School of Infantry and Tactics

School of Infantry and Tactics(SI&T) is located at Jalalabad Cantonment, Sylhet, is a school dedicated to training Infantrymen and Special Forces for service in the Bangladesh Army.[1][2]

School of Infantry and Tactics(SI&T)
Founded1973
Country Bangladesh
Branch Bangladesh Army
RoleInfantry and Special Warfare Training
Part ofBangladesh Army Training & Doctrine Command
Garrison/HQJalalabad Cantonment,Sylhet

History

The institute was formed on 19 March 1973 at Comilla Cantonment. It was originally called School of Infantry. In 1974 the a tactical wing was added and it was moved to Jessore Cantonment and renamed School of Infantry and Tactics. In the same year it was renamed COMBAS and divided into separate schools for armour, artillery, engineers, and infantry. On August 1977 the institute was renamed back to School of Infantry and Tactics as it became focused again on infantry training and other branches of the army developed their own training institutes. The institute was shifted in Jalalabad Cantonment, Sylhet division, in 1979. The Special Warfare School was merged with the institution as Special Warfare Wing in 1982 and started various kinds of training under It's command.[3][4]

Units

Programs of Instruction
Bangladeshi paratroopers descend from a U.S. Air Force C-130 Hercules, during exercise Cope South over Bangladesh, Nov. 12, 2013.
  • Army Commando course(ParaCommando)[7]
  • Airborne basic course
  • Army Jungle Warfare course
  • Army Mountain Warfare
  • Counter-Terrorism course
  • Infantry Heavy Weapons Leaders Course
  • Infantry Officer Basic Course
  • Infantry Officer Weaponry Course
  • Jumpmaster
  • Pathfinder
  • Free-fall Course
  • Rigger Course
  • Sniper Course
  • Mechanised Infantry Course
  • Junior Officer Command and staff course
  • Unit Command Course(UCC)

See also

References
  1. "Maj Gen Kabir new Bangladesh envoy to Indonesia". The Daily Star. 24 October 2016. Retrieved 3 April 2017.
  2. "Waiting for answers | Dhaka Tribune". archive.dhakatribune.com. Retrieved 3 April 2017.
  3. "Army Training Institute - Bangladesh Army". army.mil.bd. Retrieved 3 April 2017.
  4. "Ferdous first female paratrooper". bdnews24.com. Retrieved 3 April 2017.
  5. "Brig Gen Zahur given Responsibility of CEO (Current Charge), DSE" (PDF). Dhaka Stock Exchange. Archived from the original (PDF) on 16 May 2012.
  6. "Maj Gen Kabir new Bangladesh envoy to Indonesia". The Daily Star. 24 October 2016. Retrieved 3 April 2017.
  7. "জাতীয় পতাকা পাচ্ছেন প্যারা কমান্ডোরা". Dailybdnews.com. 2 November 2017. Retrieved 5 November 2017.



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