The Bangladesh Infantry Regiment (BIR) is an infantry regiment of the Bangladesh Army.

[1] The regiment was raised initially by renaming some battalions of the East Bengal Regiment, before its own recruits were trained.

Its stated role is to seek out, close with and destroy the enemy, within a traditional infantry combat scenario, however, the regiment also provides aid to the civilian government when called upon and also contributes regularly to Bangladesh's peacekeeping commitments overseas.

The regiment deployed eight battalions to Bangladesh's UN peacekeeping commitments:

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