Momenshahi Cantonment (also known as Mymensingh Cantonment) is a

military installation A military base is a facility directly owned and operated by or for the military or one of its branches that shelters military equipment and personnel, and facilitates training and Military operation, operations. A military base always provides ...

, situated at the heart of

Mymensingh Mymensingh () is a metropolis, metropolitan city and capital of Mymensingh Division, Bangladesh. Located on the bank of the Old Brahmaputra River, Brahmaputra River, about north of the national capital Dhaka, it is a major financial center ...

. It was a former HQ of 19th Infantry Division of

Bangladesh Army The Bangladesh Army () is the land warfare branch, and the largest component of the Bangladesh Armed Forces. The primary mission of the Army is to defend the land of Bangladesh from any external attack. Control of personnel and operations is ad ...

. Currently, it includes the headquarters of Army Training and Doctrine Command, which consists of its Battle Group within the cantonment. The 77th Infantry Brigade under the 19th Infantry Division is also located in the cantonment. The first

General Officer Commanding General officer commanding (GOC) is the usual title given in the armies of the United Kingdom and the Commonwealth (and some other nations, such as Ireland) to a general officer who holds a command appointment. Thus, a general might be the GOC ...

of ARTDOC was Major General Md Zia-Ur-Rahman.

Installations

* HQ Army Training and Doctrine Command ** 403rd Battle Group *** 27th Bangladesh Infantry Regiment *** 34th Independent Field Artillery Battery *** 45th Independent Field Engineers Company Commands under 19th Infantry Division * 77th Infantry Brigade ** 11th East Bengal Regiment ** 29th Bangladesh Infantry Regiment ** 15th Bangladesh Infantry Regiment * Station Headquarters,

** SSD, Mymensingh ** Combined Military Hospital, Mymensingh ** Static Signal Company, Mymensingh ** OSP -1 * 4th Field Artillery Regiment * 81st Brigade Signal Company * 89th Field EME Workshop GOC Artdoc Visit 5

Education

* Cantonment Public School and College, Momenshahi * Cantonment Board High School, Momenshahi Cantonment * Mymensingh International School (MIS)

Installations

Education

References

See also