Shahid Salahuddin Cantonment

Shahid Salahuddin Cantonment is a cantonment located in Ghatail Upazila, Dhaka, Bangladesh.[1][2] Ghatail Area Commander is Major General Sajjadul Haque.[3]

History

On 09 Novembor 2009 Chief Of General Staff (CGS) of Bangladesh Army witnessed first firing of recoilless rifle of Ghatail Field Firing Range .On 12 February 2014, two army soldiers and three soldiers of Border Guard Bangladesh died in a shell explosion at the firing range. On 28 August 2014, three children were injured at the range after a shell they were playing with exploded.[4] Bangladesh and India held joint military exercise in counter terrorism and disaster management, at the cantonment from 5 November 2016 to 18 November 2016.[5] Bangladesh Army Archery Competition in 2016 was held at the cantonment.[6]

Installations

  • Combined Military Hospital[7]
  • Military Police Centre and School
  • Army School of Education and Administration (ASEA)
  • Station Headquarters, Shaheed Salauddin Cantonment
  • Medical Corps Centre and School[8]
  • 19 Infantry Division[3]
  • 309 Infantry Brigade
  • Area Headquarter, Ghatail Area
  • 7 Horse (Armoured Unit)
  • Station Supply Depot (SSD), Ghatail
  • Garrison Engineer (Army), Ghatail Cantonment
  • Static Signal Company, Ghatail
  • 15 Field Ambulance
  • Cantonment Board, Shaheed Salauddin Cantonment

References

  1. ↑ "Dhaka, Delhi preparing for PM's visit to India in Dec". The Daily Star. 4 November 2016. Retrieved 3 April 2017.
  2. ↑ "Cautious, yet Nikhil could not survive". The Daily Star. 3 May 2016. Retrieved 3 April 2017.
  3. 1 2 "Ghatail Area Commander and General Officer Commanding of 19 Infantry Division Maj Gen Sajjadul Haque, afwc, psc was present as Chief Guest and distributed prizes among the winners. of Army Archery competition at Shaheed Salahuddin Cantonment at Ghatail, Tangail on Thurday". The New Nation. Retrieved 3 April 2017.
  4. ↑ "3 children hurt in firing range shell blast". The Daily Star. 28 October 2014. Retrieved 3 April 2017.
  5. ↑ "Bangladesh, India joint military exercise from Nov 5". The Daily Star. 3 November 2016. Retrieved 3 April 2017.
  6. ↑ "Bangladesh Army Archery ends". daily-sun.com. The Daily Sun. Retrieved 3 April 2017.
  7. ↑ "Road crashes claim 17 lives". The Daily Star. 18 September 2016. Retrieved 3 April 2017.
  8. ↑ "Serve people with professionalism". The Daily Star. 30 January 2015. Retrieved 3 April 2017.
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