Qadirabad Cantonment

Qadirabad Cantonment
কাদিরাবাদ সেনানিবাস
Natore, Rajshahi, Bangladesh
Main Gate of Qadirabad Cantonment
Site information
Type	Cantonment
Controlled by	Bangladesh Army

Qadirabad Cantonment is a cantonment located in southwestern part of Natore, Rajshahi in Bangladesh. It is the garrison headquarters of Engineer Center and School of Military Engineering. ^[1]

History

The cantonment was named after Lt Col Abdul Qadir, who was killed in the Bangladesh War. ^[2] His son Nadeem Qadir discovered the body in a mass grave in Panchlaish Thana, Chittagong District in 2007; he was reburied in the cantonment in September 2011. ^[2]

Installations

• Engineer Centre and School of Military Engineering (ECSME)
  • 5th Engineers Regiment (attached under 11th Infantry Division) ^[3]
  • ECSME Training Battalion
• Station Headquarters, Qadirabad (attached under 11th Infantry Division)
  • Static Signal Company
  • Garrison Engineers (Army), Qadirabad
  • OSP-3

Institutions

Educational institutions

• Qadirabad Cantonment Public School ^[4]
• Bangladesh Army University of Engineering & Technology ^[5]
• Qadirabad Cantonment Sapper College
• Mahmudul Hasan Primary School

Medical facilities

• Combined Military Hospital ^[6]

References

1. "Qadirabad Cantonment Public School, Natore" . Retrieved 4 April 2017.
2. "War hero laid to rest, finally". The Daily Star (Bangladesh) . 23 September 2011. Retrieved 4 April 2017.
3. Ahmed, Hafez. "PM praises support of army engineers in dev activities". The Financial Express (Bangladesh) . Dhaka. Archived from the original on 2017-04-04. Retrieved 2017-04-04.
4. "Girls do better than boys in Rajshahi board". Dhaka Tribune . Archived from the original on 24 August 2017. Retrieved 4 April 2017.
5. "BAUET: Bangladesh Army University of Engineering & Technology" . Retrieved 4 April 2017.
6. "Army man killed in Natore road crash". banglanews24.com . Retrieved 4 April 2017.