Mymensingh Cantonment

Mymensingh Cantonment was the headquarters of the 19th Infantry Division of the Bangladesh Army.[1][2] Presently it has the headquarters of ARTDOC which consists of its Battle Group and all the training institutions. The 77th Infantry Brigade under 19th Infantry Division is located there. The first General Officer Commanding of ARTDOC was Major General Md Zia-Ur-Rahman.[3]

Major General Muhammad Zia-Ur-Rahman, ndc, psc, was the pioneer General Officer Commanding of Bangladesh Army ARTDOC.

This cantonment is also the alleged site of a large-scale killing of West Pakistanis during the Bangladesh Liberation War.[4]

References
  1. "Maj Gen Sarwardy made Lt Gen". bdnews24.com. Retrieved 2016-11-13.
  2. "Jessore GOC killed in chopper crash". The Daily Star. 2009-03-10. Retrieved 2016-11-13.
  3. "ARTDOC". Army Training and Doctrine Command. Archived from the original on 26 April 2012.
  4. Bose, Sarmila (2011). Dead reckoning : memories of the 1971 Bangladesh War. London: Hurst & Company. p. 8. ISBN 978-1-84904-048-8.

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