Savar Cantonment

Savar Cantonment (Bengali: সাভার সেনানিবাস) is a cantonment of the Bangladesh Army located in Savar, Dhaka, Bangladesh.^[1] The 9th Infantry Division of the Bangladesh Army is garrisoned there.^[2] The Corps of Military Police Centre & School (CMPC&S), Army Institute of Business Administration (AIBA), Savar Golf Club (SGC), Savar DOHS and many more establishments are located in the cantonment.

Savar Cantonment
Savar, Dhaka, Bangladesh
Coordinates	23.9140° N, 90.2664° E
Type	Military Base
Site information
Controlled by	Bangladesh Army
Site history
In use	1966 - 1971: East Pakistan Ansar 1971 - 1976: National Defence Force 1976 - present: Bangladesh Army
Garrison information
Current commander	Major General Md Moin Khan
Garrison	9th Infantry Division

History

Before 1971, the area was recognized as Ansar Camp, and during the Bangladesh Liberation War, the camp was used by Razakar forces allied with the Pakistan Army. After independence, it was restructured into the main training center for Jatiya Rakkhi Bahini, a para-military force, which was subsequently absorbed into the Bangladesh Army in 1976.^[3] Since then, the area was repurposed as a cantonment of the Bangladesh Army.

Installations

• HQ 9th Infantry Division
  • Area Headquarters, Savar
  • Station Headquarters, Savar
    • Combined Military Hospital^[4]
    • Military Dairy Farm, Savar^[5]
• Corps of Military Police Centre and School (CMPC&S)^[6][7][8]
• Cantonment Board, Savar^[9]

Establishments

• Aranyaloy Mini Zoo, Savar
• Savar Golf Club (SGC)^[10]
• Savar Sena Shooting Club^[11][12]
• Sena Shopping Complex^[13][14]
• Sena Auditorium^[15]
• Savar DOHS

Education

• Army Institute of Business Administration (AIBA)^[16]
• Morning Glory School and College
• Savar Cantonment Public School and College
• Sena Public School & College^[17]
• Savar Cantonment Board Boys High School^[18]
• Savar Cantonment Board Girls High School^[19]
• Proyash School, Savar^[20]
• Trust Technical Training Institute (TTTI)^[21]

Commercial area

• Sena Shopping Mall^[14]
• Dhaka-Aricha Bus Counter^[22]
• Dhaka-Rajshahi Bus Counter^[23]

References

1. "Cantonment Locations - Dhaka". Join Bangladesh Army. Retrieved 24 July 2023.
2. "GOC of Ninth Infantry Division and Commander of Savar Area Major General Waqar-uz-Zaman handing over the championship trophy to Savar Area team, which emerged the champions of the Bangladesh Army Hockey Competition at the Savar Cantonment on Thursday". The New Nation. Retrieved 24 July 2023.
3. "The Jatiya Rakkhi Bahini (Absorption in the Army) Ordinance, 1975". bdlaws.minlaw.gov.bd. Retrieved 24 July 2023.
4. "Role Of Antibiotic In Bronchiolitis Management | AFMC Journal". afmc.edu.bd. Retrieved 24 July 2023.
5. "Savar Military Farm opens modern milking parlour". Bangladesh Post. Retrieved 24 July 2023.
6. "Corps of Military Police Centre and School (CMPC&S)". infotrainingbd.com. Retrieved 24 July 2023.
7. "GOC of ARTDOC made 6th Colonel Commandant of Corps of Military Police". Daily Sun. October 2020. Retrieved 24 July 2023.
8. "Annual Commanders Conference 2021 of Corps of Military Police Held". Daily Sun. September 2021. Retrieved 24 July 2023.
9. "Savar Cantonment Board Act and Law" (PDF). Department of Printing and Publications.
10. "Savar - Golf Club". www.sgc.com.bd. Retrieved 24 July 2023.
11. "Quader opens new underpass at Savar Cant". Bangladesh Post. Retrieved 24 July 2023.
12. "Chittagong Army Shooting Club wins Army Shooting Competition-2021". The Asian Age. Bangladesh. Retrieved 24 July 2023.
13. "SENA Shopping Complex ( Shopping Mall)". sena-shopping-complex-shopping-mall.business.site. Retrieved 24 July 2023.
14. "Shawpno opens new outlet at Savar Sena Shopping Complex". The Business Post. Retrieved 24 July 2023.
15. কোন হলের পরিবেশ কেমন : সাভার, ধামরাই, কেরানীগঞ্জ ও নবাবগঞ্জ - বাংলা মুভি ডেটাবেজ (in Bengali). Retrieved 24 July 2023.
16. "Location of AIBA". www.aibasavar.edu.bd. Retrieved 24 July 2023.
17. "Sena Public School & College". spscsdohs.edu.bd.
18. "Savar Cantonment Board Boys' High School". Savar Cantonment Board Boys' High School.
19. "Savar Cantonment Board Girls' High School". Savar Cantonment Board Girls' High School. Retrieved 23 December 2023.
20. "Proyash Institute of Special Education". proyash.edu.bd. Retrieved 24 July 2023.
21. "Technical Training Institute inaugurated at Savar Cantonment". The Daily Star. 2 July 2015. Retrieved 24 July 2023.
22. "Long-haul transport grinds to a halt amid blockade, leaving commuters in distress". The Business Standard. 12 November 2023. Retrieved 23 December 2023.
23. "Long-haul transport grinds to a halt in Dhaka terminals". The Business Standard. 29 October 2023. Retrieved 23 December 2023.