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Qadirabad Cantonment

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

Qadirabad Cantonment is a cantonment located in southwestern part of Natore, Rajshahi in Bangladesh. It is the garrison headquarters of Engineer Center and School of Military Engineering.[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

Institutions

Educational institutions

Medical facilities

  • Combined Military Hospital[7]

References

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