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Cantonments
A cantonment (, , or ) is a type of military base. In South Asia, a ''cantonment'' refers to a permanent military station (a term from the British Raj). In United States military parlance, a cantonment is, essentially, "a permanent residential section (i.e., barrack) of a fort or other military installation". The word ''cantonment'', derived from the French word '' canton'', meaning ''corner'' or ''district'', refers to a temporary military or winter encampment. For example, at the start of the Waterloo campaign in 1815, while the Duke of Wellington's headquarters were in Brussels, most of his Anglo–allied army of 93,000 soldiers were ''cantoned'', or stationed, to the south of Brussels. List of permanent cantonments Afghanistan The former Sherpur Cantonment in Kabul, Afghanistan, which was the site of the Siege of the Sherpur Cantonment (1879) in the Second Anglo-Afghan War (1878–1880), is now maintained as a British Army cemetery. Bangladesh In Bangladesh, cantonments ar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dhaka Cantonment
Dhaka Cantonment () is a cantonment located in the northern part of Dhaka, Bangladesh. The headquarters of the Bangladesh Army and Air Force are situated within the cantonment. The cantonment is located on the north-east end of Dhaka. History British India Due to major military engagements affecting Bengal, the then Parliament of the United Kingdom passed a bill within the Government of India Act 1858 to build new fortifications apart from Fort William across the region, the British often converted Mughal forts into military bases, such as in Lalbagh and Idrakpur. However, in 1874, Dacca Cantonment laid its foundation at the outcome of Second Anglo-Burmese War of 1853. This cantonment played a pivotal role of logistics during Third Anglo-Burmese War of 1885 and, again in Burma campaign in Second World War where it served as the initial headquarters of fourteenth army before shifting to Comilla Cantonment. Pakistan On 14 August 1947, the cantonment became an inst ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jalalabad Cantonment
Jalalabad Cantonment () is a cantonment located in Sylhet, Bangladesh. Jalalabad Cantonment is the home of the Bangladesh Army's 17th Infantry Division (Bangladesh), 17th Infantry Division, the School of Infantry and Tactics, School of Infantry & Tactics (SI&T), Para Commando Brigade (Bangladesh), Para Commando Brigade, 1 & 2 Para Commando Battalion of Bangladesh Army. Installations * HQ 17th Infantry Division (Bangladesh), 17th Infantry Division ** Area Headquarters, Sylhet ** Station Headquarters, Jalalabad *** Combined Military Hospital *** GE (Army), Jalalabad Cantonment ** 17th Artillery Brigade ** 11th Infantry Brigade ** 52nd Infantry Brigade ** 360th Infantry Brigade ** 21st Bangladesh Infantry Regiment ** 17th Military Police Unit *Para Commando Brigade (Bangladesh), Para Commando Brigade ** 1st Para Commando Brigade (Bangladesh), Para Commando Battalion ** 2nd Para Commando Brigade (Bangladesh), Para Commando Battalion *School of Infantry and Tactics ** Special War ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alikadam Cantonment
Alikadam Cantonment () is a cantonment of the Bangladesh Army located outside of Bandarban, Bangladesh. The 24th Infantry Division had jurdristriction over the cantonment under 69th Infantry Brigade. In 2015, the cantonment was shifted under jurdristriction of newly formed 10th Infantry Division headquartered at Ramu Cantonment with new 97th Infantry Brigade formed in here. It is one of five cantonments in Chittagong Hill Tracts The Chittagong Hill Tracts (), often shortened to simply the Hill Tracts and abbreviated to CHT, refers to the three hilly districts within the Chittagong Division in southeastern Bangladesh, bordering India and Myanmar (Burma) in the east: Kh ... area. Educational institutions * Alikadam Cantonment Public School and College See also * Ramu Cantonment References Cantonments of Bangladesh {{Asia-mil-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jahangirabad Cantonment
Jahangirabad Cantonment is a military base located in Bogra, near Bogra city bypass road. It is the HQ of 11th Artillery Brigade. Installations Commands under 11th Infantry Division *11th Artillery Brigade **10th Medium Artillery Regiment **26th Field Artillery Regiment **11th ADHOC Artillery Battery *22nd Brigade Signal Company *7th ST Battalion Education *Millennium Scholastic School & College * Jahangirabad Cantonment Public School See also * Bogra Cantonment Bogra Cantonment, also known as Majhira Cantonment, is a cantonment located at Shajahanpur Upazila, Bangladesh. About 10 kilometers south of Bogura, a city in Rajshahi Division of Bangladesh. It is the headquarters of the 11th Infantry Divisi ... References Bangladesh Army Cantonments of Bangladesh {{Bangladesh-mil-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jahanabad Cantonment
Jahanabad Cantonment is a cantonment of the Bangladesh Army located in Khulna, Bangladesh Bangladesh, officially the People's Republic of Bangladesh, is a country in South Asia. It is the List of countries and dependencies by population, eighth-most populous country in the world and among the List of countries and dependencies by .... Installations * Army Service Corps Centre and School (ASC&S) **RVFC Records Office **Branch Recruiting Unit, Khulna *Station Headquarters, Jahanabad **Combined Military Hospital **Static Signals Company, Khulna *57th Military Police Unit (Attached under 55th Infantry Division) Education * Military Collegiate School Khulna (MCSK) * Cantonment Public School & College, Jahanabad References Cantonments of Bangladesh Organisations based in Khulna {{Bangladesh-mil-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Halishahar Cantonment
Halishahar Cantonment is a cantonment managed by the Bangladesh Army situated at Halishahar in Chittagong, Bangladesh. This is one of 34 cantonments across the country. Installation * Artillery Center and School (AC&S) **23rd Field Artillery Battery **78th Field Artillery Battery **45th Air Defence Battery *Regional HQ South Eastern Region BGB **12th Border Guard Battalion **18th Border Guard Battalion **Regional Intelligence Bureau (Halishahar Halishahar () is a Administrative divisions of Bangladesh, thana of Chattogram District in Chattogram Division, Bangladesh. Halishahar Housing Estate is a large residential area in Chattogram. Geography Total area of this thana is 9.64 km2 ...) Education * Halishahar Cantonment Public School & College * Shaheed Lt. G. M. Mushfique Bir Uttam High School * Gunners' English School References Cantonments of Bangladesh Border Guard Bangladesh Chittagong {{Bangladesh-mil-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dighinala Cantonment
Dighinala Cantonment () is a cantonment in Dighinala, outside of Khagrachari. 24th Infantry Division of Bangladesh Army inhabit here. It is one of numerous cantonments in Chittagong Hill Tracts area. See also * Alikadam Cantonment Alikadam Cantonment () is a cantonment of the Bangladesh Army located outside of Bandarban, Bangladesh. The 24th Infantry Division had jurdristriction over the cantonment under 69th Infantry Brigade. In 2015, the cantonment was shifted under jur ... * Bandarban Cantonment References Cantonments of Bangladesh {{Asia-mil-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Comilla Cantonment
Cumilla Cantonment () is a military station of the Bangladesh Army, located near Comilla, Bangladesh. History During the Second World War, a jungle warfare school was set up at Comilla by the 14th Indian Infantry Division, after the mid-1942 Allied retreat from Burma. The school emphasized techniques in six areas key to successful fighting in jungle terrain: outflanking, being outflanked, ambushing and other minor tactics, the myth of the impenetrable jungle, health, and fitness. The school was transferred to Sevoke in 1943. In 1943–1944, military contractors constructing what was then called Mainamati Cantonment disturbed and damaged unsurveyed archaeological remains at the site. Later, the base was renamed Comilla Cantonment. During the Indo-Pakistani War of 1971, an Indian news magazine described it as "one of the best natural fortifications" in East Bengal because "the greater part of this cantonment is tunnelled into the hill and is impervious to aerial bombing". Th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bandarban Cantonment
Bandarban Cantonment () is a cantonment located in Bandarban. The headquarters of 69th Infantry Brigade of Bangladesh Army is located here. It is one of six cantonments in the Chittagong Hill Tracts The Chittagong Hill Tracts (), often shortened to simply the Hill Tracts and abbreviated to CHT, refers to the three hilly districts within the Chittagong Division in southeastern Bangladesh, bordering India and Myanmar (Burma) in the east: Kh ... area. Installations Commands under 24th Infantry Division * 69th Infantry Brigade ** 5th East Bengal Regiment ** 36th Bangladesh Infantry Regiment ** 31st Bangladesh Infantry Regiment * Station Headquarters, Bandarban ** SSD, Bandarban ** OSP-3 * 110th Brigade Signal Company * 7th Field Ambulance * 143rd Field Workshop Company See also * Comilla Cantonment * Alikadam Cantonment * Guimara Cantonment * Khagrachhari Cantonment References Cantonments of Bangladesh {{Bangladesh-mil-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chittagong Cantonment
Chittagong Cantonment is situated near Bayezid Bostami of Chattogram, Bangladesh. It is the headquarters of 24th Infantry Division. History An Indian army tank captured by the East Bengal Regiment near Lahore in the Indo-Pakistani War of 1965 is displayed in the cantonment. 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. Installation * HQ 24th Infantry Division ** Area Headquarters, Chattogram **Station Headquarters, Chattogram ***Combined Military Hospital (CMH) ***Trust Transport Services Office **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 R ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Guimara Cantonment
Guimara Cantonment or Guimara Cantt is a Bangladesh Armed Forces, Bangladeshi military cantonment located in Chattogram Division, Bangladesh. The 24th Artillery Brigade is based at the cantonment. Installations * 24th Artillery Brigade (Bangladesh), 24th Artillery Brigade * Combined Military Hospital, Guimara Cantt, Dighinala See also * List of formations of the Bangladesh Army References Notes {{Notelist Cantonments of Bangladesh Establishments in Bangladesh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mithamain Cantonment
Mithamain Cantonment is a Bangladeshi military cantonment in Mithamain, Kishoreganj. History This cantonment was initially named after the former President of Bangladesh Mohammad Abdul Hamid. On 28 February 2023, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina inaugurated the newly built cantonment. The Cantonment is built on 275 acres of land beside the Ghorauta River. After the fall of Sheikh Hasina's regime In politics, a regime (also spelled régime) is a system of government that determines access to public office, and the extent of power held by officials. The two broad categories of regimes are democratic and autocratic. A key similarity acros ... following the a mass uprising in July-August 2024, the cantonment was renamed to "Mithamain Cantonment". See also * List of formations of the Bangladesh Army References Cantonments of Bangladesh Kishoreganj District {{Bangladesh-hist-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
