Bangladesh Military Academy
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বাংলাদেশ মিলিটারি একাডেমি | |
Military Academy | |
Established | 1974 |
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Affiliation | |
Bhatiary, Chittagong , 22°25′24″N 91°45′10″E / 22.42333°N 91.75278°E | |
Campus | Suburb, 1,850 acres (750 ha) |
Colours | Red and green |
Website | bma.army.mil.bd |
Bangladesh Military Academy (BMA)
History
Following the independence of
The Bangladesh Military Academy provides training to the officers of the Bangladesh Army. From 1983, the officers of the Bangladesh Navy and Bangladesh Air Force must take three months training from the academy.[6][7]
The academy chose a verse by national poet Kazi Nazrul Islam, Chiro Unnata Momo Shir (translation: ever high is my head) as its motto. Regular long courses commenced from 1978. The first batch of officers of Bangladesh Army graduated from the academy on 11 January 1975.
Selection
Entrants must be
The majority of cadets are from middle class or lower middle class families.[12] Eighty percent have rural origins.[13] Most, however, attended well-regarded urban schools or cadet colleges.[11]
Foreign officers regularly attend one-year courses at the academy.[14] In 2019, about ten percent of the graduating class were from abroad, mostly from Saudi Arabia.[15]
Training
BMA provides military and academic training and character building. The academy primarily trains men and women to be commissioned into the Bangladesh Army. In addition, the academy conducts and orientation course for Bangladesh Civil Service (BCS) officers, officer cadets and midshipmen of the Bangladesh Air Force and Navy respectively, and Pre-Commission Training for professor/teacher under-officers of Bangladesh National Cadet Corps (BNCC). Long Course cadets graduating from this academy fall under Bangladesh University of Professionals (BUP) curriculum. The academy has the intention of fostering and inculcating those attributes in an Officer Cadet (OC) which will ensure his continuous and progressive development as a regular officer in the Bangladesh Army, and developing future officers for the Bangladesh Army by training the Officer Cadets in a way that they can make decisions as and when required by the military profession.
Training course
The training courses run at BMA are as follow:
- Long Course – 3 years.
- BMA Special Regular Course – 24 weeks.
- Basic Military Training Course – 24 weeks.
- Joint Services Course – 10 weeks (Bangladesh Navy cadets and Bangladesh Air Force cadets).
- Direct Short Service Commission – 49 weeks
- Potential Platoon Commanders Course – 05 weeks.
- Drill Instructor Course – 07 weeks.
- BCS Officers Orientation Course weeks (01 week in BMA) – 05 weeks.
- Post Commission Academic Training (PCAT) - Final Semester of Bangladesh University of Professionals (BUP) (4–6 months)
Academic training
This training is mainly conducted to prepare the cadets of long courses for qualifying in the Bachelor of Arts (BA)/ Bachelor of Science (BSc) (Pass Course) examinations. From 67 BMA Long Course there will be a common degree. That is Bachelor of Defence Studies (BDS). From 75 BMA Long Course there are 8 subjects to study: International relations, BBA, Economics, Physics, Computer Science, & Engineering, Electrical, Electronics & Communications Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, and Civil Engineering. The academic training also aimed at developing communication skill both in English and Bangla through oral and written expression, create awareness of current national, regional and international affairs, widen mental horizon and sense of reasoning.
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Remote army camp in Chittagong Hill Tracts
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Bangladesh Navy Flotilla visit
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Comilla war cemetery (WWII)
Publications
BMA has two publications namely CHIRO UNNOTO MOMO SHIR (EVER HIGH IS MY HEAD) is BMA magazine and PADAKHKHEP (ONWARD MARCH) a professional journal. Both the publications published once in a year.
Affiliation
The academy provides a three-year academic programme combined with intense military training. It is affiliated with the Bangladesh University of Professionals and provides 4-year bachelor's degrees. Every cadet has to study Military Science in this institution. They have to learn every thing practically.
See also
References
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- ^ "UN appoints Bangladeshi as force commander of Cyprus peacekeeping mission". bdnews24.com. Retrieved 9 August 2016.
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- ^ "Resist evil forces, PM to army men". The Daily Star. 14 January 2016. Retrieved 9 August 2016.
- ^ "Bangladesh Military Academy". Banglapedia. Retrieved 9 August 2016.
- ^ "History of BMA". bma.army.mil.bd.
- ISBN 984-08-0045-0.
- ^ C. Makeig, Douglas (1989). "National Security". In Heitzman, James; Worden, Robert (eds.). Bangladesh: A Country Study. Washington, D.C.: Federal Research Division, Library of Congress. p. 230.
- ISBN 984-08-0045-0.
- ^ ISBN 984-08-0045-0.
- ISBN 984-08-0045-0.
- ISBN 984-08-0045-0.
- ^ C. Makeig, Douglas (1989). "National Security". In Heitzman, James; Worden, Robert (eds.). Bangladesh: A Country Study. Washington, D.C.: Federal Research Division, Library of Congress. p. 227.
- ^ "Govt to make Military Academy international standard: PM". The Business Standard. 29 December 2019.