The Bangladesh Army is commanded by the Chief of Army Staff who is a four star general and chief administrative officer at Army Headquarters. Under the command of army headquarters, Bangladesh Army has 1 training command, 1 logistics command and 10 area commands consigned with their coequal divisions. The training command is also the doctrine body of the army and is commanded by a general officer commanding with the rank of Lieutenant General. The area commands are adjured by area commanders, who are also general officer commanding of their respective divisions which precisely commanded by a major general. In addition, there are several independent brigades commanded by a brigade commander in the rank of brigadier general.
Army Headquarters
Administrations
- Chief of General Staff's Branch
- Directorate of Military Operations
- Directorate General of Military Intelligence
- Directorate of Military Training
- Directorate of Staff Duties
- Directorate of Budget
- Directorate of Weapon, Equipment and Statistics
- Directorate of Armoured
- Directorate of Artillery
- Directorate of Infantry
- Directorate of Air Defence
- Directorate of Signals
- Directorate of Education
- Directorate of Information Technology
- Directorate of Overseas Operations
- Directorate of Army Aviation
- Judge Advocate General's Branch
- Army Security Unit (ASU)
- Quartermaster General's Branch
- Directorate of Movement and Quartering
- Directorate of Works and Chief Engineer (Army)
- Directorate of Supply and Transport
- Directorate of Remount Veterinary and Farm
- Adjutant General's Branch
- Directorate of Medical Services (Army)
- Directorate of Welfare and Rehabilitation
- Directorate of Pay, Pension and Allowances
- Directorate of Personnel Administration
- Directorate of Personnel Services
- Directorate of Military Police and Provost Marshal
- Engineer-in-Chief's Branch
- Directorate of Works
- Directorate of Engineers
- Master General of Ordnance's Branch
- Directorate of Ordnance
- Directorate of Electrical and Mechanical Engineers
- Directorate of Inspection and Technical Development
- Military Secretary's Branch
Affiliated organizations
Area Headquarters
Each Area headquarters are commended above the station headquarters. A Station commander of certain areas usually in the rank of brigadier general, may not be attached to the particular division the station command falls under.
Logistics Area
- Logistics Area Headquarters - at Dhaka Cantonment
- Station Headquarters, Dhaka
- Station Headquarters, Rajendrapur
- ADHOC Station Headquarters, Mirpur
- 24th Engineers Construction Brigade, Dhaka
- 34th Engineers Construction Brigade, Chittagong
- Chief of Military Engineer Services, Dhaka
Savar Area
Bogra Area
Chittagong Area
- Area Headquarters - at Chittagong Cantonment
- Station Headquarters, Chittagong
- Station Headquarters, Bandarban
- Station Headquarters, Khagrachhari
- Station Headquarters, Rangamati
- ADHOC Station Headquarters, Kaptai
- 24th Infantry Division, Chittagong
- 15th Divisional Armoured Squadron, Chittagong
- 24th Artillery Brigade, Guimara
- 18th Bangladesh Infantry Regiment, Chittagong
- 69th Infantry Brigade, Bandarban
- 203rd Infantry Brigade, Khagrachhari
- 305th Infantry Brigade, Rangamati
- 65th Infantry Brigade, Kaptai
- ADHOC Artillery Brigade, Kaptai
- Field Intelligence Unit (FIU)
- Chief of Military Engineer Services, Chittagong
Jessore Area
- Area Headquarters - at Jessore Cantonment
- Station Headquarters, Jessore
- Station Headquarters, Jahanabad
- 55th Infantry Division, Jessore
- 9th Bengal Lancers Regiment, Jessore
- 55th Artillery Brigade, Jessore
- 3rd East Bengal Regiment, Jessore
- 21st Infantry Brigade, Jessore
- 88th Infantry Brigade, Jessore
- 105th Infantry Brigade, Jessore
- Field Intelligence Unit (FIU)
Comilla Area
- Area Headquarters - at Comilla Cantonment
- Station Headquarters, Comilla
- 33rd Infantry Division, Comilla
- 6th Bengal Cavalry Regiment, Comilla
- 33rd Artillery Brigade, Comilla
- 17th Bangladesh Infantry Regiment, Comilla
- 44th Infantry Brigade, Comilla
- 101st Infantry Brigade, Comilla
- Field Intelligence Unit (FIU)
Rangpur Area
- Area Headquarters - at Rangpur Cantonment
- Station Headquarters, Rangpur
- Station Headquarters, Saidpur
- Station Headquarters, Kholahati
- 66th Infantry Division, Rangpur
- 7th Horse Regiment, Rangpur
- 66th Artillery Brigade, Kholahati
- 34th Bangladesh Infantry Regiment, Rangpur
- 72nd Infantry Brigade, Rangpur
- 222nd Infantry Brigade, Saidpur
- 16th Infantry Brigade, Kholahati
- Field Intelligence Unit (FIU)
Ghatail Area
Sylhet Area
- Area Headquarters - at Jalalabad Cantonment
- Station Headquarters, Jalalabad
- 17th Infantry Division, Jalalabad
- 17th Artillery Brigade, Jalalabad
- 40th Bangladesh Infantry Regiment, Sylhet
- 11th Infantry Brigade, Sylhet
- 52nd Infantry Brigade, Jalalabad
- 360th Infantry Brigade, Jalalabad
- Field Intelligence Unit (FIU)
Cox's Bazar Area
- Area Headquarters - at Ramu Cantonment
- Station Headquarters, Ramu
- Station Headquarters, Alikadam
- 10th Infantry Division, Ramu
- 16th Bengal Cavalry Regiment, Ramu
- 10th Artillery Brigade, Ramu
- 36th Bangladesh Infantry Regiment, Ramu
- 2nd Infantry Brigade, Ramu
- 97th Infantry Brigade, Alikadam
- Field Intelligence Unit (FIU)
Barisal Area
- Area Headquarters - at Barisal Cantonment
- Station Headquarters, Barisal
- 7th Infantry Division, Barisal
- 26th Horse Regiment, Barisal
- 7th Artillery Brigade, Barisal
- 6th Infantry Brigade, Barisal
- 28th Infantry Brigade, Barisal
- 30th Infantry Brigade, Barisal
- Field Intelligence Unit (FIU)
Army Training and Doctrine Command
Independent Installations
The following installations fall directly under Army headquarters command.
Regiments
Brigades
References