Bangladesh Defense Forces - 1986

GEOGRAPHICAL NAMES 

Branches: Army, Navy, Air Force; paramilitary forces—Bangladesh Rifles, Bangladesh Ansars, Armed Police Reserve, Coastal Police

Military manpower: males 15-49, 24,622,000; 15,144,(MX) fit for military service

Military budget: for fiscal y ear ending 30 June 1986 $285 million; about 15% of central government budget

NOTE: The information regarding Bangladesh on this page is re-published from the 1986 World Fact Book of the United States Central Intelligence Agency and other sources. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of Bangladesh 1986 information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about Bangladesh 1986 should be addressed to the CIA or the source cited on each page.