Ramu Cantonment | |
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রামু সেনানিবাস | |
Ramu, Chittagong, Bangladesh | |
Type | Military base |
Site information | |
Controlled by | Bangladesh Army |
Site history | |
In use | 1 March 2015 - present |
Garrison information | |
Current commander | Major General Md. Masudur Rahman |
Ramu Cantonment ( Bengali: রামু সেনানিবাস) is a cantonment located in Ramu of Cox's Bazar, Bangladesh. [1] It is the headquarter of 10th Infantry Division of Bangladesh Army. [2] The area of the cantonment is 3000 acres. [3]
24th Infantry Battalion was stationed at Ramu but it lacked infrastructure. So, the government decided to upgrade it to a full-fledged cantonment.
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina confirmed the approval for a new cantonment in Ramu on 19 April 2014. [4] 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]
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