Chittagong Cantonment

Bangladesh Cantonment
Chattogram Cantonment
চট্টগ্রাম সেনানিবাস
Chattogram
TypeCantonment
Site information
Controlled byBangladesh Army
Garrison information
Current
commander
Major General Md Mainur Rahman

Chattogram Cantonment is situated near Bayezid Bostami of Chattogram, Bangladesh. It is the headquarters of 24th Infantry Division.[1][2]

History

An Indian army tank captured by the East Bengal Regiment (based in Chattogram cantonment) near Lahore in the 1965 Indo-Pak war is displayed in the cantonment.[3] On 30 May 1981, President Ziaur Rahman was assassinated in Chattogram city by officers based in Chattogram Cantonment. The base commander General Abul Manzur was also accused of involvement in the coup. He himself was killed on 2 June 1981.[4][5][6]

Installation

  • HQ 24th Infantry Division
    • Area Headquarters, Chattogram
    • Station Headquarters, Chattogram
      • Combined Military Hospital (CMH)[7]
      • Trust Transport Services office[8]
    • 18th Bangladesh Infantry Regiment[9]
    • 23rd Engineers Regiment
    • 14th Signals Coy Battalion
  • HQ 34th Engineers Construction Brigade
    • 21st Engineers Construction Battalion
  • East Bengal Regimental Centre

Educational institutions

See also

  • Cumilla Cantonment
  • Alikadam Cantonment
  • Savar Cantonment

References

  1. ^ "PM urges army personnel to be ready to make any sacrifice for country". bdnews24.com. Retrieved 2016-11-13.
  2. ^ "PM to open World Trade Center in Ctg". Prothom Alo. Archived from the original on 2016-11-14. Retrieved 2016-11-13.
  3. ^ "Indo-Pak War 1965". The Daily Star. 2015-09-22. Retrieved 2016-11-13.
  4. ^ "The murder of Major General Abul Manzur, Bir Uttam". The Daily Star. 2014-02-22. Retrieved 2016-11-13.
  5. ^ "Ershad 'ordered' Manzur killing". The Daily Star. 2014-04-23. Retrieved 2016-11-13.
  6. ^ "The nation fed cooked-up story". The Daily Star. 2014-04-27. Retrieved 2016-11-13.
  7. ^ "Simultaneous bomb attacks in Ctg Navy mosques, 6 hurt". Prothom Alo. Archived from the original on 2016-11-14. Retrieved 2016-11-13.
  8. ^ "Obaidul: Mirsarai-Cox's Bazar marine drive to be constructed soon". Dhaka Tribune. Archived from the original on 2016-11-14. Retrieved 2016-11-13.
  9. ^ "Gen Zia 'conspired to reunite Pakistan and create a confederation', says AL MP and war hero's daughter". bdnews24.com. Retrieved 2016-11-13.
  10. ^ "Bike used in Mahmuda killing recovered". Prothom Alo. Archived from the original on 2016-11-14. Retrieved 2016-11-13.
  11. ^ "Bangladeshi winners accorded reception". The Daily Star. 2016-07-31. Retrieved 2016-11-13.
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