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Bangladesh to build a new cantonment in southern region
SAM Staff, November 15, 2017
The government of Bangladesh launched a project to establish new “Sheikh Hasina Cantonment” in the country’s southern Barisal region in involving an estimated cost of Taka 1,699 crore (local currency).
The main objective of the project is to establish a modern cantonment with all necessary physical infrastructures in line with the “Forces Goal 2030” and strengthening national defense in the coastal areas, the government sail.
The Executive Committee of the National Economic Council (ECNEC) Tuesday (Nov 14) approved the project with ECNEC chairperson and Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina in the chair.
Planning Minister A H M Mustafa Kamal, after the meeting, told media that there is no cantonment in the country’s southern region, especially in Barisal and Patuakhali, although it is needed strategically and on national security grounds. It is also necessary in this region as it often witnesses natural disaster.
In case of any natural disaster, the government has to take support from the Jessore cantonment which is around 200 kilometers away.
Kamal said the proposed cantonment would be set up on some 1,532 acres of land of which some 567 acres of land have already been procured under the revenue budget. So, the government needs to acquire 965 more acres of land.
This project will be implemented by the Ministry of Defense by June 2021, he added.
As per the “Forces Goal 2030”, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on June 25, 2014 approved a proposal for setting up the cantonment at Lebukhali at the middle point of Barisal and Patuakhali.
SOURCE BSS
https://southasianmonitor.com/2017/11/15/bangladesh-to-build-a-new-cantonment-in-southern-region/
SAM Staff, November 15, 2017
The government of Bangladesh launched a project to establish new “Sheikh Hasina Cantonment” in the country’s southern Barisal region in involving an estimated cost of Taka 1,699 crore (local currency).
The main objective of the project is to establish a modern cantonment with all necessary physical infrastructures in line with the “Forces Goal 2030” and strengthening national defense in the coastal areas, the government sail.
The Executive Committee of the National Economic Council (ECNEC) Tuesday (Nov 14) approved the project with ECNEC chairperson and Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina in the chair.
Planning Minister A H M Mustafa Kamal, after the meeting, told media that there is no cantonment in the country’s southern region, especially in Barisal and Patuakhali, although it is needed strategically and on national security grounds. It is also necessary in this region as it often witnesses natural disaster.
In case of any natural disaster, the government has to take support from the Jessore cantonment which is around 200 kilometers away.
Kamal said the proposed cantonment would be set up on some 1,532 acres of land of which some 567 acres of land have already been procured under the revenue budget. So, the government needs to acquire 965 more acres of land.
This project will be implemented by the Ministry of Defense by June 2021, he added.
As per the “Forces Goal 2030”, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on June 25, 2014 approved a proposal for setting up the cantonment at Lebukhali at the middle point of Barisal and Patuakhali.
SOURCE BSS
https://southasianmonitor.com/2017/11/15/bangladesh-to-build-a-new-cantonment-in-southern-region/