Bangladesh National Cadet Corps (BNCC) is a Para-military national institution established with the aim of developing moral standards and leadership qualities in young men and women. Its guiding principles are knowledge, discipline and unity
After the university of Dhaka was established (1921) the Corps initiated its activities under the provisions of the Indian Territorial Forces Act, 1923. Groom
, the first Adjutant of the Corps, imparted military training to 100 students and 16 teachers in November 1927. In 1943 the name of the Corps was changed to University Officers Training Corps (UOTC). The members of this Corps took part in the war of liberation in 1971. After liberation, Bangladesh Cadet Corps comprising college students, and Junior Cadet Corps comprising junior students, were formed in addition to University Officers Training Corps. On 23 March 1979 University Officers Training Corps, Bangladesh Cadet Corps and Junior Cadet Corps were all merged by Maj Gen. Ziaur Rahman with a government order to from Bangladesh National Cadet Corps.BNCC is an organization consisting of Defence services officers, Junior commissioned officers (JCOs) and Non commissioned officers (NCOs) civilian officers & staffs, teaching staffs and students from different educational institutions. Ministry of Defence administratively controls this organization. At present, its headquarters is located in Sector 6, Uttara, Dhaka. Headed by a director, Bangladesh National Cadet Corps is composed of five army regiments, three air squadroon and three navy flootila. These Army Regiments are: (i) Ramna Regiment, (ii) Karnafuli Regiment, (iii) Mainamati Regiment, (iv) Mahasthan Regiment, (v) Sundarban Regiment. Bangladesh National Cadet Corps conducts its activities with the aim of imparting military training to young people in order to develop them as a supporting force for the defense of the country, providing a second line of defense in the wake of external aggression, and developing volunteers for responding to various national disasters. Its activities include: military training (military tactics, cartography, organization and administration); small arms training and firing; blood donation; tree plantation; rendering help and assistance as volunteers during natural calamities; arranging special training programmed to help people succeed in different competitive examinations; participating in mass literacy programmed; and assisting the police during international sports and traffic weeks. A cadet belonging to National Cadet Corps is entitled to voluntary participation in the month-long Victory Day Camp, Central Annual Training Camp and in military training free of cost. Regular cadets are allowed to participate in the certificate course on military science in the University of Dhaka, and academic credit towards their Degree (Pass and Honors) final examinations is awarded in the form of addition of marks up to 25 obtained by them in the certificate course over pass marks.
