Headquarter of the Bangladesh Army and Bangladesh Air force
Dhaka Cantonment (
Bengali : ঢাকা সেনানিবাস ) is a
Cantonment located in the northern part of
Dhaka ,
Bangladesh . The headquarters of the
Bangladesh Army ,
[1] and
Air Force are situated within the cantonment which combined form the
Armed Forces of Bangladesh . The Cantonment is located on the north-east end of
Dhaka .
[2]
History
British India
Due to major
military engagements affecting
Bengal , the then
Parliament of the United Kingdom passed a bill within the
Government of India Act 1858 to build new fortifications apart from
Fort William across the region, the British often converted Mughal forts into military bases, such as in
Lalbagh and
Idrakpur . However, in 1874, Dacca Cantonment laid its foundation at the outcome of
Second Anglo-Burmese War of 1853. This cantonment played a pivotal role of logistics during
Third Anglo-Burmese War of 1885 and again in
Burma campaign in
Second World War where it served as the initial headquarters of
fourteenth army before shifting to
Comilla Cantonment .[
citation needed ]
Pakistan
Muhammad Ali Jinnah (left) confers the Military Cross on a soldier for his services in Burma during World War II at Dacca Cantonment, 20 March 1948
On 14 August 1947, the cantonment became an installation of the
Pakistan Armed Forces , and in 1952 it was fully ameliorated, with the headquarters of
14th Infantry Division of
Pakistan Army stationed in here as the sole army division of
East Pakistan . On 23 August 1969, the
Pakistan Eastern Command , its headquarters was inaugurated with Lt. Gen.
Sahabzada Yaqub Khan being appointed as its first commander.
[3] Dacca Cantonment also became one of the major scheming place for
Operation Searchlight under Lt. Gen.
Tikka Khan with major political leaders of
Awami league and
intellectuals were detained as well as tormented in the cantonment. The
Pakistan Army eventually withdrew from its installation on 16 December 1971, according to
their instrument of surrender , after the outcome of
Bangladesh Liberation War .
[3]
Bangladesh
Sheikh Mujibur Rahman with
Airforce personnel at the cantonment parade ground
After the independence of Bangladesh, the newly formed
Bangladesh Army shifted their headquarters from
Sreemangal to Dacca Cantonment on 20 December 1971. Under chief of staff Maj. Gen.
M. A Rab , the cantonment was restructured with new
infantry brigade , engineers brigade, signals brigade and a
para commando regiment were inaugurated. Dhaka Cantonment initially headquartered the
9th Infantry Division , before being moved to
Savar on 31 May 1984. The cantonment once again became one of the main scheming hotspot during
2006–2008 Bangladeshi political crisis under Gen.
Moeen U Ahmed and acting prime minister
Fakhruddin Ahmed . Former prime minister
Khaleda Zia 's family had been living for 38 years in the 2.72-acre plot house at 6 Shaheed Mainul Road house in Dhaka Cantonment.
[4] It was the official residence of her husband, former
president
Ziaur Rahman , when he was appointed as the Deputy Chief of Staff (DCS) of the Bangladesh Army.
[5] After he became the President of Bangladesh, he kept the house as his residence. Following his assassination in 1981, the acting President Abdus Sattar, leased the house "for life" to Zia, for a nominal
৳ 101. When the army took over the government in 1983, former president
Hussain Mohammad Ershad confirmed this arrangement.
On 20 April 2009, the
Directorate of Military Lands and Cantonments handed a notice asking Zia to vacate the cantonment residence.
[6]
[7] Several allegations and irregularities mentioned in the notice - first, Zia had been carrying out political activities from the house – which went against a condition of the allotment; second, one cannot get an allotment of two government houses in the capital; third, a civilian cannot get a resident lease within a cantonment.
[7] Zia vacated the house on 13 November 2010.
[8] She then moved to the residence of her brother, Sayeed Iskandar, at
Gulshan .
[9]
Command Installations
Formation Under Army Headquarters
Administrations and Limited Companies
Areas under the Defense Officers Housing Schemes (DOHS) also fall under the Dhaka Cantonment Area.
Command Structure
Headquarters Logistics Area
Station Headquarters, Dhaka
24th Engineers Construction Brigade
14th Engineers Construction Battalion
17th Engineers Construction Battalion
27th Engineers Construction Battalion
Central Ordnance Depot
Central Mechanical Transport Depot
Combined Military Hospital
[13]
901st Central EME Workshop
13th Military Police Unit
14th Independent Engineers Brigade
12th Engineers Regiment
57th Engineers Regiment
86th Independent Signals Brigade
12th Signals Coy Battalion
34th Signals Coy Battalion
Army Static Signal Battalion
46th Independent Infantry Brigade
[14]
President Guard Brigade
[15]
12th President Guard Regiment
16th President Guard Regiment
Army Aviation Group
Army Military Police Unit
Army Security Unit (ASU)
Formation Under Air Headquarters
Command Structure
Formation Under Bangladesh Navy
Command Structure
Formation Under Bangladesh Railway
Establishments
Education
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Cantonments of Bangladesh