Sylhet Cantonment

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Sylhet Cantonment
সিলেট সেনানিবাস
CountryFlag of Bangladesh.svg  Bangladesh
BranchFlag of the Bangladesh Army.svg  Bangladesh Army

Sylhet Cantonment [lower-alpha 1] [1] [2] [3] [4] is a cantonment located in the eastern part of Bangladesh in Sylhet, Bangladesh. [5]

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  2. "GOC of 17 Infantry Division and Area Commander". The Financial Express . 30 May 2024. Retrieved 25 July 2024.
  3. "Army soldier dies as steel pipe falls from Sylhet Nagar Bhaban". New Age (Bangladesh) . 3 June 2023. Archived from the original on 4 June 2023. Retrieved 25 July 2024.
  4. "DU student Mahir killed in Sylhet road crash". Daily Bangladesh . 9 January 2023. Retrieved 25 July 2024.
  5. 1 2 "Sylhet cantonment". The Business Standard . Archived from the original on 1 December 2021. Retrieved 25 July 2024.
  6. সিলেট সেনানিবাসে দরিদ্রদের বিনামূল্যে চিকিৎসাসেবা প্রদান. Samakal (in Bengali). 18 January 2021. Retrieved 4 October 2024.

Notes

  1. Bengali: সিলেট সেনানিবাস