Guimara Cantonment

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Guimara Cantonment
গুইমারা সেনানিবাস
Guimara, Chittagong, Bangladesh
Type Military base

Guimara Cantonment [a] [1] [2] or Guimara Cantt [3] is a Bangladesh military base located in Chattogram Division, Bangladesh. [4] The 24th Artillery Brigade is located in the cantonment. [4]

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References

  1. গুইমারাতে সেনা পরিবার কল্যাণ সমিতি’র শীতবস্ত্র বিতরণ. Paharer Alo (in Bengali). 30 December 2019. Retrieved 25 September 2024. 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।
  2. 'সকলে এগিয়ে আসলে কিছু মানুষ মুক্তি পাবে’. Amar Sangbad (in Bengali). 30 December 2019. Retrieved 25 September 2024.
  3. "Trust Bank". Trust Bank Limited (Bangladesh) . Retrieved 25 September 2024.
  4. 1 2 3 "PM Hasina says only 4 army brigades will be retained in Chittagong Hill Tracts". BDNews24 . 8 May 2016. Retrieved 21 September 2024.
  5. "DGHS | Facility Registry" (in Bengali and English). Retrieved 21 September 2024. Combined Military Hospital, Guimara Cantt, Dighinala, Khagrachari

Notes

  1. Bengali: গুইমারা সেনানিবাস, romanized: gu'imārā sēnānibāsa