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চট্টগ্রাম সেনানিবাস
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| Chattogram, Chittagong, Bangladesh | |
| Type | Cantonment |
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| Controlled by | Bangladesh Army |
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| Current commander | Major General Md Mainur Rahman |
Chittagong Cantonment is situated near Bayezid BostamiofChattogram, Bangladesh. It is the headquarters of 24th Infantry Division.[1][2][3]
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]
Chittagong Cantonment is the headquarters of the Chittagong-based 24th Infantry Division.
An Indian Army tank that the regiment destroyed in the war is displayed as a war trophy in Chittagong Cantonment.
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.
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.
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