Branches: Army, Navy, Air Force; paramilitary forces--Bangladesh Rifles, Bangladesh Ansars, Armed Police Reserve, Coastal Police

Military manpower: males 15-49, 26,852,574; 15,943,791 fit for military service

Military budget: $324.7 million, 19.9% of central government budget (FY89)

NOTE: The information regarding Bangladesh on this page is re-published from the 1989 World Fact Book of the United States Central Intelligence Agency. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of Bangladesh Defense Forces 1989 information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about Bangladesh Defense Forces 1989 should be addressed to the CIA.