The Bangladesh Infantry Regiment is an infantryregiment of the Bangladesh Army. It was formed in 2001 as the second regiment of Bangladesh's infantry, behind the East Bengal Regiment. The regiment provides four battalions to Bangladesh's UNpeacekeeping commitments: Infantry of the Royal Irish Rifles during the Battle of the Somme in World War I. Infantry are soldiers or marines who fight primarily on foot with small arms in organized military units. ... A regiment is a military unit, larger than a company and smaller than a division. ... Official flag of Bangladesh Army Bangladesh Army, or BÄnglÄdesh ShenÄ BÄhini (BÄnglÄ: বাà¦à¦²à¦¾à¦¦à§à¦¶ সà§à¦¨à¦¾ বাহিনà§) in Bangla, is a branch of Bangladesh Armed Forces. ... 2001: A Space Odyssey. ... The East Bengal Regiment is an infantry regiment of the Bangladesh Army. ... In military terminology, a battalion consists of two to six companies typically commanded by a lieutenant colonel. ... This article is about the United Nations, for other uses of UN see UN (disambiguation) Official languages English, French, Spanish, Russian, Chinese, Arabic Secretary-General Kofi Annan (since 1997) Established October 24, 1945 Member states 191 Headquarters New York City, NY, USA Official site http://www. ... Norwegian Blue Helmet during the Siege of Sarajevo, 1992 - 1993, photo by Mikhail Evstafiev. ...
It was one of the few regiments which was composed of a single class, the majority being made up of class squadrons or companies.
The Maratha Light Infantry (MLI) RR battalion was raised at Belgaum, the Madras Regiment at Tiruchi, the Assam Regiment RR battalion at Shillong, the Punjab RR at Ramgarh, Grenadiers at Jabalpur and the Dogra Regiment RR battalion at Faizabad.
Third battalion of the Dogra Regiment was raised by Lt Col ET Gastrell on October 12, 1900 at Jalandhar.