Department of Military Lands and Cantonments

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Department of Military Lands and Cantonments is the Government department responsible for the land management of cantonments in Bangladesh. Shamim Ahmed is the current Director General of Department of Military Lands and Cantonments.

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Government of the People's Republic of Bangladesh
Department of Military Lands and Cantonment
Ministry of Defense
Formation1970
Headquarters Dhaka Cantonment
Location
Region served
Bangladesh
Official language
Bangla, English
Director General
Shamim Ahmed
Parent organization
Ministry of Defense
Website www.dmlc.gov.bd

History

Department of Military Lands and Cantonments was established on 15 August 1970 in Dhaka as a Directorate. It was fully upgraded to a department in 1982. The department manages the lands through three circles. The circles are North circle in Bogra, Central circle in Dhaka, and Eastern circle in Chittagong. Each cantonment is managed by a cantonment board. [1]

On 20 April 2009, the Department of Military Lands and Cantonments sent a notice to Khaleda Zia, former Prime Minister of Bangladesh, to evict her cantonment residence which was given to her after the assassination of her husband, President Ziaur Rahman. Khaledia Zia challenged the notice at Bangladesh High court which ruled against her, stating that the allotment of the house inside Dhaka cantonment was illegal. [2] [3] On 14 November 2010 she vacated her house in Dhaka Cantonment. [4]

List of Cantonment boards

Affiliated Educational Institutions

Cantonment BoardNameShort nameEstablishedlocationwebsite
Dhaka Cantonment Board Shaheed Ramiz Uddin Cantonment College SRCC5 October 1998 AD.Dhaka Cantonment, Dhaka-1206 www.srcc.edu.bd
Shaheed Bir Bikram Ramiz Uddin Cantonment SchoolSBBRCS1939 ADDhaka Cantonment, Dhaka-1206
Muslim Modern Academy1963 ADDhaka Cantonment, Dhaka-1206 www.mmacademy.edu.bd
Dhaka Cantonment Board Adarsh Vidya Niketan

DCBABIN

February 1979 AD.Manikadi, Dhaka Cantonment, Dhaka-1206 dcbabn.edu.bd
Senapally High School1982 ADMirpur-14, Dhaka Cantonment, Dhaka
Riverview Cantonment Board School2001 ADPostgola Cantonment, Dhaka-1204
Cantonment Board High School, MirpurMirpur Cantonment, Dhaka
Chittagong Cantonment BoardChittagong Cantonment Board High SchoolCCBHSChittagong Cantonment, Chittagong
Bayezid Bostami Cantonment Board High SchoolChittagong Cantonment, Chittagong
Jahangir Line High SchoolChittagong Cantonment, Chittagong
Bangladesh Military Academy High SchoolBangladesh Military Academy, Bhatiari, Chittagong
Shaheed Lt. GM Mushfique Bir Uttam High SchoolHalishahar, Chittagong
Comilla Cantonment BoardCantonment College, ComillaCCCComilla Cantonment, Comilla ccc.edu.bd
Cantonment Board Boys High SchoolComilla Cantonment
Cantonment Board Girls High SchoolComilla Cantonment
Cantonment Board Secondary School, Comilla CantonmentComilla Cantonment
Bogra Cantonment BoardBogra Cantonment Board High SchoolBogra cantonment
Cantonment Board High School Jahangirabad1984 ADBogra Cantonment, Bogra
Jessore Cantonment BoardDawood Public School and CollegeDPSC3 September 1959Jessore Cantonment, Jessore www.dpsc.edu.bd
Cantonment High School, Jessore1982 ADJessore Cantonment, Jessore www.chsjsr.edu.bd
Cantonment Board Lower Secondary SchoolJessore Cantonment
Savar Cantonment BoardSavar Cantonment Board Boys High SchoolSCBBHS1979 ADSavar Cantonment, Dhaka
Savar Cantonment Board Girls High SchoolSCBGHSSavar Cantonment, Savar, Dhaka scbghs.edu.bd
Gazipur Cantonment BoardGazipur Cantonment Board High School1968 AD BOF, Gazipur Cantonment
Gazipur Cantonment Board Girls High School BOF, Gazipur Cantonment
Cantonment Board High School, RajendrapurRajendrapur Cantonm
Jahanabad Cantonment BoardCantonment Public School, Jahanabad Cantonment, Khulna www.cpsk.edu.bd
Rajshahi Cantonment BoardRajshahi Cantonment Board School and CollegeRCBSC1986 ADRajshahi Cantonment, Rajshahi-6202 www.rcbsc.edu.bd
Mymensingh Cantonment BoardCantonment Board High School, Momenshahi Cantonment15 July 1990Momenshahi Cantonment cbhsmym.edu.bd
Ghatail Cantonment BoardCantonment Board High School, Ghatail, TangailCBHSGT1984 ADShaheed Salahuddin Cantonment, Ghatail, Tangail www.cbhsgt.edu.bd
Jalalabad Cantonment BoardJalalabad Cantonment Board High SchoolJCBHS1980 ADJalalabad Cantonment, Sylhet www.jcbhs.edu.bd
Cantonment Board Girls High School, Rangpur1 January 1995Rangpur Cantonment, Rangpur cbghsrangpur.edu.bd
Cantonment Board High School, Bir Uttam Shaheed Mahbub Cantonment1994 ADBir Uttam Shaheed Mahbub Cantonment, Parvatipur, Dinajpur cbhsbusms.edu.bd
Saiddpur Cantonment BoardSaidpur Cantonment Board High SchoolSyedpur Cantonment, Syedpur, Nilphamari, 5310
Qadirabad Cantonment BoardMahmudul Hasan Primary School, Qadirabad CantonmentQadirabad Cantonment
Qadirabad Cantonment Public SchoolQCPSKadirabad Cantonment, Dayarampur, Bagatipara, Natore
Qadirabad Cantonment Sapper CollegeQCSC1995 ADQadirabad Cantonment, Natore www.qcsc.edu.bd

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References

  1. "সামরিক ভূমি ও ক্যান্টনমেন্ট অধিদপ্তর". dmlc.gov.bd. Retrieved 24 May 2020.
  2. "'Cantt house lease to Khaleda highly illegal'". bdnews24.com. Retrieved 24 May 2020.
  3. "Fresh notice to Khaleda to vacate house". The Daily Star. 8 May 2009. Retrieved 24 May 2020.
  4. "I am evicted". The Daily Star. 14 November 2019.