Savar Cantonment ( bn, সাভার সেনানিবাস) is a

cantonment A cantonment (, , or ) is a military quarters. In Bangladesh, India and other parts of South Asia, a ''cantonment'' refers to a permanent military station (a term from the British India, colonial-era). In military of the United States, United Stat ...

located in

Savar, Dhaka Savar ( bn, সাভার) is a city in central Bangladesh, located in Dhaka District in the division of Dhaka. It is the closest city from Dhaka. It is also a part of Greater Dhaka conurbation which forms the Dhaka megacity. About 296,851 ...

, Bangladesh. The 9th 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 ...

is garrisoned there. Corps of Military Police Centre & School (CMPC&S) and the Savar Golf Club (SGC) are also located in the cantonment. 9th Infantry Division (Bangladesh) Insignia

9th Infantry Division (Bangladesh) Insignia

History

Before 1971, the area was known as 'Ansar Camp' and 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 camp was used for

Razakar Razakar (رضا کار) is etymologically an Arabic word which literally means volunteer. The word is also common in Urdu language as a loanword. On the other hand, in Bangladesh, razakar is a pejorative word meaning a traitor or Judas. In Pakista ...

by Pakistani Army. After the independence it was main training center for

Jatiya Rakkhi Bahini The Jatiya Rakkhi Bahini ( bn, জাতীয় রক্ষী বাহিনী, lit=National Defense Force) was a Bangladeshi para-military force formed in 1972 by the Sheikh Mujibur Rahman government. Initially formed to curb the insur ...

which would be absorbed into Bangladesh Army in 1976. Since 1976 it is given to

to use as their cantonment. Soldiers stationed in Savar cantonment supported the president during the 1976 Bangladesh coup d'état attempt and helped prevent the coup from being successful. They took defensive positions around Dhaka and prevent arrival of coup supporters from Mymensingh Cantonment. In 2001, Savar Golf Club, located on a 68.8 acre site in the cantonment, was expanded 18 holes. Aside from the Golf Club it has the Savar Cantonment Shooting Club. Injured victims from

Rana Plaza The 2013 Rana Plaza factory collapse (also referred to as the 2013 Savar building collapse or the Collapse of Rana Plaza) was a structural failure that occurred on 24 April 2013 in the Savar Upazila of Dhaka District, Bangladesh, where an ...

accident were treated at Savar CMH. Prime Minister

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 ...

awarded the National Standard Award to the Corps of Military Police (CMP) Centre and School located in Savar Cantonment on 23 November 2017.

Training facilities

* Formation Driving Track * Savar Small Arms Firing Range * Trust Technical Training Institute *Corps of Military Police (CMP) Centre and School

Education

* Army Institute of Business Administration (Army IBA) *

Morning Glory School and College Morning Glory School & College (also referred as "MGSC") is a Co-educational school and college which is situated in Savar Cantonment, Savar, Dhaka District, Bangladesh. It is run by the 71 Mechanized Brigade of Bangladesh Army The Banglade ...

* Proyash School * Savar Cantonment Board Boys High School * Savar Cantonment Board Girls High School * Savar Cantonment Public School and College * Sena Public School & College, Savar

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