Qadirabad Cantonment

Quadirabad Cantonment is a cantonment located in Natore, Rajshahi division, Bangladesh. This cantonment is home of Engineers Centre and School[1]

History

The Cantonment was named after Lt Col Abdul Qadir who died in the Bangladesh Liberation war. He was buried in a mass grave in an unknown site. His son Nadeem Qadir discovered the grave in Comilla and he was reburied in the cantonment in September 2011.[2]

Units
  • 5th Engineering Corps[3]
  • Engineer Centre and School of Military Engineering (ECSME)
  • Station Headquarters, Qadirabad Cantonment
  • ECSME Training Battalion

Institutions

References
  1. "Qadirabad Cantonment Public School, Natore". dmlc.gov.bd. Retrieved 4 April 2017.
  2. "War hero laid to rest, finally". The Daily Star. 23 September 2011. Retrieved 4 April 2017.
  3. Ahmed, Hafez. "PM praises support of army engineers in dev activities". print.thefinancialexpress-bd.com.
  4. "Girls do better than boys in Rajshahi board". archive.dhakatribune.com. Dhaka Tribune. Archived from the original on 24 August 2017. Retrieved 4 April 2017.
  5. "BAUET: Bangladesh Army University of Engineering & Technology". bauet.ac.bd. Retrieved 4 April 2017.
  6. "Qadirabad Cantonment Sapper College, Natore". institute.alormela.org. Retrieved 4 April 2017.
  7. "Army man killed in Natore road crash". banglanews24.com. Retrieved 4 April 2017.


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