Bangladesh Infantry Regiment

Bangladesh Infantry Regiment
বাংলাদেশ ইনফ্যান্ট্রি রেজিমেন্ট
Insignia of the Bangladesh Infantry Regiment
Active	21 April 2001 – present
Country	Bangladesh
Branch	Bangladesh Army
Type	Infantry
Role	Ground combat
Size	46 battalions
Garrison/HQ	Bangladesh Infantry Regimental Centre, Rajshahi Cantonment
Nickname(s)	The BIR ("Mighty" in Bangla)
Motto(s)	Powerful, Fast, Superior
Colours	(BCC–27)
March	"Song of the Youth"

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 East Bengal Regiment, before its own recruits were trained. This regiment was the first new regiment raised by the Bangladesh Army in the 21st Century, and consequently is also known as the Regiment of the Millennium.

Role

Its stated role is to seek out, close with and destroy the enemy, within a traditional infantry combat scenario, however, the regiment also provides aid to the civilian government when called upon and also contributes regularly to Bangladesh's peacekeeping commitments overseas. The regiment deployed eight battalions to Bangladesh's UN peacekeeping commitments:

• MONUC
  • 7th Bangladesh Infantry Regiment (7 BIR)
• UNOCI
  • 18th Bangladesh Infantry Regiment (18 BIR)
• UNMIL
  • 12th Bangladesh Infantry Regiment (12 BIR)
  • 13th Bangladesh Infantry Regiment (13 BIR)
• UNAMIS
  • 8th Bangladesh Infantry Regiment (8 BIR)

See also

• East Bengal Regiment