Ramu Cantonment (Bengali: রামু সেনানিবাস) is a cantonment located in Ramu of Cox's Bazar, Bangladesh.[1] It is the headquarters of 10th Infantry Division of Bangladesh Army.[2] The area of the cantonment is 3000 acres.[3]
Ramu Cantonment | |
|---|---|
রামু সেনানিবাস | |
| Ramu, Chittagong, Bangladesh | |
 Gate No. 2 of Ramu Cantonment | |
| Type | Military base |
| Site information | |
| Controlled by |  Bangladesh Army |
| Site history | |
| In use | 1 March 2015 - present |
| Garrison information | |
| Current commander | Major General Asadullah Minhazul Alam |
History and Layout
edit24th Infantry Battalion was stationed at Ramu but it lacked infrastructure. So, the government decided to upgrade it to a full-fledged cantonment.
Establishment of cantonment
editThen Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina confirmed the approval for a new cantonment in Ramu on 19 April 2014.[4] The army was allocated 1,800 acres of forest land in Ramu. Of those 1,180 acres in Rajarkul, 264.55 acres in Khuniyapalang, and 344.43 acres in Umakhali Mouza.
On 10 March 2016, she inaugurated construction of a road titled "Bir Sarani", memorial "Ajeyo" commemorating the division, a multipurpose shade "Birangan" and a composite barrack named "Matamuhuri" built at Alikadam Cantonment.[5]
Key installations
edit- HQ 10th Infantry Division[6]
- Area Headquarter Cox's Bazar
- Station Headquarters, Cox's Bazar
- Combined Military Hospital, Cox's Bazar
- Garrison Engineers (Army), Ramu
- Static Signal Company, Ramu
- Station ST Battalion
- 16th Cavalry Regiment
- 10th Artillery Brigade
- 23rd Field Artillery Regiment
- 40th Field Artillery Regiment
- 28th Medium Artillery Regiment
- 4th Engineers Regiment
- 9th Signal Coy Battalion
- 39th Signal Coy Battalion
- 36th Bangladesh Infantry Regiment
- 2nd Infantry Brigade
- 55th Field Ambulance Battalion
- 509th Division Ordnance Company
- 103rd Field Workshop Company
- 10th Military Police Unit
- 57th Engineers Construction Battalion (Attached under 34th Engineers Construction Brigade)
Educational institutions
edit- Ramu Cantonment English School and College (RCESC)
- Shaheed Lieutenant Tanzim Cantonment Public School and College (SLTCPSC)
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Cantonment Locations". Bangladesh Army. Archived from the original on 18 June 2015. Retrieved 11 July 2015.
- ^ Khan, Golam Azam (1 March 2015). রামুতে সেনানিবাস উদ্বোধন করলেন প্রধানমন্ত্রী [Ramu Cantonment Inaugurated by Prime Minister]. Daily Nayadiganta (in Bengali). Dhaka. Archived from the original on 12 July 2015. Retrieved 12 July 2015.
- ^ Shaikh, Emran Hossain (19 April 2014). "Ramu to see new cantonment". Dhaka Tribune. Dhaka. Retrieved 12 July 2015.
- ^ "Ramu to see new cantonment". Dhaka Tribune. Retrieved 29 November 2016.
- ^ "Remain alert to protect Constitution and Sovereignty: HPM Sheikh Hasina to Bangladesh Army". Retrieved 29 November 2016.
- ^ "Call against land acquisition for army installations". Prothom Alo. Retrieved 1 December 2016.
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