East Bengal Regiment

East Bengal Regiment
ইস্ট বেঙ্গল রেজিমেন্ট
Insignia of the East Bengal Regiment
Active	15 February 1948 – present
Country	Pakistan (1948–1971)  Bangladesh (1971–present)
Branch	Pakistan Army (until 1971)  Bangladesh Army
Type	Infantry
Size	45 battalions
Garrison/HQ	East Bengal Regimental Centre, Chittagong Cantonment
Nickname(s)	The Tigers
Motto(s)	Grace, Strength, Speed
Colours	(BCC–37)
March	Notunēr Gān
Mascot(s)	Bengal tiger
Anniversaries	15 February
Engagements	Indo-Pakistani War of 1965 Battle of Chawinda Battle of Lahore Bangladesh Liberation War
Insignia
Regimental Flag

The East Bengal Regiment (Bengali: ইস্ট বেঙ্গল রেজিমেন্ট) is one of the two infantry regiments of the Bangladesh Army, the other being the Bangladesh Infantry Regiment. East Bengal Regiment was founded by Major Abdul Gani.^[1]