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===Military=== Sylhet is strategically important for the [[Bangladesh Armed Forces]]. The [[Bangladesh Army]]'s [[17th Infantry Division (Bangladesh)|17th Infantry Division]] is based at [[Jalalabad Cantonment]] in Sylhet.<ref>{{Cite news |title=PM launches 17 Infantry Division |url=https://www.dhakatribune.com/uncategorized/2013/09/17/pm-launches-17-infantry-division |work=[[Dhaka Tribune]] |date=17 September 2013 |access-date=24 November 2016}}</ref> The cantonment is also home of the [[School of Infantry and Tactics]] (SI&T) and the [[Para-Commando Brigade (Bangladesh)|1st Para-commando Battalion]], an elite [[commando]] unit of the Bangladesh Army.{{citation needed|date=November 2019}}
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