Jessore Cantonment

Jashore Cantonment is a cantonment located in the southern part of Bangladesh in Jashore District outside Jashore town.[1][2]

History

Ferdousi Priyabhashini was raped in Jashore Cantonment during Bangladesh Liberation War. It had a prisoner camp where Pakistani army soldiers carried out rape, torture, and execution.[3][4] On 6 December 1971, Jashore Cantonment was captured during Bangladesh Liberation war allegedly by the Pine Division of the Indian Army, according to Indian military propaganda units.[5]

On 9 March 2009, General Officer Commanding of 55 Infantry Division and Jashore Cantonment Commander Major General Rafiqul Islam was killed in a helicopter crash along with the pilot.[6] On 4 September 2015, a soldier was found dead inside the barracks of the cantonment.[7][8]

During the 2013- 2014 Bangladesh unrest, allegations arose that Indian military personnel were deployed at Jashore Cantonment.[9] The Bangladesh ministry of Foreign Affairs vehemently denied the allegations.[9]

Installations
  • Brishreshtho Matiur Rahman Air Force Base[10]
  • 55th Infantry Division[11]
  • 8 Engineering Battalion[12]
  • 1 Signal Battalion
  • 55th Artillery Brigade
  • 105th Infantry Brigade
  • 88th Infantry Brigade
  • 21st Infantry Brigade
  • Station Headquarters, Jashore Cantonment
  • Area Headquarters, Jashore Area
  • Ordnance Depot, Jashore Cantonment
  • Garrison Engineer (Army), Jashore
  • Signals Training Centre And School (STCS)

Education
  • Jashore Cantonment College[13]
  • Jashore Cantonment High School

References
  1. Rahamāna, Hāsāna Hāphijura. Bāṃlādeśera svādhīnatā yuddha: dalilapatra. Gaṇaprajātantrī Bāṃlādeśa Sarakāra, Tathya Mantraṇālaya. Retrieved 28 February 2017.
  2. Palit, Maj Gen DK. The Lightning Campaign: The Indo-Pakistan War, 1971. Lancer Publishers. p. 109. ISBN 9781897829370. Retrieved 28 February 2017.
  3. "A living proof of Pak army's atrocities". The Daily Star. 5 December 2015. Retrieved 28 February 2017.
  4. Chaudhuri, Kalyan. Genocide in Bangladesh. Orient Longman. p. 177. Retrieved 28 February 2017.
  5. "Army remembers martyrs on Jashore Day". The Times of India. Retrieved 28 February 2017.
  6. "Jessore GOC killed in chopper crash". The Daily Star. 10 March 2009. Retrieved 28 February 2017.
  7. "Soldier found killed in Jessore Cantonment barracks". bdnews24.com. Retrieved 28 February 2017.
  8. "Soldier slaughtered inside Jessore Cantonment". archive.dhakatribune.com. Dhaka Tribune. Retrieved 28 February 2017.
  9. "Foreign office denies documents leak". News Today. 16 January 2014.
  10. "Tungipara van-puller gets job". The Financial Express Online Version. Retrieved 28 February 2017.
  11. "Major changes in top positions of Bangladesh Army". bdnews24.com. Retrieved 28 February 2017.
  12. "Army man hacked to death in Jessore cantonment". archive.dhakatribune.com. Dhaka Tribune. Retrieved 28 February 2017.
  13. "Three militant siblings surrender". The Daily Star. 4 October 2016. Retrieved 28 February 2017.


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