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{{Short description|Territorial division in Bangladesh}}
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'''Rajendrapur Cantonment''' is a cantonment located in [[Rajendrapur]], [[Gazipur District|Gazipur]], [[Dhaka Division]], [[Bangladesh]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Army chief visits Ordnance Centre and School|url=http://www.thedailystar.net/news-detail-164325|website=The Daily Star|accessdate=4 April 2017|language=en|date=1 December 2010}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Armed Forces Day today|url=http://en.prothom-alo.com/bangladesh/news/129903/Armed-Forces-Day-today|website=Prothom Alo|accessdate=4 April 2017}}</ref>
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| location= [[Gazipur]], [[Dhaka Division|Dhaka]], Bangladesh
==History==
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The illicit weapons in the [[Purulia arms drop case]] had stated Rajendrapur in their end user certificate.<ref>{{cite web|title=Arms and the men|url=https://www.telegraphindia.com/1140719/jsp/opinion/story_18628341.jsp#.WOMwrDvyu00|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140722074749/http://www.telegraphindia.com/1140719/jsp/opinion/story_18628341.jsp#.WOMwrDvyu00|url-status=dead|archive-date=July 22, 2014|website=The Telegraph|accessdate=4 April 2017}}</ref>
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'''Rajendrapur Cantonment''' is a cantonment located in [[Gazipur District|Gazipur]], [[Dhaka Division]], Bangladesh.<ref>{{cite news |title=Army chief visits Ordnance Centre and School |url=http://www.thedailystar.net/news-detail-164325 |work=[[The Daily Star (Bangladesh)|The Daily Star]] |access-date=4 April 2017 |language=en |date=1 December 2010}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Armed Forces Day today |url=http://en.prothom-alo.com/bangladesh/news/129903/Armed-Forces-Day-today |work=[[Prothom Alo]] |access-date=4 April 2017}}</ref>


==Installations==
==Installations==
'''Units under [[Dhaka Cantonment|Logistics Area]]'''
'''Units under [[Dhaka Cantonment#Formations under Army Headquarters|Logistics Area]]'''
*Station Headquarters, Rajendrapur
* Station Headquarters, Rajendrapur
**Combined Military Hospital
** Combined Military Hospital
**Static Signals Company, Rajendrapur
** Static Signals Company, Rajendrapur
*Central Ordnance Depot
* Central Ordnance Depot
*902nd Central EME Workshop
* 902nd Central EME Workshop
* 18th Air Defence Regiment (attached under [[Mirpur Cantonment|6th Independent Air Defence Brigade]])
'''Units Under [[ARTDOC]]'''
* 38th Air Defence Regiment (attached under 6th Independent Air Defence Brigade)
*Ordnance Centre and School<ref>{{cite web|title=Army to be made modern force: PM|url=http://www.thedailystar.net/news-detail-202095|website=The Daily Star|accessdate=4 April 2017|language=en|date=12 September 2011}}</ref>
'''Units under [[ARTDOC]]'''
*[[Bangladesh Institute of Peace Support Operation Training]] (BIPSOT)
* Ordnance Centre and School<ref>{{cite news |title=Army to be made modern force: PM |url=http://www.thedailystar.net/news-detail-202095 |work=The Daily Star |access-date=4 April 2017 |language=en |date=12 September 2011}}</ref>
*Ministry Of Defence Constabulary (MODC)
* [[Bangladesh Institute of Peace Support Operation Training]] (BIPSOT)
* Ministry of Defence Constabulary (MODC)


==Education==
==Education==
* Rajendrapur Cantonment Public School and College<ref>{{Cite news |date=2024-02-06 |script-title=bn:ক্যান্টনমেন্ট পাবলিক স্কুল ও কলেজের আন্তঃহাউজ ক্রীড়া প্রতিযোগিতা |trans-title=Cantonment Public Schools and Colleges Inter House Annual Sports Competition |url=https://www.dailyjanakantha.com/bangladesh/news/712322 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240206151947/https://www.dailyjanakantha.com/bangladesh/news/712322 |archive-date=2024-02-06 |access-date=2024-08-05 |work=Janakantha |language=bn}}</ref>
*{{ill|Rajendrapur Cantonment Public School & College|bn|রাজেন্দ্রপুর_ক্যান্টনমেন্ট_পাবলিক_স্কুল_এন্ড_কলেজ }}[[:bn:রাজেন্দ্রপুর ক্যান্টনমেন্ট পাবলিক স্কুল এন্ড কলেজ|Read in Bengali]]


==References==
==References==

Latest revision as of 08:22, 3 January 2025

Rajendrapur Cantonment
Gazipur, Dhaka, Bangladesh
TypeCantonment
Site information
Controlled byBangladesh Army

Rajendrapur Cantonment is a cantonment located in Gazipur, Dhaka Division, Bangladesh.[1][2]

Installations

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Units under Logistics Area

  • Station Headquarters, Rajendrapur
    • Combined Military Hospital
    • Static Signals Company, Rajendrapur
  • Central Ordnance Depot
  • 902nd Central EME Workshop
  • 18th Air Defence Regiment (attached under 6th Independent Air Defence Brigade)
  • 38th Air Defence Regiment (attached under 6th Independent Air Defence Brigade)

Units under ARTDOC

Education

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  • Rajendrapur Cantonment Public School and College[4]

References

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  1. ^ "Army chief visits Ordnance Centre and School". The Daily Star. 1 December 2010. Retrieved 4 April 2017.
  2. ^ "Armed Forces Day today". Prothom Alo. Retrieved 4 April 2017.
  3. ^ "Army to be made modern force: PM". The Daily Star. 12 September 2011. Retrieved 4 April 2017.
  4. ^ ক্যান্টনমেন্ট পাবলিক স্কুল ও কলেজের আন্তঃহাউজ ক্রীড়া প্রতিযোগিতা [Cantonment Public Schools and Colleges Inter House Annual Sports Competition]. Janakantha (in Bengali). 2024-02-06. Archived from the original on 2024-02-06. Retrieved 2024-08-05.