46th Independent Infantry Brigade
Insignia of 46th Infantry Brigade
Active6 January 1972 - present
Country Bangladesh
Branch Bangladesh Army
TypeInfantry
SizeBrigade
Garrison/HQDhaka Cantonment
Commanders
Current
commander
Brig Gen M. Imran Hamid[1]
Notable
commanders

46th Independent Infantry Brigade is an independent brigade formation of Bangladesh Army. It is located in Dhaka Cantonment directly under command of Army Headquarters.[2] The Brigade is also known as the Dhaka Brigade.[3]

History

46th Independent Infantry Brigade, under the command of Colonel Shafayet Jamil, supported Major General's Khaled Mosharraf coup on 3 November 1975. Captain Hafiz of the brigade was charged with detaining the Major General Ziaur Rahman.[4] The Government of Bangladesh was criticized for not deploying the brigade to stop the Bangladesh Rifles mutiny in 2009.[5]

'Aurora Monsoon' Bangladesh Army’s 46th Independent Infantry Brigade soldier shakes hands with US Paratroopers

References

  1. ↑ "Brig Gen Imran Hamid Inaugurates Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Dhaka Marathon". Daily Sun. 11 February 2021. Retrieved 11 February 2021.
  2. ↑ "Shock, surprise unfolded". The Daily Star. 15 August 2015. Retrieved 7 April 2017.
  3. ↑ "Of the helpless chiefs of army, air, navy". The Daily Star. 14 August 2016. Retrieved 7 April 2017.
  4. ↑ "It's not me, but Captain Hafiz went to arrest Zia: Maj Hafiz". The Daily Star. 5 November 2007. Retrieved 7 April 2017.
  5. ↑ "Neither Forgiven nor Forgotten". The Daily Star. 5 March 2013. Retrieved 7 April 2017.
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