Dhaka Cantonment

Dhaka Cantonment
ঢাকা সেনানিবাস
Dhaka
Front View of Bir Shrestho Shaheed Jahangir Gate, Dhaka Cantonment
Coordinates23°49′N 90°24′E / 23.82°N 90.40°E / 23.82; 90.40
TypeMilitary base
Site information
Controlled by Bangladesh Armed Forces
Site history
Built1874

Dhaka Cantonment (Bengali: ঢাকা সেনানিবাস) is a cantonment located in the northern part of Dhaka, Bangladesh.[1][2][3] The headquarters of the Bangladesh Army and Air Force are situated within the cantonment. The cantonment is located on the north-east end of Dhaka.

  1. ^ "Cantonment Thana". Banglapedia. Retrieved 6 November 2016.
  2. ^ "Modernisation of army to continue". The Daily Star. 29 May 2015. Retrieved 7 November 2016.
  3. ^ Social Formation in Dhaka, 1985-2005 A Longitudinal Study of Society in a Third World Megacity. Taylor & Francis. 2016. p. 310. ISBN 9781317054016.

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