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The Ansar Bahini was established on 12 February 1948 and came into force on 16 June 1948 when the Ansar Act was approved by the then East Bengal Legislative Assembly. From then on, the training activities of this force were temporarily held at Shahbagh in Dhaka. During the Pak-India war in 1965, the Ansars were deployed in the border outposts of the country. After the swearing in of the first Provisional Government of Bangladesh (Mujibnagar) during the War of Independence, the caretaker President was given a Guard of Honor by 12 members of the Ansar Force led by Ansar Platoon Commander Iyad Ali. During the war of independence, the Ansar forces were branded as rebels and abolished. Ansar members took part in the war of independence with about 40,000 rifles. A total of 60 people including 9 officers, 4 employees and 656 Ansars were martyred in the battle. 1 Bir Bikram and 2 Bir Pratik of the force were awarded the title. During the post-independence period, training activities of Ansar Bahini were conducted from 1973 to 1975 at Savar near Dhaka. The Village Defense Team (VDP) was formed in 1986 and the City Defense Team (TDP) in 1980. Later, these two forces merged with the Ansar forces. The National Ansar Training Center (NATC) was established in 1986 at Safipur in Kaliakair upazila of Gazipur district. It was renamed Ansar Training School in 1983. In 1986, Ansar Training School was upgraded to Ansar Academy. In 1995, it was renamed Ansar-VDP Academy. The force is currently governed by the Ansar Bahini Act, 1995 and the Battalion Ansar Act, 1995, which, when passed by Parliament, received the approval of His Excellency the President on 15 February 1995 and came into force on 16 February 1995. According to the provisions of Article 152 of the Constitution, the Ansar Bahini is an orderly force.