Bangladesh Army deploying composite battalion in Qatar

The Composite Battalion (725 personnel) of the Bangladesh Army deploying to Qatar to assist in the defence of critical infrastructure (e.g., airbases, oil/gas facilities, port security, urban defence). This unit balances infantry strength with layered air defence, anti-armour capabilities, and integrated UAVs for surveillance—tailored for Qatar’s desert urban terrain and strategic installations.

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Bangladesh Army Composite Battalion – Qatar Deployment

Total Strength: 725 personnel
Reporting To: Qatari Joint Operations Command (under bilateral defence agreement)
Mission: Area security, base protection, counter-UAV operations, QRF (quick reaction force), and coordination with Qatari SOF.

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🔰 TOE Overview

🟥 Battalion Headquarters (50 personnel)

• Commanding Officer (Lt Col)
• XO, S3 (Ops), S2 (Intel), S6 (Comms)
• Liaison officers to Qatari Armed Forces
• UAV/ISR coordination cell
• Signal detachment

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🟩 2× Composite Rifle Companies (180 each = 360 total)

Each includes:

• 3× Rifle Platoons (with mix of Cobra II IFVs and MRAPs)
• 1× Weapons Platoon:
  • 2× 82mm mortar teams
  • 2× Metis-M1/HJ-12 teams
  • 2× QJG-02 14.5mm HMGs (tripod + vehicle-mounted)
• 1× Fire Support Section (thermal scopes, MG-1MS, Alcotan-100 M2)
• All platoons trained for desert warfare, urban ops, and facility protection

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🟨 1× Quick Reaction Force (QRF) Company (120 personnel)

• High readiness light infantry
• 4× platoons with Polaris DAGORs / MRZR-4s
• Mobile 120mm mortar team (2 tubes)
• Anti-tank detachment (4× HJ-12 teams)
• Rapid air defence element (QW-18G MANPADS team)
• Deployed on rotation near critical Qatari sites

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🟦 1× Air Defence & Anti-Drone Platoon (40 personnel)

• 4× QW-18G MANPADS teams
• 4× QJG-02 HMG teams
• 2× CUAS (Counter-UAV) electronic warfare kits
• Includes thermal sighting team for drone detection at night

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🟧 1× Engineer & EOD Section (30 personnel)

• IED/bomb disposal
• Entry control point fortification
• Concrete barrier and wire emplacement
• Urban breaching, obstacle removal

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🟪 1× UAV Reconnaissance Section (25 personnel)

• 3× Bayraktar Mini UAV teams (quadcopters, fixed-wing)
• 1× Bayraktar TB2 team (2 UAVs with control station)
• ISR/target spotting, route recon, night overwatch

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🟫 1× Combat Service Support Company (100 personnel)

• Maintenance section for vehicles, UAVs, optics
• Medical platoon (2× ambulance vehicles + 8 CASEVAC-trained medics)
• Transport platoon (10 drivers with supply trucks, MRAP logistics support)
• Supply section: Fuel, water, ammunition, rations

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📦 Major Equipment Summary

Asset	Quantity
Cobra II IFVs	~20
Polaris DAGOR / MRZR	~15
82mm Mortars	6
120mm Mortars (mobile)	2
ATGMs (HJ-12)	12
14.5mm QJG-02 HMGs	8
QW-18G MANPADS	8
Mini UAVs (Bayraktar Mini)	6
TB2 UCAVs (with ISR focus)	2
Ambulances	2
Supply & support trucks	8–10

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🔐 Deployment Roles

• Infrastructure protection: Airbases (e.g. Al Udeid), LNG terminals, pipelines
• Joint patrols: With Qatari Internal Security Forces (ISF)
• Perimeter defence: Fortified checkpoints with overwatch
• UAV overwatch: ISR missions from TB2 over critical corridors
• CUAS operations: Against small drones in urban areas
• QRF ops: Respond rapidly to sabotage or SOF intrusion attempts

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