Military branches Army, Navy, Air Force, paramilitary forces (includes Bangladesh Rifles,Bangladesh Ansars, Armed Police Reserve, Village Defense Parties, NationalCadet Corps)

Military manpower - availability
males age 15-49: 32,797,816 (1997 est.)

Military manpower - fit for military service
males: 19,406,790 (1997 est.)

Military expenditures - dollar figure $481 million (FY95/96)

Military expenditures - percent of GDP 1.7% (FY95/96)

Disputes - international a portion of the boundary with India in dispute; Bangladesh and Indiasigned a treaty 12 December 1996 to share water from the Ganges

Illicit drugs transit country for illegal drugs produced in neighboring countries

NOTE: The information regarding Bangladesh on this page is re-published from the 1997 World Fact Book of the United States Central Intelligence Agency. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of Bangladesh Military 1997 information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about Bangladesh Military 1997 should be addressed to the CIA.