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{{Short description|Bangladeshi military cantonment}}
{{Short description|Bangladeshi military cantonment}}
{{Infobox military installation
{{Infobox military installation
| name = Chattogram Cantonment
| name = Chittagong Cantonment
| location = [[Chattogram District]], [[Chattogram Division|Chattogram Division]], Bangladesh
| location = [[Chattogram]], [[Chattogram Division|Chittagong]], Bangladesh
| ensign = [[File:24th Infantry Division of BD Army.png|70px]]
| ensign = [[File:24th Infantry Division of BD Army.png|70px]]
| caption = Insignia of 24th Infantry Division of [[Bangladesh Army]]
| caption = Insignia of 24th Infantry Division of [[Bangladesh Army]]
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| controlledby = [[Bangladesh Army]]
| controlledby = [[Bangladesh Army]]
| garrison =
| garrison =
| current_commander = [[Major General]] [[Md Mainur Rahman]]
| current_commander = Major General [[Md Mainur Rahman]]
}}
}}
'''Chattogram Cantonment''' is situated near [[Bayazid Thana|Bayezid Bostami Thana]] of [[Chattogram District]], [[Bangladesh]]. It is the Headquarters of [[24th Infantry Division (Bangladesh)|24th Infantry Division]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://bdnews24.com/bangladesh/2016/01/30/pm-urges-army-personnel-to-be-ready-to-make-any-sacrifice-for-country|title=PM urges army personnel to be ready to make any sacrifice for country|newspaper=bdnews24.com|access-date=2016-11-13}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=http://en.prothom-alo.com/economy/news/93519/PM-to-open-World-Trade-Center-in-Ctg|title=PM to open World Trade Center in Ctg|newspaper=Prothom Alo|access-date=2016-11-13|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161114083753/http://en.prothom-alo.com/economy/news/93519/PM-to-open-World-Trade-Center-in-Ctg|archive-date=2016-11-14|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book |last=Sabry |first=Fouad |url=https://www.google.com.bd/books/edition/Armoured_Warfare/XuYKEQAAQBAJ?hl=en&gbpv=0&kptab=overview |title=Armoured Warfare Strategies and Technologies in Modern Combat |date=2024-06-29 |publisher=One Billion Knowledgeable |language=en |chapter=Division (Military) |quote=Chittagong Cantonment is the headquarters of the Chittagong-based 24th Infantry Division.}}</ref>
'''Chittagong Cantonment''' is situated near [[Bayazid Thana|Bayezid Bostami]] of [[Chattogram]], Bangladesh. It is the headquarters of [[24th Infantry Division (Bangladesh)|24th Infantry Division]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://bdnews24.com/bangladesh/2016/01/30/pm-urges-army-personnel-to-be-ready-to-make-any-sacrifice-for-country|title=PM urges army personnel to be ready to make any sacrifice for country|newspaper=bdnews24.com|access-date=2016-11-13}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=http://en.prothom-alo.com/economy/news/93519/PM-to-open-World-Trade-Center-in-Ctg|title=PM to open World Trade Center in Ctg|newspaper=Prothom Alo|access-date=2016-11-13|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161114083753/http://en.prothom-alo.com/economy/news/93519/PM-to-open-World-Trade-Center-in-Ctg|archive-date=2016-11-14|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book |last=Sabry |first=Fouad |url=https://www.google.com.bd/books/edition/Armoured_Warfare/XuYKEQAAQBAJ?hl=en&gbpv=0&kptab=overview |title=Armoured Warfare Strategies and Technologies in Modern Combat |date=2024-06-29 |publisher=One Billion Knowledgeable |language=en |chapter=Division (Military) |quote=Chittagong Cantonment is the headquarters of the Chittagong-based 24th Infantry Division.}}</ref>


== History ==
== History ==
An Indian army tank captured by the [[East Bengal Regiment]] near [[Lahore]] in the [[Indo-Pakistan war of 1965|Indo-Pakistan War of 1965]] is displayed in the [[Chattogram]] [[Cantonment]].<ref><nowiki>{{Cite news |last=Chowdhury |first=Ishfaq Ilahi |date=2015-09-22 |title=Indo-Pak War of 1965 |url=</nowiki>http://www.thedailystar.net/op-ed/politics/indo-pak-war-1965-146932 |access-date=2016-11-13 |newspaper=The Daily Star |quote=An Indian Army tank that the regiment destroyed in the war is displayed as a [[War Trophy]]<nowiki> in {{</nowiki>[[Chattogram]] [[Cantonment]]<nowiki>.}}</nowiki></ref> On 30th of May 1981, Late [[President]] [[Ziaur Rahman]] was assassinated in [[Chattogram]] [[City]] by officers based in [[Chattogram Cantonment]]. The then [[General Officer Commanding]] ([[GOC]]) [[Major General]] [[Abul Manzoor|Abul Manzoor]] was also accused of involvement in the coup. He himself was killed on 2 June 1981.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.thedailystar.net/the-murder-of-Major-General-Abul-Manzoor-Bir-Uttam-12397|title=The murder of Major General Abul Manzoor, Bir Uttam|date=2014-02-22|newspaper=The Daily Star|access-date=2016-11-13}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.thedailystar.net/Ershad-ordered-Manzoor-killing-21182|title=Ershad 'ordered' Manzoor killing|date=2014-04-23|newspaper=The Daily Star|access-date=2016-11-13}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.thedailystar.net/the-nation-fed-cooked-up-story-21774|title=The nation fed cooked-up story|date=2014-04-27|newspaper=The Daily Star|access-date=2016-11-13}}</ref>
An Indian army tank captured by the [[East Bengal Regiment]] near Lahore in the [[Indo-Pakistani war of 1965|Indo-Pakistani War of 1965]] is displayed in the cantonment.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Chowdhury |first=Ishfaq Ilahi |date=2015-09-22 |title=Indo-Pak War 1965 |url=http://www.thedailystar.net/op-ed/politics/indo-pak-war-1965-146932 |access-date=2016-11-13 |newspaper=The Daily Star |quote=An Indian Army tank that the regiment destroyed in the war is displayed as a war trophy in Chittagong Cantonment.}}</ref> On 30 May 1981, President [[Ziaur Rahman]] was assassinated in Chattogram city by officers based in Chattogram Cantonment. The base commander General [[Abul Manzoor|Abul Manzur]] was also accused of involvement in the coup. He himself was killed on 2 June 1981.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.thedailystar.net/the-murder-of-major-general-abul-manzur-bir-uttam-12397|title=The murder of Major General Abul Manzur, Bir Uttam|date=2014-02-22|newspaper=The Daily Star|access-date=2016-11-13}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.thedailystar.net/ershad-ordered-manzur-killing-21182|title=Ershad 'ordered' Manzur killing|date=2014-04-23|newspaper=The Daily Star|access-date=2016-11-13}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.thedailystar.net/the-nation-fed-cooked-up-story-21774|title=The nation fed cooked-up story|date=2014-04-27|newspaper=The Daily Star|access-date=2016-11-13}}</ref>


==Installation==
==Installation==
* [[Headquarters]] [[24th Infantry Division]]
* '''HQ [[24th Infantry Division (Bangladesh)|24th Infantry Division]]'''
* Area Headquarters, [[Chattogram]]
** Area Headquarters, Chattogram
* Station Headquarters, [[Chattogram]]
**Station Headquarters, Chattogram
* [[Combined Military Hospital]] ([[CMH]])<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://en.prothom-alo.com/bangladesh/news/89319/Bomb-attacks-in-Ctg-Navy-mosques-6-hurt|title=Simultaneous bomb attacks in Ctg Navy mosques, 6 hurt|newspaper=Prothom Alo|access-date=2016-11-13|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161114085010/http://en.prothom-alo.com/bangladesh/news/89319/Bomb-attacks-in-Ctg-Navy-mosques-6-hurt|archive-date=2016-11-14|url-status=dead}}</ref>
***Combined Military Hospital (CMH)<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://en.prothom-alo.com/bangladesh/news/89319/Bomb-attacks-in-Ctg-Navy-mosques-6-hurt|title=Simultaneous bomb attacks in Ctg Navy mosques, 6 hurt|newspaper=Prothom Alo|access-date=2016-11-13|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161114085010/http://en.prothom-alo.com/bangladesh/news/89319/Bomb-attacks-in-Ctg-Navy-mosques-6-hurt|archive-date=2016-11-14|url-status=dead}}</ref>
* Trust Transport Services (TTS) Office <ref>{{Cite web|url=http://archive.dhakatribune.com/bangladesh/2014/oct/20/obaidul-mirsarai-cox%E2%80%99s-bazar-marine-drive-be-constructed-soon|title=Obaidul: Mirsarai-Cox's Bazar marine drive to be constructed soon|work=Dhaka Tribune|access-date=2016-11-13|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161114083451/http://archive.dhakatribune.com/bangladesh/2014/oct/20/obaidul-mirsarai-cox%E2%80%99s-bazar-marine-drive-be-constructed-soon|archive-date=2016-11-14|url-status=dead}}</ref>
***Trust Transport Services Office<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://archive.dhakatribune.com/bangladesh/2014/oct/20/obaidul-mirsarai-cox%E2%80%99s-bazar-marine-drive-be-constructed-soon|title=Obaidul: Mirsarai-Cox's Bazar marine drive to be constructed soon|work=Dhaka Tribune|access-date=2016-11-13|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161114083451/http://archive.dhakatribune.com/bangladesh/2014/oct/20/obaidul-mirsarai-cox%E2%80%99s-bazar-marine-drive-be-constructed-soon|archive-date=2016-11-14|url-status=dead}}</ref>
* 18th Bangladesh Infantry Regiment <ref>{{Cite news|url=http://bdnews24.com/bangladesh/2016/02/19/gen-zia-conspired-to-reunite-pakistan-and-create-a-confederation-says-al-mp-and-war-heros-daughter|title= [[General Zia]] 'conspired to reunite Pakistan and create a confederation', says AL MP and war hero's daughter|newspaper=bdnews24.com|access-date=2016-11-13}}</ref>
**18th [[Bangladesh Infantry Regiment]]<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://bdnews24.com/bangladesh/2016/02/19/gen-zia-conspired-to-reunite-pakistan-and-create-a-confederation-says-al-mp-and-war-heros-daughter|title=Gen Zia 'conspired to reunite Pakistan and create a confederation', says AL MP and war hero's daughter|newspaper=bdnews24.com|access-date=2016-11-13}}</ref>
* 23rd Engineers Regiment
**23rd Engineers Regiment
* 14th Signals Corp Battalion
**14th Signals Coy Battalion
* Headquarters 34th Engineers Construction Brigade
*''' HQ 34th Engineers Construction Brigade'''
* H.Q 21st Engineers Construction Battalion
**21st Engineers Construction Battalion
* [[East Bengal Regimental Centre]]'''<ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-06-16 |title=[[Bangladesh Army]] turns into a smart force: outgoing [[Army Chief]] |url=https://www.observerbd.com/news.php?id=477223 |access-date=2024-06-18 |website=observerbd |id=477223 |quote=Speaking at a farewell parade at the [[East Bengal Regimental Centre]] at [[Chattogram Cantonment]], the [[Army Chief]] expressed his sincere gratitude to all concerned for their full cooperation during his tenure as the [[Colonel Commandant]].}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |date=2024-06-16 |title=[[Bangladesh Army]] turns into a smart force: outgoing [[Army Chief]] |url=https://www.bssnews.net/news/195404 |access-date=2024-06-18 |work=[[Bangladesh Sangbad Sangstha]] |location=Dhaka |quote=Speaking at a farewell parade at the [[East Bengal Regimental Centre]] at [[Chattogram Cantonment]], the [[Army Chief]] expressed his sincere gratitude to all concerned for their full cooperation during his tenure as the [[Colonel Commandant]].}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |date=2024-06-05 |title=[[Army Chief]] opens [[Sheikh Jamal Tigers Museum]] in [[Chattogram]] |url=https://en.somoynews.tv/news/2024-06-05/ZsWO4HsI |work=Somoy}}</ref>
*'''[[East Bengal Regimental Centre]]'''<ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-06-16 |title=Bangladesh Army turns into a smart force: outgoing Army Chief |url=https://www.observerbd.com/news.php?id=477223 |access-date=2024-06-18 |website=observerbd |id=477223 |quote=Speaking at a farewell parade at the East Bengal Regimental Centre at Chattogram Cantonment, the Army Chief expressed his sincere gratitude to all concerned for their full cooperation during his tenure as the colonel commandant.}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |date=2024-06-16 |title=Bangladesh Army turns into a smart force: outgoing Army Chief |url=https://www.bssnews.net/news/195404 |access-date=2024-06-18 |work=[[Bangladesh Sangbad Sangstha]] |location=Dhaka |quote=Speaking at a farewell parade at the East Bengal Regimental Centre at Chattogram Cantonment, the Army Chief expressed his sincere gratitude to all concerned for their full cooperation during his tenure as the colonel commandant.}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |date=2024-06-05 |title=Army chief opens Sheikh Jamal Tigers Museum in Chattogram |url=https://en.somoynews.tv/news/2024-06-05/ZsWO4HsI |work=Somoy}}</ref>


==Educational institutions==
==Educational institutions==
* [[Chattogram Cantonment Public College|Chattogram Cantonment Public School & College]]<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://en.prothom-alo.com/bangladesh/news/107085/Bike-used-in-Mahmuda-killing-recovered|title=Bike used in Mahmuda killing recovered|newspaper=Prothom Alo|access-date=2016-11-13|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161114084634/http://en.prothom-alo.com/bangladesh/news/107085/Bike-used-in-Mahmuda-killing-recovered|archive-date=2016-11-14|url-status=dead}}</ref>
* [[Chattogram Cantonment Public College]]<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://en.prothom-alo.com/bangladesh/news/107085/Bike-used-in-Mahmuda-killing-recovered|title=Bike used in Mahmuda killing recovered|newspaper=Prothom Alo|access-date=2016-11-13|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161114084634/http://en.prothom-alo.com/bangladesh/news/107085/Bike-used-in-Mahmuda-killing-recovered|archive-date=2016-11-14|url-status=dead}}</ref>
* [[Army Medical College, Chattogram]]
* [[Army Medical College, Chattogram]]
* [[Chattogram]] [[Cantonment Board]] [[High School]]
* [[Cantonment Board High School|Chattogram Cantonment Board High School]]
* [[Cantonment English School and College, Chattogram]]<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.thedailystar.net/city/bangladeshi-winners-accorded-reception-1261972|title=Bangladeshi winners accorded reception|date=2016-07-31|newspaper=The Daily Star|access-date=2016-11-13}}</ref>
* [[Cantonment English School and College, Chattogram]]<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.thedailystar.net/city/bangladeshi-winners-accorded-reception-1261972|title=Bangladeshi winners accorded reception|date=2016-07-31|newspaper=The Daily Star|access-date=2016-11-13}}</ref>
* [[Bayazid Thana|Bayezid Bostami]] [[Cantonment Board]] [[High School]]
*Bayzid Bostami Cantonment Board High School
* Birshrestha [[Mohiuddin Jahangir]] [[Cantonment Board]] [[High School]]
*Birshrestha Mohiuddin Jahangir Cantonmentnt Board High school


==See also==
==See also==

Latest revision as of 23:00, 28 June 2024

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

Chittagong Cantonment is situated near Bayezid Bostami of Chattogram, Bangladesh. It is the headquarters of 24th Infantry Division.[1][2][3]

History[edit]

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]

Educational institutions[edit]

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  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. ^ Sabry, Fouad (2024-06-29). "Division (Military)". Armoured Warfare Strategies and Technologies in Modern Combat. One Billion Knowledgeable. Chittagong Cantonment is the headquarters of the Chittagong-based 24th Infantry Division.
  4. ^ Chowdhury, Ishfaq Ilahi (2015-09-22). "Indo-Pak War 1965". The Daily Star. Retrieved 2016-11-13. An Indian Army tank that the regiment destroyed in the war is displayed as a war trophy in Chittagong Cantonment.
  5. ^ "The murder of Major General Abul Manzur, Bir Uttam". The Daily Star. 2014-02-22. Retrieved 2016-11-13.
  6. ^ "Ershad 'ordered' Manzur killing". The Daily Star. 2014-04-23. Retrieved 2016-11-13.
  7. ^ "The nation fed cooked-up story". The Daily Star. 2014-04-27. Retrieved 2016-11-13.
  8. ^ "Simultaneous bomb attacks in Ctg Navy mosques, 6 hurt". Prothom Alo. Archived from the original on 2016-11-14. Retrieved 2016-11-13.
  9. ^ "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.
  10. ^ "Gen Zia 'conspired to reunite Pakistan and create a confederation', says AL MP and war hero's daughter". bdnews24.com. Retrieved 2016-11-13.
  11. ^ "Bangladesh Army turns into a smart force: outgoing Army Chief". observerbd. 2024-06-16. 477223. Retrieved 2024-06-18. Speaking at a farewell parade at the East Bengal Regimental Centre at Chattogram Cantonment, the Army Chief expressed his sincere gratitude to all concerned for their full cooperation during his tenure as the colonel commandant.
  12. ^ "Bangladesh Army turns into a smart force: outgoing Army Chief". Bangladesh Sangbad Sangstha. Dhaka. 2024-06-16. Retrieved 2024-06-18. Speaking at a farewell parade at the East Bengal Regimental Centre at Chattogram Cantonment, the Army Chief expressed his sincere gratitude to all concerned for their full cooperation during his tenure as the colonel commandant.
  13. ^ "Army chief opens Sheikh Jamal Tigers Museum in Chattogram". Somoy. 2024-06-05.
  14. ^ "Bike used in Mahmuda killing recovered". Prothom Alo. Archived from the original on 2016-11-14. Retrieved 2016-11-13.
  15. ^ "Bangladeshi winners accorded reception". The Daily Star. 2016-07-31. Retrieved 2016-11-13.


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