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Aziz asks Army to get ready for supreme sacrifice for nation
CHATTOGRAM, Feb 27, 2019 (BSS) – Chief of Army Staff Aziz Ahmed today urged
the members of Bangladesh Army to get ready for supreme sacrifice for the
nation. He called upon the soldiers to discharge their sacred duties for
country and nation with utmost sincerity.
“Discipline and sincerity towards the duties are two important basics to
achieve professional excellence and build yourselves as an ideal troop”, he
said. The army chief made this comment while addressing regimental colour
handing ceremony at Halishahor artillery centre training ground this noon.
Aziz said the works for modernization, restructure and expansion of
Bangladesh army are on as per defence strategy framed by Father of the Nation
Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman in 1974 and Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina in
2018.
He said Bangladesh army had relentlessly been working imbued with sprits
and ideals of great liberation struggle in 1971.
He also recalled the outstanding contributions of the Bangladesh Army
during the country’s Liberation War in 1971.
The hour-long ceremony for 1, 2, 3, field regiment artillery and 38 air
regiment artillery were held with the spirit of stimulating sounds of drums
and instruments and singing of patriotic songs which enthralled the high
civil and military officials attending the ceremony.
In the first time, the members 1, 2, 3, field regiments artillery and 38
air regiment received respective regimental colour flag from the hand of the
chief guest.
Former army chief lieutenant general Atiqur Rahman, former colonel
commanders of the artillery, General Officers Commanding, Area Commander &
GOC 24 Infantry Division, high ranking civil and military officials,
witnesses the joyous regimental colour handing ceremony.
BSS/MAM/SKB/RY/1915 hrs