Dhaka Cantonment
Dhaka Cantonment | |
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ঢাকা সেনানিবাস | |
| Dhaka | |
 Front View of Bir Shrestho Shaheed Jahangir Gate, Dhaka Cantonment. | |
| Coordinates | 23°49′N 90°24′E / 23.82°N 90.40°E / 23.82; 90.40 |
| Type | Military base |
| Site information | |
| Controlled by |  Bangladesh Armed Forces |
| Site history | |
| Built | 1874 |
Dhaka Cantonment (Bengali: ঢাকা সেনানিবাস) is a cantonment located in the northern part of Dhaka, Bangladesh. The headquarters of the Bangladesh Army,[1] and Air Force are situated within the cantonment which combined form the Armed Forces of Bangladesh. The Cantonment is located on the north-east end of the Dhaka metropolis.[2]
Command Installations
- Armed Forces Division (AFD)
- Army Headquarters (AHQ)
- Air Headquarters (Air HQ)
- DGFI Headquarters (DGFI HQ)[3]
- Inter Services Selection Board (ISSB)
- Department of Military Lands & Cantonments
- Cantonment Board, Dhaka
Formation Under Army Headquarters
Administrations and Limited Companies
- Bangladesh Army Welfare Trust
- Inter Services Public Relations Directorate (ISPR)[4]
- Directorate General of Medical Service (DGMS)
- Armed Forces Institute of Pathology
- Bangladesh Diesel Plant
- Army Families Welfare Society[5]
Areas under the Defense Officers Housing Schemes (DOHS) also fall under the Dhaka Cantonment Area.
Command Structure
- Headquarters Logistics Area
- Station Headquarters, Dhaka
- 24th Engineers Construction Brigade
- 14th Engineers Construction Battalion
- 17th Engineers Construction Battalion
- 27th Engineers Construction Battalion
- Central Ordnance Depot
- Central Mechanical Transport Depot
- Combined Military Hospital[6]
- 901st Central EME Workshop
- 13th Military Police Unit
- 14th Independent Engineers Brigade
- 12th Engineers Regiment
- 57th Engineers Regiment
- 86th Independent Signals Brigade
- 12th Signals Coy Battalion
- 34th Signals Coy Battalion
- Army Static Signal Battalion
- 46th Independent Infantry Brigade[7]
- 40th East Bengal Regiment
- 16th Bangladesh Infantry Regiment
- 57th East Bengal Regiment
- 32nd Engineers Company
- 16th Signals Brigade Company
- President Guard Brigade[8]
- Army Aviation Group
- 6 Army Aviation Squadron
- Adhoc Army Aviation Group
- Army Military Police Unit
- Army Security Unit (ASU)
Formation Under Air Headquarters
Command Structure
Comand Structure
Formation Under Bangladesh Railway
Establishments
- Kurmitola General Hospital[10]
- Siraj Khaleda Hospital
- Sainik Club[2]
- Senakunjo[11]
- Army Golf Club
- Kurmitola Golf Club[12]
- Bangladesh Army Stadium[13]
- Dhaka Cantonment Bangabandhu Museum[14]
- BMTF Corporate office
Education
- Adamjee Cantonment College[15]
- BAF Shaheen College Dhaka[16]
- B A F Shaheen College Kurmitola
- BAF Shaheen English Medium College
- Noubahini College, Dhaka
- Shaheed Bir Uttam Lt. Anwar Girls' College
- Shaheed Bir Bikrom Ramiz Uddin Cantonment School, Dhaka
- Adamjee Cantonment Public School
- Muslim Modern Academy (MMA)[17]
- Uttar Kafrul High School
- Uttar Kafrul Primary School
- Adarsha Bidya Niketon, Manikdee
- Balughat High School
- Bangladesh International School and College (1995)[18]
- Dhaka Cantonment Girls Public School and College (2005)[19]
- Shaheed Ramiz Uddin Cantonment College
- Nirjhor Cantonment Public School & College
- Rainbow Kindergarten
- Bangladesh International School & College, Nirjhor (2015)
- Prottoy Inclusive English Medium School
References
- ^ "Modernisation of army to continue". The Daily Star. 29 May 2015. Retrieved 7 November 2016.
- ^ a b c "Cantonment Thana". Banglapedia. Retrieved 6 November 2016.
- ^ "Proposal to cut PC's power irks planning minister". The Financial Express. Dhaka. Retrieved 7 November 2016.
- ^ "LIVE: Gulshan hostage crisis". The Daily Star. 1 July 2016. Retrieved 6 November 2016.
- ^ "PM inaugurates new facilities in Dhaka Cantonment". bdnews24.com. Retrieved 6 November 2016.
- ^ "Japanese firms tighten security measures after Dhaka attack". The Daily Star. 4 July 2016. Retrieved 6 November 2016.
- ^ "EBR holds parade". The Financial Express. Dhaka. Retrieved 6 November 2016.
- ^ "President urges people to get united against terrorism". The Daily Star. 20 July 2016. Retrieved 6 November 2016.
- ^ "Customs suspects duty leaks thru luggage loads". The Financial Express. Dhaka. Retrieved 6 November 2016.
- ^ "Attack at Dhaka airport kills 1, injures 4". WION. 6 November 2016. Retrieved 6 November 2016.
- ^ "Military Police Week 2016 begins in city | Dhaka Tribune". Dhaka Tribune. 20 October 2016. Retrieved 6 November 2016.
- ^ "The foxes of Dhaka". The Daily Star. 22 July 2016. Retrieved 6 November 2016.
- ^ Rahman, Anisur (4 July 2016). "Bangladesh pays homage to Dhaka terror attack victims". Mint. Retrieved 6 November 2016.
- ^ "Museums in Bangladesh: A brief introduction". The Financial Express. Dhaka. Archived from the original on 7 November 2016. Retrieved 7 November 2016.
- ^ "Reshuffle in 15 key army posts". The Daily Star. 12 November 2013. Retrieved 31 August 2020.
- ^ "Low turnout, violence mar polls". Dhaka Tribune. Retrieved 7 November 2016.
- ^ "EC starts 2nd phase smart NID distribution in Dhaka". The Financial Express. Dhaka. Retrieved 6 November 2016.
- ^ "History of BISC". Bangladesh International School & College.
- ^ "Welcome to Dhaka Cantt Girls' Public School & College". Dhaka Cantonment Girls' Public School & College.
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