Bangladesh Infantry Regiment | |
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বাংলাদেশ ইনফ্যান্ট্রি রেজিমেন্ট | |
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.[1] The regiment was raised initially by renaming some battalions of the East Bengal Regiment, before its own recruits were trained.[2] 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.