Chittagong Cantonment | |
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Chittagong, Chittagong | |
Type | Cantonment |
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Controlled by | Bangladesh Army |
Chittagong Cantonment is situated near Bayezid Bostami of Chittagong, Bangladesh.
An Indian army tank captured by the East Bengal Regiment (based in Chittagong cantonment) near Lahore in the 1965 Indo-Pak war is displayed in the cantonment. In 30 May 1981 President Ziaur Rahman was assassinated in Chittagong city by officers based in Chittagong cantonment. The base commander General Abul Manzur was also accused of involvement in the coup. He himself was killed on 2 June 1981.