East Bengal Regiment Centre is an infantry training centre of East Bengal Regiment of Bangladesh Army located in

Chittagong Cantonment Chattogram Cantonment is situated near Bayezid Bostami of Chattogram, Bangladesh. It is the headquarters of 24th infantry division. History An Indian army tank captured by the East Bengal Regiment (based in Chattogram cantonment) near Lahore ...

History

East Bengal Regiment Centre was created to train the new recruits for East Bengal Regiment which was formed on 15 February 1948. Major Abdul Waheed Chowdhury raised and commanded the first Training Regiment. During

Bangladesh Liberation war The Bangladesh Liberation War ( bn, মুক্তিযুদ্ধ, , also known as the Bangladesh War of Independence, or simply the Liberation War in Bangladesh) was a revolution and War, armed conflict sparked by the rise of the Benga ...

the commander of the centre was the most senior ethnic Bengali officer in the Pakistan Army, Brigadier General

Mahmudur Rahman Majumdar Mahmudur Rahman Mazumdar (December 25, 1922-19 December 2011) was a Bangladesh Army brigadier who was the most senior ethnic Bengali officer in Pakistan Army during the Bangladesh Liberation War. Early life and education Majumdar was born int ...

. He was imprisoned for the duration of the war. The centre has a conference hall.

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