Jahangirabad Cantonment | |
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| Bogra, Rajshahi, Bangladesh | |
 Jahangirabad Cantonment Font Gate | |
| Type | Cantonment |
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| Controlled by | Bangladesh Army |
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Commands under 11th Infantry Division
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