Bangladesh Armed Forces

As of 2012, the current strength of the army is around 300,000 including reservists,^[181] the air force 22,000, and navy 24,000.^[182] In addition to traditional defence roles, the military has been called on to provide support to civil authorities for disaster relief and internal security during periods of political unrest. Bangladesh has consistently been the world's largest contributor to UN peacekeeping forces for many years. In February 2015, Bangladesh had major deployments in the Democratic Republic of Congo, Liberia, Darfur, Côte d'Ivoire, Haiti, South Sudan, Lebanon, Cyprus and theGolan Heights.^[183]

BNS Bangabandhu, a guided missile frigate of the Bangladesh Navy

MBT-2000 main battle tank of theBangladesh Army

MiG-29 multirole combat aircraft of the Bangladesh Air Force