Jessore Cantonment

Bangladeshi military cantonment

Jessore Cantonment

Jessore, Khulna, Bangladesh
Type| Cantonment
Site information
Controlled by| Bangladesh Army
Garrison information
Current
commander| Major General J. M. Emdadul Islam

Jashore Cantonment is a cantonment located in the southern part of Bangladesh in Jashore District outside Jashore town and the Headquarters of 55th Infantry Division.[1][2]

## History

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Ferdousi Priyabhashini was raped in Jessore Cantonment during Bangladesh Liberation War. It had a prisoner camp were Pakistani army carried out rape, torture, and execution.[3][4] Jessore Cantonment was captured during Bangladesh Liberation war on 6 December 1971 by the Pine Division of the Indian Army.[5] On 9 March 2009 General Officer Commanding of 55 Infantry Division and Jessore Cantonment Commander Major General Rafiqul Islam was killed in a helicopter crash along with the pilot.[6] Maj Gen Rafiqul Islam In 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 Jessore Cantonment.[9] The Bangladesh ministry of Foreign Affairs vehemently denied the allegations.[9]

## Installations of Bangladesh Army

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* HQ 55th Infantry Division[10]
* Area Headquarters, Jashore
* Station Headquarters, Jashore
* Combined Military Hospital
* Garrison Engineer (Army)
* Military Engineering Service (MES)
* 9th Bengal Lancers Regiment
* 55th Artillery Brigade
* 3rd Engineers Regiment[11]
* 1st Signal Battalion
* 21st Infantry Brigade
* 14th East Bengal Regiment
* 19th East Bengal Regiment
* 34th Bangladesh Infantry Regiment
* 88th Infantry Brigade
* 2nd East Bengal Regiment
* 20th East Bengal Regiment
* 17th Bangladesh Infantry Regiment
* 105th Infantry Brigade
* 43rd East Bengal Regiment
* 14th Bangladesh Infantry Regiment
* 71st Field Ambulance
* 31st Supply Transport Battalion
* Division Ordnance Company, Jashore
* 119th EME Workshop
* 145th Field EME Workshop
* 117th Field EME Workshop
* 41st Field Ambulance
* 55th Military Police Unit
* 55th Field Intelligence Unit
* Signals Training Centre And School (STCS)

## Installations of Bangladesh Air Force

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* BAF Base Matiur Rahman[12]

## Education

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* Jashore Cantonment College[13][14]
* Jashore Cantonment High School
* Army Medical College, Jashore (AMCJ)
* BAF Shaheen College, Jessore
* Dawood Public School
* Daud Public College, Jashore

## References

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1. ^ Rahamāna, Hāsāna Hāphijura (1984). Bāṃlādeśera svādhīnatā yuddha: dalilapatra. Gaṇaprajātantrī Bāṃlādeśa Sarakāra, Tathya Mantraṇālaya.
2. ^ Palit, Maj Gen DK (1998). The Lightning Campaign: The Indo-Pakistan War, 1971. Lancer Publishers. p. 109\. ISBN 9781897829370.
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 Jessore 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. ^ a b "Foreign office denies documents leak". News Today. 16 January 2014. `{{cite news}}`: Cite has empty unknown parameter: `|dead-url=` (help)
10. ^ "Major changes in top positions of Bangladesh Army". bdnews24.com. Retrieved 28 February 2017.
11. ^ "Army man hacked to death in Jessore cantonment". Dhaka Tribune. Retrieved 28 February 2017.
12. ^ "Tungipara van-puller gets job". The Financial Express. Retrieved 28 February 2017.
13. ^ "Three militant siblings surrender". The Daily Star (Bangladesh). 4 October 2016. Retrieved 28 February 2017.
14. ^ "Cantonment College Jessore". jcc.edu.bd.

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