Does Bangladesh have mandatory military service?

No conscription

No conscription

Bangladesh is one of 123 countries classified “No conscription” for military conscription — 64% of the 192 with data. (Also searched as the draft, national service.)

Source

Taken from
Wikipedia: Conscription
Last checked
15 September 2026
How it was classified
Read directly from the source’s own table, without interpretation.

Nearby countries

Bhutan
No conscription
India
No conscription
Myanmar
Active conscription
Nepal
No conscription
Laos
Active conscription
Thailand
Selective / de jure only

Other laws in Bangladesh

Death Penalty
Retained / in use
Gun Laws
Restrictive

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