Jashore Cantonment is a

cantonment 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 ...

located in the southern part of

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 ...

Jashore District Jessore District, officially Jashore District (; ), is a district in southwestern Bangladesh. It is bordered by India to the west, Khulna and Satkhira districts to the south, Khulna and Narail to the east, and Jhenaidah and Magura districts to ...

outside Jashore town and the Headquarters of 55th Infantry Division.

History

Ferdousi Priyabhashini Ferdousi Priyabhashini (19 February 1947 – 6 March 2018) was a Bangladeshi sculptor. She was the first one to publicly announce herself as '' Birangona'', a term coined by Sheikh Mujibur Rahman for the rape victims of the Liberation War of Ban ...

was raped in Jessore Cantonment during Bangladesh Liberation War. It had a prisoner camp were Pakistani army carried out rape, torture, and execution. Jessore Cantonment was captured during

Bangladesh Liberation war The Bangladesh Liberation War (, ), also known as the Bangladesh War of Independence, was an War, armed conflict sparked by the rise of the Bengali nationalism, Bengali nationalist and self-determination movement in East Pakistan, which res ...

on 6 December 1971 by the Pine Division of the

Indian Army The Indian Army (IA) (ISO 15919, ISO: ) is the Land warfare, land-based branch and largest component of the Indian Armed Forces. The President of India is the Commander-in-Chief, Supreme Commander of the Indian Army, and its professional head ...

. On 9 March 2009 General Officer Commanding of 55 Infantry Division and Jessore Cantonment Commander Major General Rafiqul Islam was killed in a helicopter crash along with the pilot. In 4 September 2015 a soldier was found dead inside the barracks of the cantonment. During the 2013- 2014 Bangladesh unrest, allegations arose that Indian military personnel were deployed at Jessore Cantonment. The Bangladesh ministry of Foreign Affairs vehemently denied the allegations.

Installations of Bangladesh Army

*HQ 55th Infantry Division **Area Headquarters, Jashore **Station Headquarters, Jashore ***Combined Military Hospital ***Garrison Engineer (Army) ***Military Engineering Service (MES) **9th Bengal Lancers Regiment **55th Artillery Brigade **3rd Engineers Regiment **1st Signal Battalion **21st Infantry Brigade ***14th

East Bengal Regiment The East Bengal Regiment () is one of the two infantry regiments of the Bangladesh Army, the other being the Bangladesh Infantry Regiment. East Bengal Regiment was founded by Major Abdul Gani. History The East Bengal Regiment was formed on ...

***19th East Bengal Regiment ***34th

Bangladesh Infantry Regiment The Bangladesh Infantry Regiment (BIR) is an infantry regiment of the Bangladesh Army. It was raised in 2001 as the second infantry regiment after the East Bengal Regiment. The regiment was raised initially by renaming some battalions of the Eas ...

**88th Infantry Brigade ***2nd East Bengal Regiment ***20th East Bengal Regiment ***17th Bangladesh Infantry Regiment **105th Infantry Brigade ***43rd East Bengal Regiment ***14th Bangladesh Infantry Regiment ***71st Field Ambulance **31st Supply Transport Battalion **Division Ordnance Company, Jashore **119th EME Workshop **145th Field EME Workshop **117th Field EME Workshop **41st Field Ambulance **55th Military Police Unit **55th Field Intelligence Unit * Signals Training Centre And School (STCS)

Installations of Bangladesh Air Force

* BAF Base Matiur Rahman

Education

* Jashore Cantonment College *

Jashore Cantonment High School Jessore (, ), officially Jashore, is a city of Jessore District in Khulna Division. It lies in southwestern Bangladesh. It is home to the first flight training school of the Bangladeshi Air Force, established in 1971. Jessore city consists of 9 wa ...

* Army Medical College, Jashore (AMCJ)
BAF Shaheen College, Jessore
* Dawood Public School * Daud Public College, Jashore

References

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