Ramu Cantonment

Ramu Cantonment
রামু সেনানিবাস
Ramu, Chittagong, Bangladesh
Gate No. 2 of Ramu Cantonment
TypeMilitary base
Site information
Controlled by Bangladesh Army
Site history
In use1 March 2015 - present
Garrison information
Current
commander		Major General Asadullah Minhazul Alam

Ramu Cantonment (Bengali: রামু সেনানিবাস) is a cantonment located in Ramu of Cox's Bazar, Bangladesh.[1] It is the headquarters of 10th Infantry Division of Bangladesh Army.[2] The area of the cantonment is 3000 acres.[3]

History and Layout

Ramu camp was established at the onset of Chittagong Hill Tracts Conflict. Then, this area was installed under 24th Infantry Division, with at least an infantry battalion under 69th Infantry Brigade and a divisional support engineers company use to be stationed here. Due to 2015 Rohingya refugee crisis, eve of tensity at Rakhine Conflict and recent skirmishes with Myanmar, the ministry of defence proposed to ameliorate a new formation across the southeastern coast during Third Hasina ministry.

Establishment of cantonment

Then Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina confirmed the approval for a new cantonment in Ramu on 19 April 2014.[4] The army was allocated 1,800 acres of forest land in Ramu. Of those 1,180 acres in Rajarkul, 264.55 acres in Khuniyapalang, and 344.43 acres in Umakhali Mouza.

On 10 March 2016, she inaugurated construction of a road titled "Bir Sarani", memorial "Ajeyo" commemorating the division, a multipurpose shade "Birangan" and a composite barrack named "Matamuhuri" built at Alikadam Cantonment.[5]

Key installations

Educational institutions

  • Ramu Cantonment English School and College (RCESC)
  • Shaheed Lieutenant Tanzim Cantonment Public School and College (SLTCPSC)

See also

References

  1. ^ "Cantonment Locations". Bangladesh Army. Archived from the original on 18 June 2015. Retrieved 11 July 2015.
  2. ^ Khan, Golam Azam (1 March 2015). রামুতে সেনানিবাস উদ্বোধন করলেন প্রধানমন্ত্রী [Ramu Cantonment Inaugurated by Prime Minister]. Daily Nayadiganta (in Bengali). Dhaka. Archived from the original on 12 July 2015. Retrieved 12 July 2015.
  3. ^ Shaikh, Emran Hossain (19 April 2014). "Ramu to see new cantonment". Dhaka Tribune. Dhaka. Retrieved 12 July 2015.
  4. ^ "Ramu to see new cantonment". Dhaka Tribune. Retrieved 29 November 2016.
  5. ^ "Remain alert to protect Constitution and Sovereignty: HPM Sheikh Hasina to Bangladesh Army". Retrieved 29 November 2016.
  6. ^ "Call against land acquisition for army installations". Prothom Alo. Retrieved 1 December 2016.

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