Chattogram Cantonment | |
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চট্টগ্রাম সেনানিবাস | |
| Chattogram, Chittagong, Bangladesh | |
| Type | Cantonment |
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| Controlled by | Bangladesh Army |
| Garrison information | |
| Current commander | Major General Md Mainur Rahman |
Chattogram Cantonment is situated near Bayezid Bostami of Chattogram, Bangladesh. It is the headquarters of 24th Infantry Division. [1] [2]
An Indian army tank captured by the East Bengal Regiment (based in Chattogram cantonment) near Lahore in the 1965 Indo-Pak war is displayed in the cantonment. [3] On 30 May 1981, President Ziaur Rahman was assassinated in Chattogram city by officers based in Chattogram Cantonment. The base commander General Abul Manzur was also accused of involvement in the coup. He himself was killed on 2 June 1981. [4] [5] [6]
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