The 1st Para-Commando Battalion (also known as The Cheetahs) is an elite Commando unit in the Bangladesh Army, established in 1992 from the inspiration of Special Air Service. Headquartered in Sylhet, its raising Commanding Officer was Lieutenant Colonel Md. Zahurul Alam (retired as Brigadier General in 2010). Some Renowned officers of this unit are(before rising this unit ,they were commandos but they were not in any commando unit.But now the commando unit has been risen so that their name has been kept in this unit .They all are war heroes so it's also an honor for this unit.): Late Major Ganaral Khaled Mosarroff , Late Major Ganaral (Retd.) Ziaur Rahman,Late Colonel (Retd.)A.T.M. Haider,Late Colonel (Retd.)Abu Taher,Lieutenant colonel(Shaheed) Abdus Salam,Lieutenant colonel MD. Mustafiz