East Bengal Regimental Centre
Appearance
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Formation | 1948 |
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Headquarters | Chittagong Cantonment, Bangladesh |
Region served | Bangladesh |
Official language | Bengali |
Commandant | Major General A K M Nazmul Hasan |
Parent organization | ARTDOC |
East Bengal Regiment Centre is an infantry training centre of East Bengal Regiment of Bangladesh Army located in Chittagong Cantonment.[1][2] Major General A K M Nazmul Hasan is the current commandant of the centre and PAPA Tiger of East Bengal Regiment.
History
East Bengal Regiment Centre was created to train the new recruits for East Bengal Regiment which was formed on 15 February 1948.[3] Major Abdul Waheed Chowdhury[4][5] raised and commanded the first Training Regiment. During the Bangladesh Liberation War, the commander of the centre was the most senior ethnic Bengali officer in the Pakistan Army, Brigadier General Mahmudur Rahman Majumdar. He was imprisoned for the duration of the war.[6][7] The centre has a conference hall.
References
- ^ "Play strong role in nation building, PM tells army". The Daily Star (Bangladesh). 12 November 2014. Retrieved 4 April 2017.
- ^ "PM to open 'World Trade Centre' in Ctg today". The Daily Star (Bangladesh). 30 January 2016. Retrieved 4 April 2017.
- ^ Sein, Maung Kyaw. "Remembering a Tiger's Last Journey". Star Weekend Magazine. The Daily Star. Archived from the original on 13 December 2017. Retrieved 4 April 2017.
- ^ Huq, Mohammed Abdul. "Loraku Bengali Major A W Chowdhury". Daily Nayadiganta. Retrieved 20 August 2021.
- ^ Khan, Waqar. "The myth of martial race: Seared into a schoolboy's memory!". The Daily Star. Retrieved 27 July 2021.
- ^ "Military preparation for 'Operation Searchlight'". The Independent (Bangladesh). Dhaka. Retrieved 4 April 2017.
- ^ Wahab, A. T. M. Abdul (2004). Mukti Bahini wins victory: Pak military oligarchy divides Pakistan in 1971. Columbia Prokashani. p. 137. ISBN 9789847130446. Retrieved 4 April 2017.