The Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) held the training completion parade of its 104th recruit batch on Wednesday morning at the Bir Uttam Mujibur Rahman Parade Ground of the Border Guard Training Center and College (BGTC&C) in Baitul Izzat, Satkania, Chattogram. A total of 3,023 new members, including 2,950 men and 73 women, took an oath to protect the sovereignty and integrity of the country, marking the largest batch in BGB’s history. The event was attended by Home Affairs Adviser Lieutenant General (Retd.) Md Jahangir Alam Chowdhury as chief guest, who administered the oath and inspected the parade.

Senior Secretary of the Ministry of Home Affairs Nasimul Gani, BGB Director General Major General Mohammad Ashrafuzzaman Siddiqui, and other senior military and civilian officials were also present. BGB announced that Al Imran, bearing chest number 155, was named best recruit overall, while Shafikul Islam and Lubna Khatun topped in physical excellence, and Shafiqul Rahman Tamim and Nahida Akter were recognized as best firers.

According to BGB, the BGTC&C has been training recruits for 44 years and has successfully completed 72 batches since independence. Despite a capacity of 700 to 1,000 trainees, infrastructure expansion under interim government directives enabled training of this record batch, setting a post-independence milestone.