National Defence College (NDC), Bangladesh was established following the decision of the Government of the People's Republic of Bangladesh on 07 December 1996. The Honourable Prime Minister of the then government laid the foundation stone for the campus of NDC in Mirpur Cantonment on 10 January 1998. The 1st National Defence Course commenced on 10 January 1999 in the premises of Defence Services Command and Staff College, Mirpur. The new building of NDC was inaugurated on 22 November 2000 and the College was shifted to its present campus. A three member British Defence Advisory Team assisted in structuring the 1st National Defence Course. The Course was designed to prepare the selected senior military and civil services officers for taking higher responsibility of National Security and development. The Armed Forces War Course commenced on 10 January 2001. The course was designed to train selected mid ranking officers of Bangladesh Armed Forces to undertake higher command and staff responsibilities. This course focuses on capacity building to face the challenges of the future war environment. As the 3rd course at NDC, Capstone Course commenced on 17 January 2010. This course was designed for seeking advanced knowledge, skills and networks related to multilateral security cooperation in Bangladesh among senior law/ policy makers, security- practitioners, judges, executives, civil society representatives and other distinguished personalities of the society. Since inception, NDC has been striving to become the premier national institution of Bangladesh for educating and carrying out research on defence, security, strategic and development studies. Over the time, NDC has achieved international prominence as NDC and its graduates are held in high esteem within Bangladesh and around the globe. The NDC alumni’s achievements are testament to NDC’s commitment to excellence.