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| Guimara Cantonment | |
|---|---|
গুইমারা সেনানিবাস | |
| Chattogram Division, Bangladesh | |
| Type | Military base |
Guimara Cantonment [lower-alpha 1] [1] [2] or Guimara Cantt [3] is a Bangladeshi military base located in the eastern part of Bangladesh in Chattogram Division, Bangladesh. [4] [5]
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গুইমারা সেনানিবাসে গরীব, দুস্থ ও শীতার্তদের মাঝে শীতবস্ত্র বিতরণ করেছে সেনা পরিবার কল্যাণ সমিতি (সেপকস)। ৩০ডিসেম্বর সকালে গুইমারা রিজিয়নে সেপকস কার্যালয় মাঠে এ শীতবস্ত্র বিতরণ করা হয়।
KN, 9 May 2016: Guimara Cantonment, another site of the army, its 24th Artillery Brigade will be remained in Chattogram Hill Tracts. Guimara Cantonment is one of many cantonments in Chattogram and also has a combined military hospital. The Bangladesh Army has been criticised by Pro-Insurgent Sources.
Combined Military Hospital, Guimara Cantt, Dighinala, Khagrachari