99th Composite Brigade (Bangladesh)

99th Composite Brigade
Insignia of 9th Infantry Division
Active	19 September 2013 - present
Country	Bangladesh
Allegiance	Bangladesh
Branch	Bangladesh Army
Type	Mixed Arms
Size	Brigade
Part of	9th Infantry Division
Garrison/HQ	Padma Cantonment
Commanders
Current commander	Brig Gen S. M. Zakaria Hussain
Notable commanders	Brig Gen Humayun Kabir Brig Gen Shakil Ahmed Brig Gen Hamidul Haque

The 99th Composite Brigade (Bengali: ৯৯তম কম্পোজিট ব্রিগেড) is a brigade formation of the Bangladesh Army. It was raised per the project "Establishment of 99 Composite Brigade for Safety and Security of Padma Multipurpose Bridge" and army development project "Forces Goal 2030".[1]

History

On 19 September 2013, PM Sheikh Hasina raised the flag of newly established 99 Composite Brigade at Army Aviation Hangar.[2] The flag raising of 58 East Bengal, 34 BIR and 20 Engineering Construction Battalion were hoisted on the same day.

The unit would need around 600mn taka ($7.5mn) annually which will be allocated from the funds of the army.[3]

In 2014, army sought 326-acre land & Tk 17,740 million over four years to build the security installations for the bridge on both sides of the mega infrastructure.[4]

ECNEC approved the project named "Establishment of 99 Composite Brigade for Safety and Security of Padma Multipurpose Bridge" on 115 acres of land on both the sides involving Taka 7,500 million on 13 October 2015 .[5]

Functions

• Implementation of the Padma Bridge project.
• Maintain security of the Padma Bridge.
• Oversee construction of the Padma bridge.
• Check for corruption.
• Discourage graft mongering firms and their officials.[3][6]

Formation

The 99 Composite Brigade comprises one Engineering Construction Battalion and two infantry battalions and an air defence artillery regiment. Soldiers and officers of the brigade were drawn from other units of the army.

See also

• 98th Composite Brigade

References

1. Sun, The Daily. "7 projects get Ecnec nod". Daily Sun. Archived from the original on 26 November 2016. Retrieved 25 November 2016.
2. "News Details". Bangladesh Sangbad Sangstha. Archived from the original on 25 November 2016. Retrieved 24 November 2016.
3. "NAM NEWS NETWORK - BANGLADESH PM INAUGURATES NEW COMPOSITE BRIGADE FOR PADMA BRIDGE". Archived from the original on 26 November 2016. Retrieved 24 November 2016.
4. "New 'cantonment' by Padma bridge". The Daily Star. 13 November 2014. Retrieved 25 November 2016.
5. "ECNEC approves seven projects worth 2,658 crore taka". Archived from the original on 26 November 2016. Retrieved 25 November 2016.
6. "Three new army battalions to oversee Padma bridge work". Dhaka Tribune. Archived from the original on 26 November 2016. Retrieved 25 November 2016.