Sheikh Hasina cantonment

Bangladeshi military cantonment

Sheikh Hasina Cantonment

শেখ হাসিনা সেনানিবাস

Patuakhali, Barisal, Bangladesh
Type| Military base
Site information
Controlled by|  Bangladesh Army
Garrison information
Current
commander| Major General Abdul Qayoom Mollah

Sheikh Hasina Cantonment is the headquarters of 7th Infantry Division of Bangladesh Army.[1] It is located in Lebukhali, Barishal. The area of the cantonment is 1532 acres. The project will be completed by the Ministry of Defence by June 2021.[2][3]

## History[edit]

The "Sheikh Hasina Cantonment" will be established as part of the governments long-term modernization scheme for Bangladesh Armed Forces called the "Forces Goal 2030".

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina green lighted the project in 2014.[4] She first announced it during a winter exercise of Bangladesh Armed Forces on January 16, 2015.[5]

The Executive Committee of the National Economic Council approved the project ‘Establishment of Sheikh Hasina Cantonment, Barishal’ on November 14, 2017. The set up of this cantonment will cost approximately Tk 1,699 crore.[2][3]

On February 8, 2018, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina inaugurated the cantonment.[6][7]

## See also[edit]

* List of formations of the Bangladesh Army

## References[edit]

1. ^ মাননীয় প্রধানমন্ত্রী কর্তৃক লেবুখালীতে শেখ হাসিনা সেনানিবাস উদ্বোধন এবং সদর দপ্তর ৭ পদাতিক ডিভিশনসহ ১১টি সদর দপ্তর/ইউনিটের পতাকা উত্তোলন - ISPR. www.ispr.gov.bd (in Bengali). Retrieved 2018-02-17.
2. ^ a b "Ecnec approves Tk 1,699cr Sheikh Hasina Cantonment project". Dhaka Tribune. Retrieved 2017-11-26.
3. ^ a b "New cantonment in Patuakhali". The Daily Star. 2017-11-15. Retrieved 2017-11-26.
4. ^ "Bangladesh building 'Sheikh Hasina Cantonment' to add coastal areas to national defence system". bdnews24.com. 2017-11-26. Archived from the original on 2017-11-26. Retrieved 2017-11-26.
5. ^ "Govt to set up two more cantonments". The Daily Star. 2015-01-16. Retrieved 2017-11-26.
6. ^ "PM inaugurates Sheikh Hasina Cantonment in Patuakhali". Dhaka Tribune. Retrieved 2018-02-08.
7. ^ "PM Hasina to visit Patuakhali, Barisal Thursday". Dhaka Tribune. Retrieved 2018-02-08.

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