11th Infantry Division (Bangladesh)

The 11th Infantry Division (Bengali: ১১ পদাতিক ডিভিশন) is a formation of the Bangladesh Army based in Bogra Cantonment.^[1]

11th Infantry Division
Insignia of 11th Infantry Division
Active	29 March 1976 - present
Country	Bangladesh
Branch	Bangladesh Army
Type	Infantry
Size	Division
Garrison/HQ	Bogra Cantonment
Motto(s)	Capable and Cohesive
Commanders
Current commander	Major General S. M. Asadul Haque
Notable commanders	Major General Hasan Mashud Major General Zia-ur-Rahman Major General Mahfuzur Rahman

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.^[2] The 93rd Armoured Brigade was installed on 23 November 1979 as 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.^[3] 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.^[3] 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.^[4]

The 11 Infantry Division organized a cultural program with ATN Bangla in February 2014.^[5][6]

Former commanders

• Major General Sadiqur Rahman Chowdhury
• Major General G.H. Murshed Khan^[3]
• Major General Muhammad Zia-Ur-Rahman
• Major General Md Saiful Alam^[7]
• Major General Md Moshfequr Rahman^[8]
• Major General A K M Nazmul Hasan

Formation

Under the division, there is two infantry brigade, one artillery brigade, one armoured brigade and two signal battalion.

• Combat Arms
  • Infantry
    • 26th Infantry Brigade
    • 111th Infantry Brigade
  • Artillery
    • 11th Artillery Brigade (Jahangirabad Cantonment)
      • 11th Self Propelled Artillery Regiment (Bogra Cantonment)
      • 27th Field Artillery Regiment ^[9]
      • 10th Medium Artillery Regiment
  • Cavalry
    • 93rd Armoured Brigade
• Combat support
  • 2nd Signal Battalion
  • 4th Signal Battalion
  • 49th Divisional Support Battalion
  • 22nd Brigade Signal Company
  • Static Signal Company (attached under Station Headquarters, Bogra)
  • OSP -2 (attached under Station Headquarters, Bogra)
  • 7th ST Battalion
• Service
  • 11th Military Police Unit