Jessore Cantonment

Bangladeshi military cantonment

Jashore Cantonment is a cantonment located in the southern part of Bangladesh in Jashore District outside Jashore town and the Headquarters of 55th Infantry Division.^[1][2]

Installations of Bangladesh Army

• HQ 55th Infantry Division^[3]
  • Area Headquarters, Jashore
  • Station Headquarters, Jashore
    • Combined Military Hospital
    • Garrison Engineer (Army)
    • Military Engineering Service (MES)
  • 55th Artillery Brigade
  • 105th Infantry Brigade
  • 88th Infantry Brigade
  • 21st Infantry Brigade
  • 3rd Engineers Battalion^[4]
  • 1st Signals Battalion
  • Ordnance Depot Jashore
  • 72nd EME Workshop
  • 55th Military Police Unit
• Signals Training Centre And School (STCS)

Installations of Bangladesh Air Force

• BAF Base Matiur Rahman^[5]

Education

• Jashore Cantonment College^[6][7]
• Jashore Cantonment High School
• Army Medical College, Jashore (AMCJ)
• BAF Shaheen College, Jessore
• Dawood Public School

References

1. Rahamāna, Hāsāna Hāphijura (1984). Bāṃlādeśera svādhīnatā yuddha: dalilapatra. Gaṇaprajātantrī Bāṃlādeśa Sarakāra, Tathya Mantraṇālaya.
2. Palit, Maj Gen DK (1998). The Lightning Campaign: The Indo-Pakistan War, 1971. Lancer Publishers. p. 109. ISBN 9781897829370.
3. "Major changes in top positions of Bangladesh Army". bdnews24.com. Retrieved 28 February 2017.
4. "Army man hacked to death in Jessore cantonment". Dhaka Tribune. Retrieved 28 February 2017.
5. "Tungipara van-puller gets job". The Financial Express. Retrieved 28 February 2017.
6. "Three militant siblings surrender". The Daily Star. 4 October 2016. Retrieved 28 February 2017.
7. "Cantonment College Jessore". jcc.edu.bd.

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