Chittagong Cantonment
(Redirected from Chattogram Cantonment)
| Chittagong Cantonment | |
|---|---|
চট্টগ্রাম সেনানিবাস | |
| Chattogram, Chittagong, Bangladesh | |
| Site information | |
| Type | Cantonment |
| Controlled by | Bangladesh Army |
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| Garrison information | |
| Current commander | Major General Mir Mushfiqur Rahman |
Chittagong Cantonment is situated near Bayezid Bostami of Chattogram, Bangladesh. It is the headquarters of 24th Infantry Division.[1][2][3]
History
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An Indian army tank captured by the East Bengal Regiment near Lahore in the Indo-Pakistani War of 1965 is displayed in the cantonment.[4] 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.[5][6][7]
Installation
[edit | edit source]- HQ 24th Infantry Division
- Area Headquarters, Chattogram
- Station Headquarters, Chattogram
- 18th Bangladesh Infantry Regiment
- 1st Engineers Regiment
- 14th Signals Coy Battalion
- 43rd ST Battalion
- 111th Central Ordnance Depot
- 91st Field Ambulance Battalion
- 72nd EME Workshop
- HQ 34th Engineers Construction Brigade
- 21st Engineers Construction Battalion
- East Bengal Regimental Centre[10][11]
- 21st Air Defence Regiment (attached under 6th Independent Air Defence Brigade)
Educational institutions
[edit | edit source]- Chattogram Cantonment Public College[12]
- Army Medical College, Chattogram
- Chattogram Cantonment Board High School
- Cantonment English School and College, Chattogram[13]
- Bayzid Bostami Cantonment Board High School
- Birshrestha Mohiuddin Jahangir Cantonment Board High school
See also
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