation war. Sector -1's Commanding Officer and Sector -11's Commanding Officer,these two were two Leagent Commando Officer.They were Major General Ziaur Rahman and Colonel Abu Taher .They made many commando teams during the war of liberation.And they Lunched many successfull operations on Pakistan Army .