Shahid Salahuddin 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 Ghatail Upazila, Tangail District,

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 ...

. The cantonment is named in honour of Captain Salauddin Mumtaz who was killed during Battle of Kamalpur in the

Bangladesh War of Independence 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 ...

. The HQ of 19th Infantry Division is here. The contemporary commander is Major General Hussain Muhammad Mashiur Rahman.

History

On 9 November 2009, Chief Of General Staff (CGS) of Bangladesh Army witnessed first firing of recoilless rifle of Ghatail Field Firing Range. On 12 February 2014, two army soldiers and three soldiers of Border Guard Bangladesh died in a shell explosion at the firing range. On 28 August 2014, three children were injured at the range after a shell they were playing with exploded. Bangladesh and India held joint military exercise in

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and disaster management, at the cantonment from 5 November 2016 to 18 November 2016. Bangladesh Army Archery Competition in 2016 was held at the cantonment.

Installations

*HQ 19th Infantry Division **Area Headquarter, Ghatail **Station Headquarters, Ghatail ***Combined Military Hospital ***Garrison Engineers (Army), Ghatail ***OSP - 2 ***Static Signal Company, Ghatail ***37th ST Battalion, Ghatail ***Station Supply Depot (SSD), Ghatail **4th Horse Regiment **19th Artillery Brigade **309th Infantry Brigade **25th

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 ...

**26th Engineers Regiment **32nd Signals Coy Company **15th Field Ambulance **88th Ordnance Depot **76th EME Workshop * Army School of Education and Administration (ASEA) * Army Medical Corps Centre and School (AMCC&S) *Cantonment Board, Ghatail

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