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

Military manpower - availability
males age 15-49: 33,780,741 (1998 est.)

Military manpower - fit for military service
males: 19,984,761 (1998 est.)

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

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

NOTE: The information regarding Bangladesh on this page is re-published from the 1998 World Fact Book of the United States Central Intelligence Agency. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of Bangladesh Military 1998 information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about Bangladesh Military 1998 should be addressed to the CIA.