The following is a list of the equipment currently in use in the Border Guards Bangladesh. It includes small arms, vehicles, vessels and aircraft.
| Border Guards Bangladesh | |
|---|---|
 Monogram of BGB |
Small arms
| Name | Image | Type | Caliber | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bersa Thunder 9 |  |
Semi-automatic pistol | 9×19mm Parabellum | |
| Type 56 carbine |  |
Semi-automatic Carbine | 7.62×39mm | Produced under license by BOF. Standard-issue rifle of BGB. Gradually being replaced by BD-08 and Type-56 assault rifles.[1] |
| BD-08 |  |
Assault rifle | 7.62×39mm | Produced under license by BOF.[1] |
| Type 56 assault rifle |  |
Assault rifle | 7.62×39mm | |
| Type 85 |  |
Sniper rifle | 7.62×54mmR | |
| BD-15 |  |
Light machine gun | 7.62×39mm | LMG variant of BD-08 assault rifle. |
| RPD |  |
Light machine gun | 7.62×39mm |
Anti-tank weapons
| Name | Image | Type | Caliber | Quantity | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RK-3 Corsar |  |
Anti-tank guided missile | 107mm | 14 launcher | [2] |
| Alcotán-100 |  |
PLOS based anti-tank rocket launcher | 100mm | N/A |
Utility vehicles
| Name | Image | Type | Quantity | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Polaris ATVs | ATV | 120 | Used for off-road patrolling.[3][4] | |
| KrAZ-Spartan |  |
Armoured Personnel Carrier | 12 | |
| Otokar Cobra |  |
Infantry mobility vehicle | 28 |
Aircraft
| Name | Image | Type | Quantity | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mi-171E | 
|
Helicopter | 2 | 2 in active service from 2020.[5][6][7] |
Vessels
| Name | Image | Type | Quantity | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BGB Shah Jalal |  |
Coastal Patrol Vessel | 1 | [8] |
| High speed interceptor vessel | Interceptor Vessel | 4 | Received in 2020. The vessels are capable of navigating in inclement weather and are equipped with machine gun, radar, fourth generation GPS, and modern sonar system.[9][10] |
See also
References
- ^ a b "Small Arms Factory". Bangladesh Ordnance Factory. Retrieved 1 November 2020.
- ^ "Bangladesh Fortifies Island Near Myanmar With Heavy Weapons, Gunboats". The Irrawady. 2019-01-02. Retrieved 2020-08-04.
- ^ "BGB acquires all-terrain vehicles to combat cross-border crime". Dhaka Tribune. Retrieved 31 October 2020.
- ^ "BGB equipped with all-terrain vehicles". Somoy News. Retrieved 31 October 2020.
- ^ "PM declares BGB a three-dimensional force". The Daily Star. UNB. Retrieved 8 November 2020.
- ^ "Russian copters to turn BGB into 3-dimensional force". The Independent. Retrieved 29 October 2020.
- ^ "Mil Mi-171E, Bangladesh - Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB)". Jet Photos. Retrieved 29 October 2020.
- ^ "BDR-Shahjalal – Patrol Vessel – Details and current position IMO 8106472 MMSI 0 | Vessels". VesselFinder. Retrieved 2017-04-23.
- ^ "BGB introduces new high speed interceptor vessels equipped with weapon". Dhaka Tribune. Retrieved 3 June 2020.
- ^ "BGB gets high speed interceptor vessels". Prothom Alo. Retrieved 3 June 2020.
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