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34-459: Assistant commandant as a rank was envisaged by General J. N. Chaudhuri , who was part of the committee studying the need for a dedicated Border Guarding force raised on military lines to guard the perilous India-Pakistan border given the UN conventions deriding and preventing military formations or build-up on the borders between the two un-friendly neighbors. General J. N. Chaudhuri recommended to raise

68-614: A corps, with promotion to substantive lieutenant-general on 8 May 1957. He was appointed GOC-in-C Southern Command on 25 May 1959. The debacle of the Sino-Indian War and subsequent government inquiries revealing India's military unpreparedness and mismanagement resulted in the Chief of the Army Staff (COAS) Pran Nath Thapar 's resignation on 19 November 1962. On 20 November, Chaudhuri succeeded Thapar as officiating COAS with

102-550: A major role in the 1948 Hyderabad Operations . He received the surrender of the Hyderabad State Forces from Major General Syed Ahmed El Edroos at Secunderabad. Following Operation Polo in 1948, he was appointed as the Military Governor of Hyderabad State . In the years following, he occupied important military posts and led an Indian Military Delegation to China. In 1949, he was appointed as

136-754: A niece of Nobel laureate poet Rabindranath Tagore , was his uncle. Chaudhuri completed his early education in Pataldanga Academy (Now known as Hare School ) in Calcutta. Later, he studied at St. Xavier's College ( University of Calcutta ). He also studied at Highgate School in London, from May 1923 until July 1926, and the Royal Military College, Sandhurst . At Sandhurst, he got his nickname, "Muchhu" (owing to his moustache ). Ayub Khan , who became President of Pakistan in 1958,

170-531: A sex ratio of 951 females per 1000 males. Dhaka is about five hours by road, through the Jamuna Bridge . Cities and towns of Dhaka Division , Chittagong Division and Sylhet Division are connected through it. Kushtia District and other parts of Khulna Division and Barisal Division is connected through Lalon Shah Bridge . River crossing ( ferry ghaat ) at Nagarbari on the Jamuna River

204-788: A temporary Lt. Colonel, he commanded this unit from September 1944 to October 1945 in Burma for which he was twice more Mentioned in Dispatches , (London Gazette 9/5/46) for gallant and distinguished services in Burma (Temporary Lt-Col 16th Light Cavalry) and (London Gazette 17/9/46) for gallant and distinguished services in Burma (Temporary Lt-Col, Indian Armoured Corps). At the end of the Burma campaign, he saw service in French Indochina and in Java , Indonesia with his regiment. In 1946, he

238-400: A ward of the town. All of them are elected by people's vote. According to the 2022 Bangladesh census , Pabna city had a population of 175,982. According to the 2011 Bangladesh census , Pabna city had 33,217 households and a population of 144,442. 24,391 (16.89%) were under 10 years of age. Pabna had a literacy rate (age 7 and over) of 76.22%, compared to the national average of 51.8%, and

272-477: Is a rumour that the mosque built in one night. The remains of Hindu temple Jor Bangla (recently renovated) is in Jor Baangla Paara of the town. Jagannath Temple at Chatmohar Upazila is considered one of the most beautiful Hindu temples in northern Bangladesh. Rassundari Devi , a Bengali writer who is identified as the author of first full-fledged autobiography in modern Bengali literature ,

306-409: Is at Shaalgaariya and a 450-bed mental hospital is at Hemayetpur. Recently the government-owned Pabna Medical College has been set up near the mental hospital , Pabna premise. There is a mosque at Chatmohar Upzilla named Shahi Mosque which built by Masum Khan kabuli at 15th century. A Mughal -era mosque 'Varara Moshjid' ( Bengali : ভাঁড়াড়া মসজিদ ) is some 10 km southeast of the town.There

340-980: Is equivalent to the ranks of assistant commissioner of police (ACP), deputy superintendent of police (DSP), and captain in the Indian Army . This rank is the highest entry level rank in the Central Armed Police Forces of India. Assistant commandants in Central Armed Police Forces (CAPF) are selected through a competitive exam conducted by Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) annually. Assistant commandants are mandated to command companies and Direct Action Teams (DATs) in various CAPFs and law enforcement agencies, They are also sent on deputations to various organizations such as RAW , NSG , SPG , NIA , IB , CBI , NDRF , NCB , State Armed Police Force (DRG, Jharkhand Jaguars , Bihar military police, IRB, UP/MP STFs, etc.). Their role and performance therefore assumes an enormous significance because of

374-626: Is important, as the Padma and other rivers, and Chalan Beel wetland are in Pabna. In Pabna district, rides by Nosimon, rickshaw-van , and Korimon are pleasure worthy. Pabna has fledgeling knitted fabric and handloom related textile industries. There are consumer and pharmaceutical producing factories. Square Pharmaceuticals is the largest pharmaceutical company in Bangladesh. A majority of its factories are at Shalgaria near Jubilee Tank area of

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408-750: Is regarded as one of the founding fathers of the Border Security Force . In the aftermath of the 1965 war, he proposed a paramilitary force to patrol the Indo-Pakistani border in peacetime and would be relieved by the army when war was imminent. For his services to the nation, he was awarded the Padma Vibhushan , India's second highest civilian honour by the President of India. He retired on 7 June 1966, after completing 38 years of military service. After his retirement, Chaudhuri

442-597: Is the old route to Dhaka and the eastern part of Bangladesh. It took three to four hours to cross only the Jamuna from Nagarbari to Aricha river port in Manikgonj District . Nowadays, The ferry terminal as well as launch terminal shifted from Nagarbari to Kazirhat. It takes approximately 1 hour to cross Jamuna River through ferry from Kazirhat to Aricha Port .There are several ferry and launch services in operation from Kazirhat to Aricha. Najirganj river crossing on

476-605: The BSF awards its best infantry battalion with the GEN. J. N. Chaudhuri trophy annually. Pabna Pabna ( Bengali : পাবনা ) is a city of Pabna District , Bangladesh and the administrative capital of the eponymous Pabna District. It is on the north bank of the Padma River and has a population of about 300,109. Pabna Municipality comprises a mayor and 15 councillors and 5 female councillors. Each councillor represents

510-492: The British Raj ), Jogesh Chandra Chaudhuri(editor of the Calcutta high court journal and barrister), Kumudnath Chaudhuri (barrister), Pramathanath Chaudhuri (writer), Capt. Manmathanath Chaudhuri (first Indian surgeon-general of Madras Presidency ) and Dr. Suhridnath Chaudhuri, were distinguished on their own right. Two of them (Sir Asutosh and Pramathanath) were married to their first cousins (mother's brother's daughters),

544-519: The Kashmir war effort up to May 1948, when he was succeeded by the then Brig. Sam Manekshaw as DMO and Chand Narayan Das as Director of Military Intelligence. In February 1948, he was promoted to acting Major General and became the officiating Chief of the General Staff. In May that year, he took over command of the 1st Armoured Division . In September, the 1st Armoured Division played

578-479: The Padma River connects Pabna city with neighbouring Rajbari District as well as Faridpur , Madaripur , Shariatpur and Gopalganj , and Barisal Division. Pabna is well connected to all the districts and towns of Bangladesh by road. Pabna city has connected with a new railway network. Pabna Railway Station is in Shalgaria near Pabna Central Bus Terminal , opened on 14 July 2018. A nearby railway station

612-721: The commandant of the Marine Corps Jayanto Nath Chaudhuri Jayanto Nath Chaudhuri , OBE (10 June 1908 – 6 April 1983) was an Indian general who served as the 5th Chief of Army Staff of the Indian Army from 1962 to 1966 and the Military Governor of Hyderabad State from 1948 to 1949. After his retirement from the Indian Army, he served as the Indian High Commissioner to Canada from 19 July 1966 until August 1969. Chaudhuri

646-650: The Middle East Feb to July 1941, and again on 30 June 1942 for the same from July to October 1941. He was awarded the OBE on 18 February 1943 for gallant and distinguished services in the Middle East between May and Oct 1942. Recalled to India, he was appointed as a senior Instructor at the Command and Staff College , Quetta as a GSO-1 in 1943. In August 1944 he was transferred to the 16th Light Cavalry . Then

680-690: The acting rank of general. Chaudhuri was officially appointed COAS on 20 February 1963, and was promoted to substantive general on 20 July 1963. In March 1964, he was decorated with the Grand Cordon of the Order of Merit of the United Arab Republic by its president, Gamal Abdel Nasser . Chaudhari was COAS during the Indo-Pakistani War of 1965 , generally regarded as a defeat for Pakistan and victory for India. Chaudhari

714-599: The course at the Equitation School, Saugor. He attended the Staff course at Command and Staff College , Quetta from December 1939 to June 1940. In 1940, as an acting major, he went overseas on the staff of the 5th Infantry Division and saw service in Sudan , Eritrea , Abyssinia and the western deserts of Africa. For his services, he was Mentioned in Dispatches on 30 December 1941, for distinguished services in

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748-587: The first Colonel Commandant of the Corps of Electrical & Mechanical Engineers and was promoted to substantive brigadier on 1 January 1950. In January 1952, he was appointed as the Adjutant General at Army HQ, as a substantive major-general, and in January 1953, he again took over as the Chief of the General Staff . He was promoted to local lieutenant-general on 16 December 1955 and given command of

782-635: The following promotional avenues are available to cadre officers:- In the United States, assistant commandant is an appointment, not a rank. A common use of the term is for the position of assistant commandant of the Marine Corps .Appointments to this position are held by officers with the rank of general . Officers who hold this appointment are the second highest ranking officers in the United States Marine Corps after

816-529: The multitudinous role they play at various leadership and staff roles. Sub-inspectors are recruited through competitive examination conducted by Staff Selection Commission and they are referred to as DASOs (directly appointed subordinate officers). DESOs (departmental entry subordinate officers) are those officers who have been promoted through departmental exams conducted internally for inspectors, sub-inspectors, assistant sub-inspectors, head constables, constables etc. After joining service as assistant commandant

850-481: The nieces of Rabindranath Tagore, and the others were married to women from Bengali families. The Indian actress, Devika Rani , was Chaudhuri's first cousin, being the daughter of his father's brother, Manmathnath Chaudhuri. Among Chaudhuri's other close relatives were Barrister Kumud Nath Chaudhuri and Raisahib Babu Narendra Krishna Talukdar, Zamindar of Maligacha and honorary first class magistrate for Pabna District, Rajshahi. Writer Pramatha Chaudhuri , who married

884-492: The officer cadre of the Border Security Force on lines of the military hierarchy and hence assistant commandant, which otherwise is an appointment in most countries, came up as the junior-most rank in the hierarchy of Gazetted officers of the Border Security Force. For its exclusivity and unique hierarchical association with Indian Paramilitary Forces of India, assistant commandant, for comparative understanding,

918-701: The town. Pabna has the largest mental hospital in Bangladesh . It also has a big general hospital, numerous medical centres, and small private clinics. Pabna Medical College and Hospital was established in 2008. In healthcare, Pabna Community Clinic, a division of Dhaka Community Clinic, established and led by Professor Dr. Quazi Qumruzzaman, has made a great contribution in development and mitigation of arsenicosis . The nine upazilas under Pabna District holds an upazila health complex each. Government doctors get appointment through Bangladesh Civil Service commission. A 250-bed government-owned general hospital

952-484: Was a sister of the nobel laureate Rabindranath Tagore . Chaudhuri's mother, Pramila Chaudhuri, was the daughter of Womesh Chandra Bannerjee , who was the first president of the Indian National Congress . Other members of Chaudhuri's family were also distinguished in their fields, mainly law, medicine and literature. All six of his father's elder brothers, namely Sir Ashutosh Chaudhuri (judge during

986-551: Was appointed High Commissioner of India to Canada. After a three-year stint at the High Commission of India at Ottawa, he relinquished office, handing over to A. B. Bhadkamkar in August 1969. Chaudhuri wrote two books on military matters and served as a literary reviewer for a leading Indian daily The Statesman . He was the first Indian army chief to write an autobiography in 1979. He loved Western music and founded and

1020-563: Was born into an aristocratic Bengali Brahmin family which produced many lawyers and writers. His family were the Zamindars (landlords) of Haripur and the family was known as the Chaudhuris of Haripur in the province of Bengal, British India. Chaudhuri's paternal grandfather, Durgadas Chaudhuri, was the landlord of Chatmohar Upazila of Pabna district of present-day Bangladesh . His paternal grandmother, Sukumari Devi (wife of Durgadas),

1054-716: Was first president of the Delhi Symphony Society, an organisation that promoted Western music. Chaudhuri was married to Karuna Chattopadhyay, with whom he had two sons. Chaudhuri died at his home in Pamposh Enclave , New Delhi of a cardiac arrest on 6 April 1983, and was survived by his wife and two sons. His funeral and cremation the following day, with full military honours, was attended by hundreds of serving and retired officers and soldiers, including his fellow Chiefs of Staff, Admiral A. K. Chatterji and Air Chief Marshal Arjan Singh . In his honour,

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1088-735: Was in Tebunia , 10 kilometres (6.2 mi) from city center. The nearby airport is at Ishwardi Upazila . Biman Bangladesh Airlines used to operate twice-weekly services to Ishwardi from Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport , Dhaka. However, no airlines are operating to and from Ishwardi at the moment. Several Dhaka-bound private bus services are available such as Pabna Express, Shyamoli, Sarkar Travels, Raja Badsha, Badol, Mohanagar, C-line, Arif, Ishurdi Express, Night Star, Kings, Esha, Capital Service, Al-Hamra, Silver Line, etc. Government-owned Bangladesh Road Transport Corporation (BRTC) provides bus services to Rajshahi and Bogra city. Water transport

1122-546: Was one of his batchmates in Sandhurst. Both of them had trained in the same platoon. He was commissioned from Sandhurst as a second lieutenant onto the Unattached List, Indian Army on 2 February 1928. Returning to India, he was attached to the 1st battalion North Staffordshire Regiment from 19 March 1928. He was accepted for the Indian Army and joined the 7th Light Cavalry on 19 March 1929. In 1934, he attended

1156-949: Was promoted to the temporary rank of Brigadier with the war-substantive rank of lieutenant-colonel, in Charge of Administration in British Malaya and in the same year was selected to command the Indian Victory Contingent to London. Following a course at the Imperial Defence College in London in 1947, he returned to India and was appointed Director of Military Operations & Intelligence at Army Headquarters in New Delhi in November 1947. Chaudhuri worked with Major General Mohite to complete military evacuation from Pakistan. He had to organise

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