Defence Services Command and Staff College (Bangladesh)
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সামরিক বাহিনী কমান্ড ও স্টাফ কলেজ | |
.svg) Seal of DSCSC | |
| Motto | Knowledge is power |
|---|---|
| Type | staff college |
| Established | 30 December 1977 |
| Commandant | Major General Chowdhury Mohammad Azizul Haque Hazary |
| Address | , , Bangladesh |
| Affiliations | Bangladesh Armed Forces |
| Website | dscsc |
Defence Services Command and Staff College (Bengali: সামরিক বাহিনী কমান্ড ও স্টাফ কলেজ) is a government owned defense college that provides training to Bangladeshi military officers and is located in Mirpur, Dhaka, Bangladesh.[1][2][3]
History
[edit]The institute was established on 30 December 1977 with the support of British Military Advisory Team. The college is run by Bangladesh Armed forces.[1] A British Military Advisory Team (BMAT) headed by a Chief Instructor, was the founding and driving force in running the training curriculum in the initial days of the college. The inaugural batch had 30 students from all the three services of Bangladesh Armed Forces and Bangladesh Police. The college ran short courses of six-month duration jointly for the three services for the first three years. In 1980, the course duration was increased to 10 months. That year, a separate Air Wing was also opened, and invitation to overseas students was started. Separate Naval Wing was opened in 1982.
Since 1977, the course strength has been more than quadrupled. So far, 5979 students have graduated from the college. This includes 1300+ overseas students around the world. Till now officers from 44 Countries have participated in the course in Bangladesh DSCSC.
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b Rahman, Sheikh Aminur. "Defence Services Command and Staff College". Banglapedia. Retrieved 20 February 2017.
- ^ "PM seeks more cooperation to combat militancy". Dhaka Tribune. 8 February 2017. Retrieved 20 February 2017.
- ^ "DSCSC Commandant". Archived from the original on 10 November 2021.
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