Jalalabad Cantonment

24°56′16″N 91°59′09″E / 24.9379°N 91.9859°E / 24.9379; 91.9859TypeCantonmentSite informationControlled byBangladesh ArmyGarrison informationCurrent
commanderMajor General Azizul Haque HazaryOccupants17th Infantry Division
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Jalalabad Cantonment (Bengali: জালালাবাদ সেনানিবাস) is a cantonment located in Sylhet, Bangladesh.^[1]

Jalalabad Cantonment is the home of the Bangladesh Army's 17th Infantry Division, the School of Infantry & Tactics (SI&T), Para Commando Brigade, 1 & 2 Para Commando Battalion of Bangladesh Army.

Installations

• HQ 17th Infantry Division^[2]
  • Area Headquarters, Sylhet
  • Station Headquarters, Jalalabad
    • Combined Military Hospital
    • GE (Army), Jalalabad Cantonment
  • 17th Artillery Brigade
  • 11th Infantry Brigade
  • 52nd Infantry Brigade
  • 360th Infantry Brigade
  • 21st Bangladesh Infantry Regiment
  • 17th Military Police Unit
• Para Commando Brigade
  • 1st Para Commando Battalion
  • 2nd Para Commando Battalion
• School of Infantry and Tactics
  • Special Warfare Wing
  • Army Airborne School
• Cantonment Board, Jalalabad

Education institutions

• Army Institute of Business Administration (AIBA), Sylhet
• Jalalabad Cantonment Board High School [bn]
• Jalalabad Cantonment Public School & College^[3]
• Jalalabad Cantonment English School^[3]

References