Ramu Cantonment
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Ramu Cantonment | |
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রামু সেনানিবাস | |
| Ramu, Cox's Bazar District, Bangladesh | |
 Gate No. 2 of Ramu Cantonment | |
| Site information | |
| Type | Cantonment |
| Controlled by | Bangladesh Army |
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| Site history | |
| Built | 12 October 2014 |
| In use | 1 March 2015 - present |
Ramu Cantonment (Bengali: রামু সেনানিবাস) is a cantonment located in Ramu, Cox's Bazar District, Bangladesh.[1] It is the headquarters of 10th Infantry Division of Bangladesh Army.[2] The area of the cantonment is 3000 acres.[3]
Establishment of cantonment
Ramu camp was established at the onset of Chittagong Hill Tracts Conflict. Then, this area was installed under 24th Infantry Division, with at least an infantry battalion under 69th Infantry Brigade and a divisional support engineers company used to be stationed here. Due to 2015 Rohingya refugee crisis, eve of tensity at Rakhine Conflict and recent skirmishes with Myanmar, the ministry of defence proposed to ameliorate a new formation across the southeastern coast during Third Hasina ministry.[citation needed]
The Environment Ministry confirmed in April 2014 the plan for a new cantonment in Ramu.[3] The army was allocated 1,800 acres of forest land in Ramu, Cox's Bazar.[4] Of those 1,180 acres in Rajarkul, 264.55 acres in Khuniyapalang, and 344.43 acres in Umakhali Mouza.
On 10 March 2016, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina inaugurated construction of a road titled "Bir Sarani", memorial "Ajeyo" commemorating the division, a multipurpose shade "Birangan" and a composite barrack named "Matamuhuri" built at Alikadam Cantonment.[5]
Key installations
- 10th Infantry Division
- 2nd Infantry Brigade[5]
Educational institutions
- Ramu Cantonment English School and College (RCESC)
- Shaheed Lieutenant Tanzim Cantonment Public School and College (SLTCPSC)
