24th Artillery Brigade (Bangladesh)

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24th Artillery Brigade
২৪ তম আর্টিলারি ব্রিগেড
Active1982—present [1]
CountryFlag of Bangladesh.svg  Bangladesh
BranchFlag of the Bangladesh Army.svg  Bangladesh Army [2] [3]
Type Artillery
Garrison/HQ Guimara Cantonment

24th Artillery Brigade [a] [4] [5] [6] is a artillery brigade of the Bangladesh army. It is headquartered in Guimara Cantonment, Bangladesh. [7] It is based in the Chattogram Hill Tracts and It is usually run by a Brigadier General. [8] is involved in welfare campaigns and joint operations in the Chattogram Hill Tract areas, It is under the 24th Infantry Division. [9]

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History and activities

The Guimara Army Region and 24th Artillery Brigade has existed since 1982. [1]

the 24th Artillery Brigade and Guimara Region which was established in 5 June 1982, was initially under Chittagong Cantonment and then it was shifted to be under Dighinala Region but in 1994, the brigade was finally shifted to be under present Guimara Region. [10]

In January 2016, the army unit was involved in distribution of blankets to help the distressed people at Matiranga Zone HQ. [11]

In May 2016, PM Sheikh Hasina announced that 4 army brigades will be retained including the 24th Artillery Brigade (Guimara Cantonment), 69th Infantry Brigade (Bandarban Cantonment), 203rd Infantry Brigade (Khagrachhari Cantonment), 305th Infantry Brigade (Rangamati Cantonment). [9]

In September 2022, 24th Artillery Brigade and Guimara region army members gave humanitarian aid to 243 families in Guimara. [12]

In February 2023, the brigade conducted a 8 hour long operation in the mountains against militants and arrested 5 individuals and captured sophisticated weapons including 4 mortars, 1 AK-47, 1 M-1, 1 LG long barrel, 1 22-mm rifle, 1 China pistol, 1 LG short-barrel, 2 walkie-talkies, mine-related equipment, 67 rounds of ammunition and Indian rupees. A Bangladesh police team was also sent to the area after receiving news from the army. [13]

In June 2023, the unit was involved in release of 15,000 fish fry in Guimara and conducting welfare campaigns in the region. [14]

In March 2024, the army unit was involved in giving humanitarian aid and medical aid and treatment to families and gave help to hundreds of families in Guimara and also gave support to mosques and Hindu temples. [15]

In April 2024, 24th Artillery Brigade of army gave goods and Eid gifts to 450 families in Guimara. [16]

In October 2024, the Commander of 24th Artillery Brigade and Guimara Army Region Brigadier General Raisul Islam inaugurated a passenger shelter establishment and tree planting also occurred near the Shaheed Lieutenant Mushiqur High School. [17]

In December 2024, the army unit's members was involved in humanitarian assistance in the Chattogram Hill Tracts and helped 526 individuals medically by providing care and medicines. [18]

In January 2025, A joint operation by the local police and 24th Artillery Brigade of the army in CHT arrested 2 miscreants and captured a pistol, 2 illegally held phones and other items. [19]

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Notes

  1. ↑ Bengali: 24 তম আর্টিলারি ব্রিগেড, romanized: 24 Tama ārṭilāri brigēḍa
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