Ramu Cantonment

Ramu Cantonment is a cantonment located in Ramu of Cox's Bazar, Bangladesh. It is the headquarter of 10th Infantry Division of Bangladesh Army. The area of the cantonment is 1788.98 acres.The current Area commander of Ramu Area is Major General Maksudur Rahman, pscHistory and Layout24th Infantry Battalion was stationed at Ramu but it lacked infrastructure. So, the government decided to upgrade it to a full-fledged cantonment.Establishment of cantonmentPrime Minister Sheikh Hasina confirmed the approval for a new cantonment in Ramu on 19 April 2014. Army was allocated 1,800 acres of forest land in Ramu. Of those 1,180 acres in Rajarkul, 264.55 acres in Khuniyapalang, and 344.43 acres in Umakhali Mouza.On 10 March 2016, she 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 Alikadom Cantonment.Key installationsBangladesh Army formationsThe cantonment is home for 10th Infantry Division, two infantry brigade, one artillery brigade & other various units of Bangladesh Army.The flag-hoisting ceremony of the newly formed 10th Infantry Division was held at Ramu Cantonment on its inauguration.The first General Officer Commanding of 10th Infantry Division is Major General Ataur Hakim Sarwar Hasan. The commander of the 65th Infantry Brigade is Brig Gen Moinuddin Mahmud Chowdhury.ControversyThe land allocated to establish Ramu cantonment was done by bypassing law. Rajarkul Mouza and Khuniyapalang Mouza are reserved forests, while that of Umakhali Mouza was identified marked as reserved forest land based on gazette notifications on 25 May 1907; 12 July 1930 and 11 June 1935. To allocate the land to army they were stripped of the status by invoking specific laws.