Jalalabad Cantonment (Bengali: জালালাবাদ সেনানিবাস) is a cantonment located in Sylhet, Bangladesh.[1]
Jalalabad Cantonment | |
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জালালাবাদ সেনানিবাস | |
| Sylhet, Sylhet Division, Bangladesh | |
| Coordinates | 24°56′16″N 91°59′09″E / 24.9379°N 91.9859°E |
| Type | Cantonment |
| Site information | |
| Controlled by | Bangladesh Army |
| Garrison information | |
| Current commander | Major General A. S. M. Ridwanur Rahman |
| Occupants | 17th Infantry Division ARTDOC |
Jalalabad Cantonment is the home of the Bangladesh Army's 17th Infantry Division, the School of Infantry & Tactics (SI&T), Para Commando Brigade, 1 & 2 Para Commando Battalion of Bangladesh Army.
Installations
edit- HQ 17th Infantry Division[2]
- Area Headquarters, Sylhet
- Station Headquarters, Jalalabad
- Combined Military Hospital
- GE (Army), Jalalabad Cantonment
- 17th Artillery Brigade
- 11th Infantry Brigade
- 52nd Infantry Brigade
- 360th Infantry Brigade
- 21st Bangladesh Infantry Regiment
- 17th Military Police Unit
- Para Commando Brigade
- School of Infantry and Tactics
- Special Warfare Wing
- Army Airborne School
- Cantonment Board, Jalalabad
Education
editReferences
edit- ^ "Cantonment Locations". Join Bangladesh Army. Archived from the original on 18 June 2015.
- ^ "17th Infantry Division". My Golden Bengal. Retrieved 8 February 2015.
- ^ "List of Army School and College". Bangladesh Army.
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