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List of wars involving Bangladesh

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This is a list of battles and wars that involved or occurred in Bangladesh throughout different periods of history. Some of the battles and wars occurred when the modern area of Bangladesh was under different empires, especially the Mughal Empire and the British Empire, and the Bengalis served in both the Mughal and the British militaries. Since the independence of Bangladesh in 1971, it has its own military.

  Bangladesh victory

  Bangladesh defeat

  Another result

  Ongoing conflict

List

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Conflict Bangladesh
and allied forces
Opposition forces Results
Bangladeshi War of Independence
(1971)

Location: Bangladesh, Pakistan and Bay of Bengal

A Mukti Bahini 3.7 inch howitzer used during the war
Bangladesh Bangladesh


 India (3–16 December 1971)
 Soviet Union

 Pakistan
 United States
Victory
Internal conflict in Bangladesh
(1972-present)

Location: Bangladesh

 Bangladesh Various anti-Government groups Ongoing
  • First phase crushed
    • Establishment of military rule in Bangladesh
  • Second phase crushed
  • Third phase ongoing
Communist insurgency in Bangladesh
(1972–1975)

Location: Bangladesh

 Bangladesh Communist insurgents Victory
  • Crushing of the insurgency
  • Establishment of military rule in Bangladesh
Chittagong Hill Tracts Conflict
(1977–1997)

Location: Chittagong Hill Tracts

Shanti Bahini militants in 1994
 Bangladesh Tribal insurgents


Supported by:
 Myanmar (alleged)[2][3]

Victory
Gulf War (Operation Moru-prantar)
(1991)

Location: Iraq and Kuwait

 Bangladesh
 United States
 Kuwait
 France
 Saudi Arabia
 United Kingdom
Iraq Victory
Sierra Leone Civil War
(1991-2002)

Location: Sierra Leone

 Bangladesh
 Sierra Leone
 Pakistan
 Guinea
 Nigeria
 Jordan
RUF
Sierra Leone AFRC (1997–2002)
West Side Boys (1998–2000)
 Liberia (1997–2002)
NPFL (1991–2002)
 Libya
 Burkina Faso
 Moldova
Victory
  • Rebels defeated. Bengali declared honorary official language because of their help in the war.[6][7][8][9]
Operation Clean and Beautiful Nation
(1991)

Location: Bangladesh–Myanmar border and Northern Rakhine State

 Bangladesh (border skirmish)
Rohingya Solidarity Organisation
 Myanmar Victory
  • Burmese tactical failure
  • Failure to disarm and expel RSO insurgents
1999 East Timorese crisis
(1999–2005)

Location: East Timor

 Bangladesh
 Timor-Leste
 Pakistan
 Malaysia
 Turkey
 Jordan
Pro-Indonesia militia Victory
  • Stabilisation of East Timor and defeat of militia. 1 Bangladeshi killed and 1 wounded by IED[10]
Bangladesh–India Border Skirmishes
(2001-2019)

Location: Bangladesh–India border

 Bangladesh  India Ceasefire
[11]
Bangladesh Rifles Revolt
(2009)

Location: Dhaka

14.5 mm ZPU-4 of Bangladesh Army positioned over Satmasjid Road, near Dhanmondi 8A road, pointing towards Pilkhana
 Bangladesh Mutineers from Bangladesh Rifles Victory
  • Crushing of the revolt[12]
Central African Republic Civil War
(2012-present)

Location:Central African Republic

 Central African Republic

 Russia
 Rwanda
 Bangladesh (As a part of MINUSCA)

Coalition of Patriots for Change Ongoing
Bangladesh–Arakan Army Conflict
(2015)

Location: Bangladesh–Myanmar border

 Bangladesh Arakan Army Victory

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b Rashiduzzaman, M. (July 1998). "Bangladesh's Chittagong Hill Tracts Peace Accord: Institutional Features and Strategic Concerns". Asian Survey. 38 (7). University of California Press: 653–70. doi:10.2307/2645754. JSTOR 2645754.
  2. ^ Hazarika, Sanjoy (11 June 1989). "Bangladeshi Insurgents Say India Is Supporting Them". The New York Times.
  3. ^ A. Kabir (January 2005). "Bangladesh: A Critical Review of the Chittagong Hill Tract (CHT) Peace Accord". Working Paper No 2. The Role of Parliaments in Conflict & Post Conflict in Asia. Retrieved 8 March 2015.
  4. ^ Miller, Judith. "Syria Plans to Double Gulf Force." The New York Times, 27 March 1991.
  5. ^ "Den 1. Golfkrig". forsvaret.dk. 24 September 2010. Archived from the original on 12 January 2011. Retrieved 1 February 2011.
  6. ^ "How Bengali became an official language in Sierra Leone". The Indian Express. 2017-02-21. Retrieved 2017-03-22.
  7. ^ "Why Bangla is an official language in Sierra Leone". Dhaka Tribune. 23 Feb 2017.
  8. ^ Ahmed, Nazir (21 Feb 2017). "Recounting the sacrifices that made Bangla the State Language".
  9. ^ "Sierra Leone makes Bengali official language". Pakistan. 29 Dec 2002. Archived from the original on 27 September 2013.
  10. ^ "UNTAET Daily Briefing 03 Aug 2000 - Timor-Leste". ReliefWeb. 3 August 2000.
  11. ^ "A brush with Bangladesh". 2014-02-22. Archived from the original on 2014-02-22. Retrieved 2023-07-25.
  12. ^ "Bangladesh guard mutiny 'is over'". BBC World. 26 February 2009. p. 1. Retrieved 5 January 2010.
  13. ^ "Adventurous operation BEKPA-2 (Episode-1) under Captain Touquir". 2019-08-17. Archived from the original on 2019-08-17. Retrieved 2024-09-02.
  14. ^ "Bangladesh Army contributing to peace efforts in Central African Republic". unb.com.bd. Retrieved 2024-09-02.
  15. ^ "Army, BGB launch joint operation in Bandarban after firing by 'Arakan Army'". bdnews24.com. Retrieved 7 December 2016.
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