11th Infantry Division (Bangladesh)

Division of Bangladesh army February 2026 11th Infantry Division 11th Infantry Division of BD Army.png 200px Insignia of 11th Infantry Division 29 March 1976 - present Bangladesh Infantry Division Bogra Cantonment Capable and Cohesive Major General Towhidul Ahmed Major General Hasan Mashud Major General Nazmul Hasan Major General Mahfuzur Rahman The 11th Infantry Division (bn ১১ পদাতিক ডিভিশন) is a formation of the Bangladesh Army based in Bogra Cantonment.29 February 2016 First female officer leads contingent en The Daily Star https://www.thedailystar.net/frontpage/first-female-officer-leads-contingent-783856 24 November 2022 History 11th Infantry Division was inaugurated on 29 March 1976 by then chief of army staff Lieutenant General Ziaur Rahman and appointed Major General Abu Zafar Chowdhury as first general officer commanding. It is the second infantry division of Bangladesh Army. Initially headquartered at Jahangirabad Cantonment, the division was composed of 26th Infantry Brigade, 111th Infantry Brigade and 11th Artillery Brigade. The headquarters shifted to Bogra Cantonment on 1978 under Major General Amzad Ahmed Chowdhury who also established the Bogra Cantonment Public School and College. Brief History of BCPSC https://www.bcpsc.edu.bd/details/bcpsc-history Bogura Cantonment Public School & College The 93rd Armoured Brigade was initially installed on 14 January 1976 at Jahangirabad cantonment as an independent brigade formation before its assimilation to the 11th Infantry Division. It is the first mechanized brigade of Bangladesh army with units composed of 4th Horse Regiment, 4th East Bengal Regiment and 14th East Bengal Regiment. In February 1996, President of Bangladesh Abdur Rahman Biswas dismissed the general officer commanding the 11th Infantry Division G.H. Murshed Khan for insubordination and Brigadier General Hameedur Rehman of Bangladesh Rifles.Dahlburg Jhon-Thor 21 May 1996 Bangladeshi President Fires Army Chief https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1996-05-21-mn-6642-story.html live https://web.archive.org/web/20150621063208/http://articles.latimes.com/1996-05-21/news/mn-6642_1_presidents-army-fires 21 June 2015 12 December 2016 Los Angeles Times Chief of Staff of Bangladesh Army, Lieutenant General Abu Saleh Mohammed Nasim, revolted against the order leading to the 1996 Bangladeshi coup d'état attempt. Troops from the 11th Infantry Division tried to march to Dhaka but failed due to Savar Cantonment, which remained loyal to the president, blocking the Jamuna River crossing.Bangladesh ex-army chief arrested http://www.upi.com/Archives/1996/05/21/Bangladesh-ex-army-chief-arrested/3381832651200/ 12 December 2016 UPI The 11 Infantry Division organized a cultural program with ATN Bangla in February 2014.27 February 2014 "Aji E Boshonto Shondha" on ATN Bangla en The Daily Star https://www.thedailystar.net/aji-e-boshonto-shondha-on-atn-bangla-13158 24 November 2022Army gets two new GOCs, new military secy en New Age https://www.newagebd.net/article/178787/army-gets-two-new-gocs-new-military-secy 24 November 2022 Former commanders Major General Sadiqur Rahman Chowdhury Major General G.H. Murshed Khan Major General Muhammad Zia-Ur-Rahman bn মুহাম্মদ জিয়া-উর-রহমান Major General Md Saiful AlamSaiful Alam made DGFI chief as five major generals get new duties in army shake-up en bdnews24.com https://bdnews24.com/bangladesh/saiful-alam-made-dgfi-chief-as-five-major-generals-get-new-duties-in-army-shake-up 24 November 2022 Major General Md Moshfequr RahmanMajor General Moshfequr Rahman made BUP VC en New Age https://www.newagebd.net/article/126288/major-general-moshfequr-rahman-made-bup-vc 24 November 2022 Major General A K M Nazmul Hasan Formation Under the division, there are two infantry brigade, one artillery brigade, one armoured brigade and two signal battalion. Additionally, the division has units from army signal corps, ordnance corps and corps of military police. Combat Arms Infantry 26th Infantry Brigade 111th Infantry Brigade Artillery 11th Artillery Brigade Cavalry 93rd Armoured Brigade References Category:Infantry divisions of Bangladesh Category:1976 establishments in Bangladesh Category:Military units and formations established in 1976