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Sheikh Russel Cantonment

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Sheikh Russel Cantonment
Munshiganj & Shariatpur, Dhaka, Bangladesh
Type	Cantonment
Site information
Controlled by	Bangladesh Army

Sheikh Russel Cantonment^[1] is a Bangladeshi military cantonment near Padma BridgeinMunshiganj and Shariatpur Districts, Bangladesh.^[2] The cantonment has been named after Sheikh Russel, younger brother of Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina Wazed. It has been established to ensure overall security of the bridge as it will be the main link of the highway connectivity between South Bengal and other parts of Bangladesh.^{[citation needed]}

Units

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99th Composite Brigade
- 35th East Bengal Regiment
- 32nd Bangladesh Infantry Regiment
- 5th Engineer Construction Battalion
- Garrison Engineers (Army), Padma (attached under Station Headquarters, Savar)

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^ "New cantonment by Padma bridge". The Daily Star. 13 November 2014.

Cantonments of Bangladesh

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