1st East Bengal Regiment

August 2025 1st East Bengal Regiment ১ম ইস্ট বেঙ্গল রেজিমেন্ট EBRegimentFlag.svg 250px East Bengal Regimental FlagUnit Monogram 15 February 1948 – present (1948–1971)Bangladesh Pakistan (1948–1971)Bangladesh Infantry Battalion 10th Infantry Division Ramu Cantonment Senior Tigers Grace, Strength, Speed *India–Pakistan war of 1965 Battle of Kasur Bangladesh Liberation War Battle of Kamalpur Battle of Sylhet Battle of Dhalai See here Pakistan 1965, Bangladesh 1971 M. A. G. OsmaniHafizuddin AhmedMoinul Hossain ChowdhuryMohammad ZiauddinQuazi Golam Dastgir 1st East Bengal Regiment also known by its nickname The Senior Tigers is a battalion of the Bangladesh Army.Maung Kyaw Sein 20 May 2011 http://archive.thedailystar.net/magazine/2011/05/03/tribute.htm Remembering a Tiger's Last Journey Star Weekend Magazine 13 December 2017 13 December 2017 https://web.archive.org/web/20171213092836/http://archive.thedailystar.net/magazine/2011/05/03/tribute.htm dead Background 1st East Bengal Regiment is the oldest battalion of the East Bengal Regiment (the first of the two infantry regiments in the Bangladeshi Army, the other being the Bangladesh Infantry Regiment). The unit was raised in 1948 at Kurmitola in Dhaka in what was then East Pakistan from two Bengal Muslim Pioneer Corps (1256 and 1407) of British Indian Army Pioneer Corps of Bihar Regiments, the war raised auxiliary force created to support the war effort in engineering and infantry role. These two companies were mainly composed of Bengali Muslims who had fought bravely in the Burma sector during the Second World War and as such had been retained by the British Government with the mainstream of the British-Indian Army. These two companies immediately after the partition of India in August 1947 moved from Jalna the Indian Pioneer Corps Centre initially to Pelkhana then to Kurmitola (which is now Dhaka Cantonment). Unit establishment The unit was established on 15 February 1948 when Ayub Khan was serving as the general officer commanding of the 14th Infantry Division, Dhaka.Early History of East Bengal Regiment https://www.army.mil.bd/History#:~:text=Early%20History,Regiment%20with%20their%20remarkable%20achievements. The pioneer commanding officer was Lieutenant Colonel V J E Patterson,Ibrahim Sayed Muhammad 1999 bn:সেনাবাহিনীর অভ্যন্তরে আটাশ বছর Senābāhinīra abhyantare āṭāśa bachara Twenty-eight years inside the army Dhaka Mowla Brothers bn 20 42761824 whereas the first Bengali to command the unit was Lt. Col. M. A. G. Osmani.Khan Waqar A The myth of martial race: Seared into a schoolboy's memory! https://www.thedailystar.net/in-focus/news/the-myth-martial-race-seared-schoolboys-memory-2079653 The Daily Star 18 April 2021 Indo-Pak War of 1965 India–Pakistan war of 1965India–Pakistan war of 1965 The 1st EBR was deployed near the Bambawali-Ravi-Bedian Canal to protect Lahore, one of the major Pakistani cities and fought in the Battle of Kasur. The unit was then under the command of Lt. Col. ATK Haque. It was a part of the 11th Infantry Division, under 106 Infantry Brigade.The 1965 War. A Summary by Major Amin – Brown Pundits https://www.brownpundits.com/2015/09/06/the-1965-war-summary-by-major-amin/ 2026-06-16 en-US Under the command of Lt Col Haque, the unit showed immense bravery in the battlefield and earned many gallantry awards. The 1st EBR was considered one of the most decorated units of that time.2014-09-08 1965 Indo-Pak War: Busting the myth https://www.thedailystar.net/1965-indo-pak-war-busting-the-myth-40633 https://web.archive.org/web/20240623103437/https://www.thedailystar.net/1965-indo-pak-war-busting-the-myth-40633 2024-06-23 2025-06-20 The Daily Star enIqbal Mumtaz The 1965 War: A view from the east https://www.rediff.com/news/special/war/20051005.htm 2025-06-20 Rediff en 1971 Liberation War Bangladesh Liberation War The unit was assigned at the Jessore Cantonment under 14th Infantry Division right before the 1971 War. Under the command of the then Captain Hafiz, the unit revolted against Pakistan Army.http://rokomari.com/book/1848 bn:রক্তেভেজা একাত্তর-মেজর (অব.) হাফিজ উদ্দিন আহমেদ বীর বিক্রম Rokomari.Com bn 19 May 20132008-07-23 East Bengal Regiment of Pakistan army in 1971 https://www.genocidebangladesh.org/east-bengal-regiment-of-pakistan-army-in-1971/ https://web.archive.org/web/20241215143403/https://www.genocidebangladesh.org/east-bengal-regiment-of-pakistan-army-in-1971/ 2024-12-15 2025-06-21 Bangladesh Genocide Archive en-US After the war began, three brigade sized formations were established and the unit was a part of the Z Force, which was being commanded by Ziaur Rahman.রক্তেভেজা একাত্তর - মেজর (অব.) হাফিজ উদ্দিন আহমেদ বীর বিক্রম https://www.rokomari.com/book/1848/rokte-veja-akattor https://web.archive.org/web/20250122101702/https://www.rokomari.com/book/1848/rokte-veja-akattor 2025-01-22 2026-06-16 www.rokomari.com en The unit fought in some of the major battles, including the Battle of Dhalai, Battle of Sylhet, Battle of Kamalpur and so on.bn:বীর হামিদুরের ঘরে ফেরা Chutir Dine, Prothom Alo 4–6 bn 15 December 2007The Battle of Kamalpur-31 July 1971 The Daily Star https://www.thedailystar.net/news-detail-15470 2026-06-16 www.thedailystar.net en The unit participated in other battles and operations at various places of the country.Battles that quickened victory The Daily Star https://www.thedailystar.net/news/bangladesh/news/battles-quickened-victory-3495381 2026-06-16 www.thedailystar.net en For the gallantry performance in the war, the unit won several gallantry awards, becoming one of the most decorated Bangladeshi units. Post 1971 War After the 1971 War, the unit continues to serve in the army. The unit was deployed during the Gulf War as Bangladesh was a part of the collation and had sent a contingent of soldiers.অপারেশন মরুপ্রান্তর Lt Col Sarder Mahmud Bn Operation Moruprantorসরোয়ার লেখা: মো বায়েজিদ কুয়েতের আমিরের প্রয়াণ এবং এক ঐতিহাসিক সম্পর্কের গল্প https://www.prothomalo.com/opinion/memoir/%E0%A6%95%E0%A7%81%E0%A7%9F%E0%A7%87%E0%A6%A4%E0%A7%87%E0%A6%B0-%E0%A6%86%E0%A6%AE%E0%A6%BF%E0%A6%B0%E0%A7%87%E0%A6%B0-%E0%A6%AA%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%B0%E0%A7%9F%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%A3-%E0%A6%8F%E0%A6%AC%E0%A6%82-%E0%A6%8F%E0%A6%95-%E0%A6%90%E0%A6%A4%E0%A6%BF%E0%A6%B9%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%B8%E0%A6%BF%E0%A6%95-%E0%A6%B8%E0%A6%AE%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%AA%E0%A6%B0%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%95%E0%A7%87%E0%A6%B0-%E0%A6%97%E0%A6%B2%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%AA 2026-06-16 Prothomalo bn From 1979 to 1981 Lt. Col Abdul Mohit Khan commanded the battalion. His son Colonel Salahuddin Khaled got commissioned in the same unit in and later became the commanding officer (CO). It’s first in Bangladesh Army history that a father and son command the same battalion. The unit has played crucial role in aid to civil power multiple times in the history.Moore Raymond A. 1969 Military Nation-Building in Pakistan and India https://www.jstor.org/stable/20671117 World Affairs 0043-8200 Gallantry awards 1965 Indo-Pakistani War Under the command of Lt Col ATK Haque, the unit won the following gallantry awards for showing courageous acts in western front.History of the Senior Tigers - Pakistan Army Institute of Military History https://aimh.gov.pk/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/The-Senior-Tigers-in-1965-India%E2%80%93Pakistan-War.pdf 75x75px Sitara-e-Jurat - 3 Lt Col Abu Taher Khairul Haque Subedar Azeem Khan Subedar Muhammad Ali 75x75px Tamgha-e-Jurat - 7 Havildar Ataur Rehman Havildar Zahirul Haque Pathan Naik Monirul Haque Naik Tajul Islam Sepoy Hashmat Ullah Sepoy Abdul Hashem Sepoy Amin Ullah 75x75px Tamgha-e-Quaid-e-Azam - 1 Captain Sadiqur Rahman Chowdhury 75x75px Tamgha-e-Basalat - 1 Subedar Major Khorshed Mia 75x75px Imtiazi Sanad - 3 Major Muhammad Iqbal Qureshi Major Abdul Hamid Butt Havildar Lutfur Rahman Chawdhury 1971 Liberation War The unit was a part of the Z Force and won the following awards for showing immense bravery and courage in the battlefield.1973 Gazette of Bangladesh https://www.dpp.gov.bd/upload_file/gazettes/SRO-6(27)-1973.pdfGazette of Bangladesh - Government of Bangladesh https://www.dpp.gov.bd/bgpress/index.php/document/gazettes/1List of Freedom Fighters of the East Bengal Regiment - Bangladesh Army https://www.army.mil.bd/Details-of-Fredom-Fighetrs/East-Bengal-Regiment--EB--70 50x50px Bir Sreshtho - 1 Sepoy Hamidur Rahman 50x50px Bir Uttom - 6 Lt Col Mohammad Ziauddin Captain Salahuddin Mumtaz Second lieutenant Mohammad Anwar Hossain Captain Mahbubur Rahman Liaquat Ali Khan 50x50px Bir Bikrom - 23 Lt Col Moinul Hossain Chowdhury Captain Hafiz Uddin Ahmed Major Khondkar Nazmul Huda Sepoy Amir Khan Miraz 50x50px Bir Protik - 9 Major Wakar Hasan Gulf War The unit was deployed in the conflict and personnels were awarded the following awards. 50px Operation Kuwait Punorgothon References Further reading The Detective. Vol. 10. Dacca: East Pakistan Police Co-operative Society. 1965. p. 197 The Pakistan Review. Vol. 15. 1967. p. 42 Pakistan News Digest. Vol. 15. 1967. Principal Information Officer, Press Information Department The Tempest. Vol. 3. 1968. Tempest House. p. 82 Siddiqi Abdul Rhman Bangladesh – The Military Factor Defence Journal 1986 12 4 3–11 Kaul Brij Mohan 1971 Confrontation with Pakistan Delhi Vikas Publications 87 212001 Musa Mohammed 1983 My version: India-Pakistan war, 1965 Lahore Wajidalis 55 566331043 Siddiqi Abdurrahman 1996 The Military in Pakistan: Image and Reality Lahore Vanguard Books 7– 978-969-402-282-6 Wilkinson Steven I. 2015 Army and Nation: The Military and Indian Democracy Since Independence https://books.google.com/books?id=B-qaBQAAQBAJ&pg=PA210 Harvard University Press 210 978-0-674-72880-6 Category:Infantry battalions Category:Military units and formations established in 1948