Chittagong Cantonment is situated near Bayezid Bostami of Chattogram, Bangladesh. It is the headquarters of 24th Infantry Division.
History
An Indian army tank captured by the East Bengal Regiment near Lahore in the Indo-Pakistani War of 1965 is displayed in the cantonment. 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.
Installation HQ 24th Infantry Division Area Headquarters, Chattogram Station Headquarters, Chattogram Combined Military Hospital (CMH) Trust Transport Services Office HQ 34th Engineers Construction Brigade HQ 7th Independent Air Defence Brigade East Bengal Regimental Centre
Educational institutions Chattogram Cantonment Public College Army Medical College, Chattogram Chattogram Cantonment Board High School Cantonment English School and College, Chattogram Bayzid Bostami Cantonment Board High School Birshrestha Mohiuddin Jahangir Cantonment Board High school
See also Cumilla Cantonment Alikadam Cantonment Savar Cantonment
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