Weapons used by Bangladesh Army

Weapons used by Bangladesh Army

 

Armoured fighting vehicles

Name	Type	Quantity	Origin	Notes
MBT-2000	Main battle tank	44	China	MBT-2000
Type 69-II Mk.2G	Main battle tank	185	China	Type 69-II Mk.2G
Type 69-II	Main battle tank	65	China	Type 69-II
Type 59II	Main battle tank	54	China	Type 59II
Type 59	Main battle tank	60	China
Type 62 I	Light Tank	14	China	A total of 320 delivered.
Fahd 240	Armored personnel carrier	66	Egypt	A 4x4 APC.
BTR-70	Armored personnel carrier	55	Soviet Union	BTR-70
BTR-80	Armored personnel carrier	600+	Russia	BTR-80
BTR-T	Infantry fighting vehicle	30+	Bangladesh	Bangladesh Army Engineers converted and upgraded T-54A MBT into heavy APC / IFV.
M113	Armored personnel carrier	10+	United States	On lease for U.N. missions only.
MT-LB	Armored personnel carrier	66+	Russia	A tracked multi-purpose fully-amphibious APC.
Type 62	Armored personnel  carrier	60	Bangladesh	Chinese Type 62 light tanks were converted to heavy APC by Bangladesh Army Engineers.
Type 85	Armored personnel carrier	50	China

 

BOV M11

Armored Personnel

Serbia

Infantry Weapons

Small Arms

Name	Type	Caliber	Origin	Notes
Type 92	Semi-automatic pistol	9mm	China	Standard issue sidearm.
Browning FN 35	Semi-automatic pistol	9mm	Belgium	Used by Ansar.
Type 54	Semi-automatic pistol	7.62mm	China	Chinese version of Soviet Tokarev TT-33 in service with all branches of armed, para-military and law enforcement services.
Walther PPK	Semi-automatic pistol	9mm	Germany	Being replaced by HK P7M8.
Remington 870	Semi-automatic shotgun	12 gauge	United States	Standard army issue shotgun.
Izhmash Saiga-12	Semi-automatic shotgun	12 gauge	Russia
Heckler & Koch G3	Assault rifle	7.62mm	Bangladesh	The G3 produced under license by BOF. The G3A3, G3A4 and G3/SG-1 variants are also in service.
BD-08	Assault rifle	7.62mm	Bangladesh	BD-08 Produced under license by BOF.
Type 56	Assault rifle	7.62mm	Bangladesh	Upgraded version of Ak-47. Produced under license by BOF.
Type 56SKS	Semi Automatic Assault rifle	7.62mm	Bangladesh	Type 56 Produced under license by BOF. Standard issue for Ansar and VDP.
AIM	Assault rifle	7.62mm	Romania	Limited number in service, classified as SMG.
M4A1	Assault rifle	5.56mm	United States	M4A1 Used by Para-Commando.
AIAW	Sniper rifle	7.62mm	United Kingdom
Barrett M99	Sniper rifle	12.7mm	United States	Barrett M99
BD-08	Light machine gun	7.62mm	Bangladesh	BD-08 Produced under license by BOF.
Tpye 56 LMG	Light machine gun	7.62mm	Soviet Union
HK11A1/21A1	General purpose machine gun	7.62mm	Germany
Type 80	General purpose machine gun	7.62mm	China
DShK	Heavy machine gun	12.7mm	Soviet Union
PAP M59/66A1	Grenade launcher	22mm	Yugoslavia	Standard issue.
MGL Mk1	Grenade launcher	46mm	South Africa
GREN-84BD	Hand grenade		Bangladesh	ARGES HG-84 Austrian ARGES HG-84 manufactured under license by BOF

Artillery

Name	Type	Quantity	Origin	Notes
Type 63-1	Mortar		China	60mm. Being replaced by Type 93.
M 29A1	Mortar		United States
Type 87	Mortar	300+	Bangladesh	82mm mortar manufactured under license by BOF.
Brandt F1	Mortar		France	120mm.
M 74	Mortar		Yugoslavia	120mm.
UBM 52	Mortar		Yugoslavia	120mm.
Type 54	Anti Tank Gun	50+	China	76mm.
OTO Melara Mod 56	Howitzer	30	Italy	105mm.
M101A1	Howitzer	50+	United States	105mm.
Type 54-1	Howitzer	20+	China	122mm.
Type 83	Howitzer		China	122mm.
Type 86	Howitzer		China	122mm.
Type 96	Howitzer	230	China	122mm.
Type 59-1	Field artillery	40+	China	Type 59-1 122mm
2S23 Nona Svk	Self-propelled artillery		Russia	120mm mortar on modified BTR-80.
Type 62	Self-propelled artillery		Bangladesh	Converted from Type 62 Light tank to 105mm SP Howitzer. All retired.
KRL 122	Multiple Launch Rocket Systems		Pakistan	122mm. Limited number in service. KRL 122
Type 82	Multiple Launch Rocket Systems	6+	China	130mm.
Type 90B	Multiple Launch Rocket Systems	16+	China	122mm.

 

PLZ-45	Self-propelled howitzer	China	PLZ-45
Nora B-52	Self-propelled howitzer	Serbia	Nora B-52

Anti-tank warfare

Name	Type	Quantity	Origin	Notes
Type 75	Recoilless rifle		China	75mm, based on U.S. M-20.
Carl Gustav M2	Recoilless rifle		Sweden	84mm.
M40A1	Recoilless rifle	25+	United States	105mm.
HJ-8 /Baktar Shikan	Anti-tank guided missile		China/ Pakistan	HJ-8
Type 69-1	Rocket-propelled grenade		China	40mm.
Type 70-1	Rocket-propelled grenade		China	62mm.

 

Metis-M	Anti-tank guided missile	Russia	Metis-M
Kornet-E	Anti-tank guided missile	Russia	Kornet-E
PF-98	Anti-tank guided missile	China	PF-98
HJ-8	Anti-tank guided missile	China	main anti-tank weapon of the Bangladesh Army
M40	Recoilless Rifle	United States
RPG-32	rocket propelled grenade	Russia
Type 69 RPG	rocket propelled grenade	China	Chinese version of Russian Rpg-7

Anti-aircraft warfare

Name	Type	Quantity	Origin	Notes
Type 75 Single	Anti-aircraft gun		Soviet Union/ China	14.5mm Single Barrel. Low altitude.
Type 58 Twin	Anti-aircraft gun		Soviet Union/ China	14.5mm Twin Barrel. Low altitude.
Type 56 Quad	Anti-aircraft gun		Soviet Union/ China	14.5mm Quad Barrel. Low altitude.
Type 55/65/74	Anti-aircraft gun	16+	Soviet Union/ China	37mm Single & Twin Barrel. Low to Medium altitude.
L/60 & M1A1 Bofors	Anti-aircraft gun		Sweden	40mm Single Barrel. Medium altitude.
Type 59	Anti-aircraft gun	12+	Soviet Union/ China	57mm Single Barrel. Short to Medium altitude.
HQ-7/FM-90	Self-propelled anti-aircraft weapon		China	Chinese version of Crotale ADS. In service with BAF
HN-5J1A	Man-portable air-defense systems	21+	China	Chinese version of SA-7A. Being phased out.
QW-2 Van Guard 2	Man-portable air-defense systems		China	QW-2 Van Guard 2 Improved Chinese version of FIM-92E. Replacing HN-5.

Army aviation

Name	Type	Version	Quantity	Origin	Notes
Cessna 208 Grand Caravan	Utility aircraft	B	1	United States
Cessna 152	FAC, Recce	A	4	United States
Bell 206 Long Ranger IV	Light Observation Helicopter	L-4	3	United States
Cessna 337 Super Skymaster	Utility aircraft	F	2	United States
Piper PA-31T Cheyenne	V.I.P. Transport	T1	1	United States

 

Eurocopter Panther

V.I.P. Transport

T1

1

Europe

Eurocopter Panther

Military Support Vehicles

Armoured Recovery Vehicles

Name	Type	Quantity	Origin	Notes
Type 73	MBT ARV		China
Type 2000	MBT 2000  ARV		China
BREM-K	BTR ARV		Russia	Used for BTR series and lighter vehicles only.

Prime Movers

Name	Type	Quantity	Origin	Notes
IVECO Trakker	Prime Movers		Italy
Renault Kerax	Prime Movers		France
DAF CF	Prime Movers		United Kingdom

Mobile Command Post

Name	Type	Quantity	Origin	Notes
IVECO Trakker	Command Post		Italy
BMTF Arunima Bolyan	Command Post		Bangladesh
Mercedes Benz 2026	Command Post		Germany

Container Carrier

Name	Type	Quantity	Origin	Notes
Renault GBC	Container Carrier		France

Heavy Transporters

Name	Type	Quantity	Origin	Notes
IVECO Trakker	Heavy Transporter		Italy
Mercedes Benz 2026	Tank transporter		Germany
MAN TGA 40.410	Tank transporter		Germany
Tiema XC2030	Heavy Transporter		China	Licensed copy of Mercedes-Benz 2026.
WS/M4866S	Heavy Transporter		United States

Tactical Trucks

Name	Type	Quantity	Origin	Notes
Isuzu DX	Medium Truck		Japan
Bedford Mk.4	Light Truck		United Kingdom
BMTF Arunima Bolyan	Light Truck		Bangladesh	Arunima Bolyan
BMC 380-26P	Medium Truck		Turkey	6X6 Multi purpose truck.
Unimog	Medium Truck		Germany
Renault TRM 180.11	Medium Truck	475	France	4X4.
SX2190	Heavy Truck		China	6X6.
Yanan SX2150	Heavy Truck		China

Light Utility Vehicles

Name	Type	Quantity	Origin	Notes
Auverland A3	LUV		France
Mitsubishi Pajero	LUV		Japan
Nissan Patrol	LUV		Japan
Toyota Land Cruiser	LUV		Japan
Land Rover Defender	LUV		United Kingdom

Field Ambulance

Name	Type	Quantity	Origin	Notes
RN-94	Armoured Field Ambulance	9+	Turkey  Romania	A 6X6 Ambulance variant.
Land Cruiser	Field Ambulance		Japan
ACMAT VLRA	Field Ambulance		France
Land Rover Defender 110	Field Ambulance		United Kingdom

Forklift

Name	Type	Quantity	Origin	Notes
Isuzu	Forklift		Japan
Toyota Forklift	Forklift		Japan

Freezer

Name	Type	Quantity	Origin	Notes
IVECO	Freezer		Italy

Earth Mover

Name	Type	Quantity	Origin	Notes
CASE Wheel Loader	Earth Mover		United States