17th Infantry Division (Bangladesh)

The 17th Infantry Division is a formation of the Bangladesh Army. It was formed as part of the development vision of Bangladesh Armed Forces Forces Goal 2030.[1] It is located in Sylhet Division.

17th Infantry Division
ActiveSeptember 2013 - present
Country Bangladesh
Branch Bangladesh Army
TypeInfantry
SizeDivision
Garrison/HQSylhet Cantonment
Commanders
Current
commander		Major General Jubaer Saleheen
Notable
commanders		Major General Mohammad Humayun Kabir

History

The division was officially formed on 17 September 2013 according to Forces Goal-2030 . Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina formally announced the raising of the Division by hoisting the flag of the division at Jalalabad Cantonment. The division started its journey with the formation of 360 Infantry Brigade and the 32 and 33 Bangladesh Infantry Regiments.[2][1]

On 23 November 2016, including division headquarters Prime Minister laid the foundation stones of eight projects, at the Sylhet Cantonment. Flag-raising ceremony of nine units, including a newly formed Brigade was also held.[3][4]

Formation

Under the division there are two new infantry brigades, 4 infantry regiments, one artillery regiment & 6 other various units.[5][6][7] Major General Shameem uz Zaman is the current commander of the division.[8]

Combat Arms

Combat support

Combat service support

  • Corps of Military Police (CMP)
    • 17 military police (MP)
  • Army Services Corps (ASC)
    • 38 Supply and Transport Battalion
  • Ordnance Corps
    • 508 Division Ordnance Company
  • Army Medical Corps (AMC)
    • 91 field ambulance

References
  1. "A new infantry division of Bangladesh Army commenced". Risingbd. Retrieved 2016-11-24.
  2. "PM launches 17 Infantry Division | Dhaka Tribune". archive.dhakatribune.com. Archived from the original on 2016-11-24. Retrieved 2016-11-24.
  3. "PM asks army to stay alert about internal, external threats". The Daily Star. 2016-11-23. Retrieved 2016-11-24.
  4. "PM tells the army to be prepared for internal, external threats". Click Ittefaq. Archived from the original on 2016-11-24. Retrieved 2016-11-24.
  5. "মাননীয় প্রধানমন্ত্রী কর্তৃক ১৭ পদাতিক ডিভিশনের অধীন ১টি পদাতিক ব্রিগেডসহ ৯টি ইউনিটের পতাকা উত্তোলন". ISPR. 2016-11-23. Archived from the original on 2016-11-24. Retrieved 2016-11-24.
  6. "News Details". www.bssnews.net. Archived from the original on 2016-11-24. Retrieved 2016-11-24.
  7. "PM Confers National Standard to Three Units of East Bengal Regiment". Archived from the original on 2016-11-25. Retrieved 2016-11-25.
  8. "Army conducts 'Operation Bagrothaba' at Swarna Dweep - Back Page - observerbd.com". The Daily Observer. Retrieved 2018-03-08.
  9. "PM goes to Sylhet Wednesday | Dhaka Tribune". www.dhakatribune.com. Retrieved 2018-02-08.
  10. "Stay alert to threats". The Daily Star. 2016-11-24. Retrieved 2018-02-08.
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