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Department Of Military Lands And Cantonments
Department of Military Lands and Cantonments () is a Bangladesh government department responsible for managing the military cantonment land. Farid Ahmed is the Director General of the Department of Military Lands and Cantonments. History Department of Military Lands and Cantonments was established on 15 August 1970 in Dhaka as a Directorate. It was fully upgraded to a department in 1982. The department manages the lands through three circles. The circles are North circle in Bogra, Central circle in Dhaka, and Eastern circle in Chittagong. Each cantonment is managed by a cantonment board. On 20 April 2009, the Department of Military Lands and Cantonments sent a notice to Khaleda Zia, former Prime Minister of Bangladesh, to evict her cantonment residence which was given to her after the assassination of her husband, President Ziaur Rahman. Khaledia Zia challenged the notice at Bangladesh High court which ruled against her, stating that the allotment of the house inside Dhaka cantonm ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dhaka
Dhaka ( or ; bn, ঢাকা, Ḍhākā, ), formerly known as Dacca, is the capital and largest city of Bangladesh, as well as the world's largest Bengali-speaking city. It is the eighth largest and sixth most densely populated city in the world with a population of 8.9 million residents as of 2011, and a population of over 21.7 million residents in the Greater Dhaka Area. According to a Demographia survey, Dhaka has the most densely populated built-up urban area in the world, and is popularly described as such in the news media. Dhaka is one of the major cities of South Asia and a major global Muslim-majority city. Dhaka ranks 39th in the world and 3rd in South Asia in terms of urban GDP. As part of the Bengal delta, the city is bounded by the Buriganga River, Turag River, Dhaleshwari River and Shitalakshya River. The area of Dhaka has been inhabited since the first millennium. An early modern city developed from the 17th century as a provincial capital and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rangpur Cantonment
Rangpur Cantonment ( bn, রংপুর সেনানিবাস) is a cantonment located in Rangpur, Bangladesh. It is the headquarter of 66th Infantry Division of Bangladesh Army. History The mass of the city of Rangpur were protesting against the Pakistanis from a very beginning of the year 1971. Consequently, some revolutionaries including one teenager laid down their lives on the streets of Rangpur. This was even referred in famous 7 March Speech of Bangabandhu. But within mid-March the Pakistanis themselves became cornered in the city as the youth of Rangpur had already started attacking them. In such an event one youngman named "Shahed" attacked a lieutenant of Pakistan army, tackled him and 3 of his subordinate troops alone and bare handedly and then obtained their arms. In the night of 25th March when the Pakistan army launched infamous Operation Searchlight, the Pakistani troops in Rangpur started disarmed Bengali guards at Rangpur cantonment, then each Bengali pa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1970 Establishments In East Pakistan
Year 197 ( CXCVII) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar. At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Magius and Rufinus (or, less frequently, year 950 '' Ab urbe condita''). The denomination 197 for this year has been used since the early medieval period, when the Anno Domini calendar era became the prevalent method in Europe for naming years. Events By place Roman Empire * February 19 – Battle of Lugdunum: Emperor Septimius Severus defeats the self-proclaimed emperor Clodius Albinus at Lugdunum (modern Lyon). Albinus commits suicide; legionaries sack the town. * Septimius Severus returns to Rome and has about 30 of Albinus's supporters in the Senate executed. After his victory he declares himself the adopted son of the late Marcus Aurelius. * Septimius Severus forms new naval units, manning all the triremes in Italy with heavily armed troops for war in the East. His soldiers embark ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shahid Salahuddin Cantonment
Shahid Salahuddin Cantonment is a cantonment located in Ghatail Upazila, Tangail District, Bangladesh. Ghatail Area Commander is Major General Sayed Tareq Hussain Syed Tareq Hussain awc, psc is a Major General of Bangladesh Army and incumbent Commandant of Bangladesh Ordnance Factory. Prior to join BOF, he was GOC of the 19th Infantry Division and & Area Commander, Ghatail Area. Career Hussain served in .... Installations *Combined Military Hospital *Military Police Centre and School *Army School of Education and Administration (ASEA) *Station Headquarters, Shaheed Salauddin Cantonment * Medical Corps Centre and School(AMCC&S) * 19 Infantry Division *309 Infantry Brigade *19 Artillery Brigade *Area Headquarter, Ghatail Area *7 Horse (Armoured Unit) *Station Supply Depot (SSD), Ghatail *Garrison Engineer (Army), Ghatail Cantonment *Static Signal Company, Ghatail *15 Field Ambulance *Cantonment Board, Shaheed Salauddin Cantonment References Cantonments of Bangladesh [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mymensingh Cantonment
Mymensingh Cantonment (Officially known as Momenshahi Cantonment) was the headquarters of the 19th Infantry Division of the Bangladesh Army. Presently it has the headquarters of ARTDOC which consists of its Battle Group and all the training institutions. The 77th Infantry Brigade under 19th Infantry Division is located there. The first General Officer Commanding of ARTDOC was Major General Md Zia-Ur-Rahman. This cantonment is also the alleged site of a large-scale killing of West Pakistanis during the Bangladesh Liberation War. References See also * Military of Bangladesh The Bangladesh Armed Forces ( bn, বাংলাদেশ সশস্ত্র বাহিনী, Bangladesh Sashastra Bahinī) are the combined military forces of the People's Republic of Bangladesh. It consists of the three uniformed mi ... Cantonments of Bangladesh {{Mymensingh-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jalalabad Cantonment
Jalalabad Cantonment ( bn, জালালাবাদ সেনানিবাস) is a cantonment located in Sylhet, Bangladesh. Jalalabad Cantonment is the home of the Bangladesh Army's 17th Infantry Division, the School of Infantry & Tactics (SI&T), Para Commando Brigade, 1 & 2 Para commando battalion 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 provide necessary forces and capabilities to deliver the Bangladeshi government's security and defe .... Installations * HQ 17th Infantry Division * Area Headquarters, Sylhet Division * School of Infantry and Tactics * 11 Infantry Brigade * 52 Infantry Brigade * 360 Infantry Brigade * 1 Independent Paracommando Brigade * 17 Artillery Brigade * 17 Military Police * Station Headquarters, Jalalabad Cantonment * Cantonment Board, Jalalabad * Combined Military Hospital * GE (Army) Jalalabad Cantonment Education i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jahanabad Cantonment
Jahanabad Cantonment is the Bangladeshi military cantonment in Khulna, Bangladesh. Education * Cantonment Public College, Jahanabad, Khulna. * Army Service Corps Centre and School (ASC&S) * RVFC Records office * Branch Recruiting Unit, Khulna *Military Collegiate School Khulna Military Collegiate School Khulna (MCSK) ( bn, মিলিটারি কলেজিয়েট স্কুল খুলনা (এম সি এস কে)) is a Military high school in Khulna District, Bangladesh The national curriculum in ... (MCSK) References {{Military of Bangladesh Cantonments of Bangladesh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Qadirabad Cantonment
Quadirabad Cantonment is a cantonment located in Natore, Rajshahi division, Bangladesh Bangladesh (}, ), officially the People's Republic of Bangladesh, is a country in South Asia. It is the eighth-most populous country in the world, with a population exceeding 165 million people in an area of . Bangladesh is among the mos .... This cantonment is home of Engineers Centre and School History The cantonment was named after Lt Col Abdul Qadir who was killed in the Bangladesh Liberation war. He was buried in a mass grave in an unknown site. His son Nadeem Qadir discovered the body in a mass grave in Panchlaish Thana, Chittagong District in 2007 and he was reburied in the cantonment in September 2011. Units *5th Engineering Corps *Engineer Centre and School of Military Engineering (ECSME) *Station Headquarters, Qadirabad Cantonment *ECSME Training Battalion Institutions * Qadirabad Cantonment Public School * Bangladesh Army University of Engineering & Technology * Qadir ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rajshahi Cantonment
Rajshahi Cantonment is the Bangladeshi military cantonment in Rajshahi. It is the home of Bangladesh Infantry Regimental Centre. Institutions *Bangladesh Infantry Regimental Centre. *BIRC Training Battalion Education *Rajshahi Cantonment Public School and College *Rajshahi Cantonment Board School References Cantonments of Bangladesh Organisations based in Rajshahi {{Bangladesh-mil-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Saidpur Cantonment
Saidpur Cantonment is the Bangladeshi military cantonment in Saidpur, Nilphamari District, Bangladesh Bangladesh (}, ), officially the People's Republic of Bangladesh, is a country in South Asia. It is the eighth-most populous country in the world, with a population exceeding 165 million people in an area of . Bangladesh is among the mos .... It functions under the area command of Rangpur Area. Formations * 222nd Infantry Brigade (under 66th Infantry Division, Rangpur) * EME Centre and School (EMEC&S) Education * Bangladesh Army University of Science and Technology * Saidpur Cantonment Public School & College * Saidpur Cantonment Board High School References Cantonments of Bangladesh {{Bangladesh-mil-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gazipur Cantonment
Gazipur ( bn, গাজীপুর) is a city in central Bangladesh. It is located in the Gazipur District. It is a major industrial city north of Dhaka. It is a hub for the textile industry in Bangladesh. Its other name is Joydebpur. Demographics Population of Gazipur Municipality by year: In 2013, a new local government entity called the Gazipur City Corporation was formed by merging the municipalities of Gazipur and Tongi, together with large rural areas (i.e. Pubail union, Gaccha Union, Kayaltia Union, Kashimpur Union, Konabari Union and Bashan Union). The area of this newly created city corporation is . The population of the Gazipur City Corporation was approximately six million in 2020. Administration Gazipur consists of fifty seven wards including Uttar Chayabithi and 31 mahallas with an area of . The fast-growing town has a population more than six million and density more than ; male 52.52%, female 47.48%. Health Air pollution levels in Gazipur (in Dhaka, Bang ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bangladesh
Bangladesh (}, ), officially the People's Republic of Bangladesh, is a country in South Asia. It is the eighth-most populous country in the world, with a population exceeding 165 million people in an area of . Bangladesh is among the most densely populated countries in the world, and shares land borders with India to the west, north, and east, and Myanmar to the southeast; to the south it has a coastline along the Bay of Bengal. It is narrowly separated from Bhutan and Nepal by the Siliguri Corridor; and from China by the Indian state of Sikkim in the north. Dhaka, the capital and largest city, is the nation's political, financial and cultural centre. Chittagong, the second-largest city, is the busiest port on the Bay of Bengal. The official language is Bengali, one of the easternmost branches of the Indo-European language family. Bangladesh forms the sovereign part of the historic and ethnolinguistic region of Bengal, which was divided during the Partition of India in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
