9th Infantry Division (Bangladesh)

9th Infantry Division
9th Infantry Division
	Insignia of 9th Infantry Division
Active	20 November 1976 - present
Country	Bangladesh
Branch	Bangladesh Army
Type	Infantry
Size	Division
Garrison/HQ	Savar Cantonment
Commanders
Current; commander	Major General Md Moin Khan
Notable; commanders	Major General Mir Shawkat Ali; Major General Hasan Sarwardy; Major General Aminul Karim;

The 9th Infantry Division ("The Lightning Division") is a formation of the Bangladesh Army, based in Savar Cantonment, Savar, Dhaka. It is the first infantry division of the Bangladesh Army that was raised post-independence.

The division is considered the most strategic and important formation of the Bangladesh Army, as it is entrusted with the security of Dhaka, the capital of Bangladesh.

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