Mymensingh Cantonment

Momenshahi Cantonment
মোমেনশাহী সেনানিবাস
Mymensingh, Mymensingh, Bangladesh
Type	Cantonment
Site information
Controlled by	Bangladesh Army
Garrison information
Current commander	Lt Gen. Ahmed Tabrez Shams Chowdhury

Mymensingh Cantonment (officially known as Momenshahi Cantonment) is a military installation, situated at the heart of Mymensingh. It was formally headquartered the 19th Infantry Division of Bangladesh Army.^[1]^[2] Currently, it has the headquarters of Army Training and Doctrine Command, which consists of its Battle Group within the cantonment.^[3] The 77th Infantry Brigade under the 19th Infantry Division is also located in this cantonment. The first GOC of ARTDOC was Major General Md Zia-Ur-Rahman.^[4]

Installations

HQ Army Training and Doctrine Command
- 403rd Battle Group
  - 27th Bangladesh Infantry Regiment
  - 34th Independent Field Artillery Battery
  - 45th Independent Field Engineers Company

Commands under 19th Infantry Division

77th Infantry Brigade
- 11th East Bengal Regiment
- 29th Bangladesh Infantry Regiment
- 15th Bangladesh Infantry Regiment
Station Headquarters, Mymensingh
- SSD, Mymensingh
- Combined Military Hospital, Mymensingh
- Static Signal Company, Mymensingh
- OSP -1
4th Field Artillery Regiment
81st Brigade Signal Company
89th Field Workshop Company

Education

Cantonment Public School and College, Momenshahi
Momenshahi Cantonment Board School

References

^ "Maj Gen Sarwardy made Lt Gen". bdnews24.com. Retrieved 2016-11-13.
^ "Jessore GOC killed in chopper crash". The Daily Star. 2009-03-10. Retrieved 2016-11-13.
^ Unb, Dhaka (November 22, 2009). "Flag raising ceremony of 403 battle group held". The Daily Star.
^ "ARTDOC". Army Training and Doctrine Command. Archived from the original on 26 April 2012.