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Jamuna Cantonment (officially known as Bangabandhu Cantonment) is a Bangladeshi military cantonment near
Bangabandhu Bridge Bangabandhu Bridge, also known as the Jamuna Multi-purpose Bridge ( bn, যমুনা বহুমুখী সেতু ''Jomuna Bohumukhi Setu'') is a bridge opened in Bangladesh in June 1998. It connects Bhuapur on the Jamuna River's east b ...
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Bhuapur Upazila Bhuyanpur ( bn, ভূঞাপুর) is an upazila of Tangail District in the Division of Dhaka, Bangladesh. Geography Bhuapur is located at . It has 32145 households and total area of 225.02 km2. The upazila is surrounded by Gopalpur & S ...
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Tangail District Tangail ( bn, টাঙ্গাইল জেলা) formerly a small Mohokuma of Greater Mymensingh district is a district (''zila'') in the central region of Bangladesh. In 1969, Tangail district was created by Tangail Mohokuma from its 237 ...
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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 ...
. The cantonment has been named in line with the name of Bangabandhu Bridge. It has been established to ensure overall security of the bridge as it is the main link of the highway connectivity between North Bengal and eastern regions of Bangladesh.


Installations

* 98th Composite Brigade ** 1x Riverine Engineer Battalion ** 1x Mechanized Infantry Battalion ** 1x Air Defense Artillery Regiment


See also

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Jamuna River The Jamuna River ( bn, যমুনা ''Jomuna'') is one of the three main rivers of Bangladesh. It is the lower stream of the Brahmaputra River, which originates in Tibet as Yarlung Tsangpo, before flowing into India and then southwest into ...
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Padma Cantonment Sheikh Russel Cantonment is a Bangladeshi military cantonment near Padma Bridge in Munshiganj and Shariatpur Districts, Bangladesh. The cantonment has been named after Sheikh Russel, younger brother of Bangladesh Prime minister Sheikh Hasina Wazed ...


References

Cantonments of Bangladesh {{Bangladesh-mil-stub