Savar Cantonment

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Savar Cantonment (Bengali: সাভার সেনানিবাস) is a cantonment located in Savar, Dhaka, Bangladesh. The 9th infantry division of Bangladesh Army is garrisoned there.[1] Corps of Military Police Centre & School (CMPC&S) and the Savar Golf Club (SGC) are also located in the cantonment.[2]

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History[]

Before 1971, the area was known as 'Ansar Camp' and during Bangladesh Liberation War the camp was used for Razakar by Pakistani Army.[3] After the independence it was main training center for Jatiya Rakkhi Bahini which would be absorbed into Bangladesh Army in 1976.[4] Since 1976 it is given to Bangladesh Army to use as their cantonment.[citation needed]

Soldiers stationed in Savar cantonment supported the president during the 1996 Bangladesh coup d'état attempt and helped prevent the coup from being successful.[5] They took defensive positions around Dhaka and prevent arrival of coup supporters from Mymensingh Cantonment.[6]

In 2001, , located on a 68.8 acre site in the cantonment, was expanded 18 holes.[7] Aside from the Golf Club it has the Savar Cantonment Shooting Club.[8]

Injured victims from Rana Plaza accident were treated at .[9][10]

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina awarded the National Standard Award to the Corps of Military Police (CMP) Centre and School located in Savar Cantonment on 23 November 2017.[11]

Training facilities[]

  • Formation Driving Track
  • Savar Small Arms Firing Range
  • Corps of Military Police (CMP) Centre and School[11]

Education[]

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ "Xi's Security: DMP to close one side of Airport Road". The Daily Star. 14 October 2016. Retrieved 13 November 2016.
  2. ^ "THE GOLF STORY". The Daily Star. 27 May 2014. Retrieved 13 November 2016.
  3. ^ "Muktijuddho (Bangladesh Liberation War 1971) - Razakars - History of Bangladesh".
  4. ^ "The Jatiya Rakkhi Bahini (Absorption in the Army) Ordinance, 1975 | 4.Absorption of members of the Bahini in the Army". bdlaws.minlaw.gov.bd. Retrieved 11 July 2021.
  5. ^ Alagappa, Muthiah (2001). Coercion and Governance: The Declining Political Role of the Military in Asia. Stanford University Press. p. 224. ISBN 978-0-8047-4227-6.
  6. ^ The Journal of Social Studies. Centre for Social Studies. 1998.
  7. ^ STS (27 May 2014). "THE GOLF STORY". The Daily Star. Retrieved 11 July 2021.
  8. ^ "Hawa Bhaban the birthplace of casinos: Quader". The Daily Star. 25 September 2019. Retrieved 11 July 2021.
  9. ^ "Bangladesh factory survivor declared hoax". NY Daily News. Retrieved 13 November 2016.
  10. ^ Golgowski, Nina. "Bangladesh factory worker who survived 17 days trapped beneath collapse declared hoax by fellow survivor". nydailynews.com. Retrieved 11 July 2021.
  11. ^ Jump up to: a b "PM hopeful army will play important role in continuation of democracy". Dhaka Tribune. 23 November 2017. Retrieved 11 July 2021.

Coordinates: 23°54′53″N 90°16′09″E / 23.914751°N 90.269047°E / 23.914751; 90.269047

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