Sheikh Hasina Cantonment is the headquarter of
7th Infantry Division 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 def ...
. It is located in Lebukhali,
Patuakhali
Patuakhali ( bn, পটুয়াখালী ''Potuakhali'') is a town and district headquarter of Patuakhali District located on the southern bank of Laukathi river in the division of Barisal in Bangladesh. It is the administrative headquar ...
. The area of the cantonment is 1532 acres. The project will be completed by the
Ministry of Defence
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by June 2021.
History
The "Sheikh Hasina Cantonment" will be established as part of the governments long-term modernization scheme for
Bangladesh Armed Forces
The Bangladesh Armed Forces ( bn, বাংলাদেশ সশস্ত্র বাহিনী, Bangladesh Sashastra Bahinī) are the Armed forces, combined military forces of the Bangladesh, People's Republic of Bangladesh. It consists ...
called the "
Forces Goal 2030
Forces Goal 2030 is a military modernization program of the Bangladesh Armed Forces which began in 2009 and revised in 2017, designed to the capabilities of the three services of the Bangladesh armed forces: the Army, the Navy and the Air Forc ...
".
Prime Minister
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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, Prime Minister ...
green lighted the project in 2014. She first announced it during a winter exercise of Bangladesh Armed Forces on January 16, 2015.
The Executive Committee of the National Economic Council approved the project ‘Establishment of Sheikh Hasina Cantonment, Barisal’ on November 14, 2017. The set up of this cantonment will cost approximately Tk 1,699 crore.
On February 8, 2018, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina inaugurated the cantonment.
References
Cantonments of Bangladesh
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