Bangladesh Infantry Regiment

Bangladesh Infantry Regiment
Bangladesh Infantry Regiment
	File:BIR monogram.jpg Cap badge of the Bangladesh Infantry Regiment
Active	20 January 2001-Present
Country	Bangladesh
Branch	Army
Type	Infantry
Role	Infantry
Size	47-49 Regiments
Garrison/HQ	Rajshahi
Nickname(s)	The Birs (Mighty)
Motto(s)	"Powerful, Fast, Superior" "Innallaha Ala Qulli Shayyin Qadir" Truly Allah has Power over all Things.
March	Chal Chal Chal

The Bangladesh Infantry Regiment is an infantry regiment of the Bangladesh Army. It was raised in 2001 as the second combat regiment after the East Bengal Regiment.^[1] The regiment was raised initially by transferring units of the East Bengal Regiment to the new Bangladesh Infantry Regiment centre, before its own recruits were trained.^[2] This regiment was the first new unit raised by 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
- 17th Bangladesh Infantry Regiment
UNOCI
- 16th Bangladesh Infantry Regiment
- 18th Bangladesh Infantry Regiment
- 19th Bangladesh Infantry Regiment
UNMIL
- 12th Bangladesh Infantry Regiment
- 13th Bangladesh Infantry Regiment
- 14th Bangladesh Infantry Regiment
UNAMIS
- 8th Bangladesh Infantry Regiment