Mymensingh Cantonment

Momenshahi Cantonment
Momenshahi Cantonment
মোমেনশাহী সেনানিবাস
Mymensingh, Mymensingh, Bangladesh
Type	Cantonment
Site information
Controlled by	Bangladesh Army
Garrison information
Current; commander	Lt Gen. Ahmed Tabrez Shams Chowdhury

Mymensingh Cantonment (officially known as Momenshahi Cantonment) is a military installation, situated at the heart of Mymensingh. It was formally headquartered the 19th Infantry Division of Bangladesh Army.^[1]^[2] Currently, it has the headquarters of Army Training and Doctrine Command, which consists of it's Battle Group within the cantonment.^[3] The 77th Infantry Brigade under the 19th Infantry Division is also located in this cantonment. The first General Officer Commanding of ARTDOC was Major General Md Zia-Ur-Rahman.^[4]

Installations[edit]

HQ Army Training and Doctrine Command
- 403rd Battle Group
  - 27th Bangladesh Infantry Regiment
  - 34th Independent Field Artillery Battery
  - 45th Independent Field Engineers Company

77th Infantry Brigade
- 11th East Bengal Regiment
- 29th Bangladesh Infantry Regiment
- 15th Bangladesh Infantry Regiment
Station Headquarters, Mymensingh
- SSD, Mymensingh
- Combined Military Hospital, Mymensingh
- Static Signal Company, Mymensingh
- OSP -1
8th Field Artillery Regiment
81st Brigade Signal Company
89th Field Workshop Company

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^ Unb, Dhaka (November 22, 2009). "Flag raising ceremony of 403 battle group held". The Daily Star.
^ "ARTDOC". Army Training and Doctrine Command. Archived from the original on 26 April 2012.