Qadirabad Cantonment

Qadirabad Cantonment
কাদিরাবাদ সেনানিবাস
Natore, Rajshahi, Bangladesh
Main Gate of Qadirabad Cantonment
Type	Cantonment
Site information
Controlled by	Bangladesh Army

Quadirabad Cantonment is a cantonment located in Natore, Rajshahi division, Bangladesh. This cantonment is home of Engineers Centre and School.^[1]

History

The cantonment was named after Lt Col Abdul Qadir who was killed in the Bangladesh Liberation war.^[2] His son Nadeem Qadir discovered the body in a mass grave in Panchlaish Thana, Chittagong District in 2007; he was reburied in the cantonment in September 2011.^[2]

Installations

Engineer Centre and School of Military Engineering (ECSME)
- 5th Engineers Regiment (attached under 11th Infantry Division)^[3]
- ECSME Training Battalion
Station Headquarters, Qadirabad
- Static Signal Company
- Garrison Engineers (Army), Qadirabad
- OSP -3

Institutions

Qadirabad Cantonment Public School^[4]
Bangladesh Army University of Engineering & Technology^[5]
Qadirabad Cantonment Sapper College^[6]
Combined Military Hospital^[7]

References

^ "Qadirabad Cantonment Public School, Natore". dmlc.gov.bd. Retrieved 4 April 2017.
^ ^a ^b "War hero laid to rest, finally". The Daily Star. 23 September 2011. Retrieved 4 April 2017.
^ Ahmed, Hafez. "PM praises support of army engineers in dev activities". The Financial Express. Dhaka.
^ "Girls do better than boys in Rajshahi board". Dhaka Tribune. Archived from the original on 24 August 2017. Retrieved 4 April 2017.
^ "BAUET: Bangladesh Army University of Engineering & Technology". bauet.ac.bd. Retrieved 4 April 2017.
^ "Qadirabad Cantonment Sapper College, Natore". institute.alormela.org. Retrieved 4 April 2017.
^ "Army man killed in Natore road crash". banglanews24.com. Retrieved 4 April 2017.