The 10th Infantry Division ( bn, ১০ম পদাতিক ডিভিশন) is a formation of the

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and one of the three divisions of

Chittagong Division Chittagong Division, officially known as Chattogram Division, is geographically the largest of the eight administrative divisions of Bangladesh. It covers the south-easternmost areas of the country, with a total area of and a population at the 2 ...

. It's located in the city of

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in southeastern Bangladesh. It was formed as part of the development vision of

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History

Chittagong division has a history of ethnic and religious strife. With a purpose of tackling the corresponding problem and protecting the new maritime boundary, it was necessary to increase army's capability in the area. Considering this, initiative and corresponding measures were taken to form an infantry division as it was also part of the development vision of

. On 19 April 2014,

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Sheikh Hasina Sheikh Hasina Wazed (''née'' Sheikh Hasina ; ; bn, শেখ হাসিনা ওয়াজেদ, Shēkh Hasinā, , born 28 September 1947) is a Bangladeshi politician who has served as the Prime Minister of Bangladesh since January 2 ...

confirmed the approval for a new cantonment in Ramu. Sheikh Hasina formally announced formation of the 10th Infantry Division, as well the brigade and regiments under its command by raising the flag on 1 March 2015. Flag of seven units including that of the 2nd Infantry Brigade was hoisted on 10 March 2016. Flag hoisting ceremony of the seven newly formed units was held on 9 February 2017. Flag hoisting program of 4 new units was held on 20 February 2018.

Formation

There are two infantry brigades and an artillery brigade, comprising eight infantry regiments and five artillery regiments respectively. Two engineering battalions and other various units including SSD Ramu and two field workshop units are under the supervision of the 10th Infantry Division.

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Fakhrul Ahsan is the current General Officer Commanding of the division.

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** 10 Artillery Brigade ** 9 Field Regiment Artillery ** 27 Field Regiment Artillery ** 28 Medium Regiment Artillery ** Div Locating Artillery *

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: ** 16 Cavalry Regiment *

Infantry Infantry is a military specialization which engages in ground combat on foot. Infantry generally consists of light infantry, mountain infantry, motorized infantry & mechanized infantry, airborne infantry, air assault infantry, and mar ...

: ** 2 Infantry Brigade ** 97 Infantry Brigade ** 8 East Bengal Regiment ** 24 East Bengal Regiment ** 60 East Bengal Regiment ** 63 East Bengal Regiment ** 24 Bangladesh Infantry Regiment ** 36 Bangladesh Infantry Regiment ** 37 Bangladesh Infantry Regiment ** 38 Bangladesh Infantry Regiment ** 39 Bangladesh Infantry Regiment

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* Ordnance Corps ** 509 Division Ordnance Company ** 10 Independent Ammunition Platoon * Corps of Signals (Sig) ** 9 Signal Battalion ** 39 Signal Battalion * Corps of Engineers ** 6 Engineer Battalion

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** 55 field ambulance

References

{{Reflist Infantry divisions of Bangladesh Military units and formations established in 2015