The 99th Composite Brigade (Bengali: ৯৯তম কম্পোজিট ব্রিগেড) is a brigade formation of the Bangladesh Army. It was raised per the project "Establishment of 99 Composite Brigade for Safety and Security of Padma Multipurpose Bridge" and army development project "Forces Goal 2030".[1]
| 99th Composite Brigade | |
|---|---|
_Insignia.svg) Insignia of 9th Infantry Division | |
| Active | 19 September 2013 - present |
| Country |  Bangladesh |
| Allegiance | Bangladesh |
| Branch |  Bangladesh Army |
| Type | Mixed Arms |
| Size | Brigade |
| Part of | 9th Infantry Division |
| Garrison/HQ | Padma Cantonment |
| Commanders | |
| Current commander | Brig Gen S. M. Zakaria Hussain |
| Notable commanders |
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History
editOn 19 September 2013 Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina raised the flag of newly established 99 Composite Brigade at Army Aviation Hangar.[2] The flag 58 East Bengal, 34 BIR and 20 Engineering Construction Battalion were hoisted on the same day.
The unit would need around 600mn taka ($7.5mn) annually which will be allocated from the fund of the army.[3]
On 2014 army sought 326-acre land & Tk 17,740 million over four years to build the security installations for the bridge on both sides of the mega infrastructure.[4]
ECNEC approved the project named "Establishment of 99 Composite Brigade for Safety and Security of Padma Multipurpose Bridge" on 115 acres of land on both the sides involving Taka 7,500 million on 13 October 2015 .[5]
Functions
editFormation
editThe 99 Composite Brigade comprises one Engineering Construction Battalion and two infantry battalions and an air defence artillery regiment. Soldiers and officers of the brigade were drawn from other units of the army.
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ Sun, The Daily. "7 projects get Ecnec nod". 7 projects get Ecnec nod | daily-sun.com. Archived from the original on 2016-11-26. Retrieved 2016-11-25.
- ^ "News Details". www.bssnews.net. Archived from the original on 2016-11-25. Retrieved 2016-11-24.
- ^ a b "NAM NEWS NETWORK - BANGLADESH PM INAUGURATES NEW COMPOSITE BRIGADE FOR PADMA BRIDGE". www.namnewsnetwork.org. Archived from the original on 2016-11-26. Retrieved 2016-11-24.
- ^ "New 'cantonment' by Padma bridge". The Daily Star. 2014-11-13. Retrieved 2016-11-25.
- ^ "ECNEC approves seven projects worth 2,658 crore taka". Archived from the original on 2016-11-26. Retrieved 2016-11-25.
- ^ "Three new army battalions to oversee Padma bridge work | Dhaka Tribune". archive.dhakatribune.com. Archived from the original on 2016-11-26. Retrieved 2016-11-25.