Jessore Cantonment

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

Jessore Cantonment
Jessore, Bangladesh
Insignia of 55th Infantry Division
TypeCantonment
Site information
Controlled byBangladesh Army
Garrison information
Current
commander		Major General Md. Mahbubur Rashid

Army Installations
  • 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 East Bengal Regiment
    • 3rd Engineers Regiment[4]
    • 1st Signals Coy Battalion
    • 38th Ordnance Depot
    • 72nd EME Workshop
    • 55th Military Police Unit
  • Signals Training Centre And School (STCS)

Air Force Installations

Education

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.

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