Bangladesh National Cadet Corps | BNCC

after the establishment of dhaka university (1921) the corps initiated its activities under the provisions of the indian territorial forces act, 1923. captain e. groom was the first adjutant of the corps, he imparted military training to 100 students and 16 teachers in november 1927. later university training corps was officially founded in june 1928; in 1943, the name of the corps was changed to university officers training corps (uotc). the members of this corps took part in the liberation war of bangladesh in 1971, after independence, 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 to bangladesh national cadet corps (bncc). the training activities of bncc cadets are sub divided into army, navy and air wing. at present, its headquarters is located in sec