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Govt working to make armed forces more modern, well-trained: PM
DHAKA, Dec 15, 2019 (BSS) – Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina today said the
government has been working to make armed forces more modern, professionally
skilled and well-trained to keep pace with the changing world.
“We have been working to make armed forces more modern, professionally
skilled and well-trained in line with the Forces Goal-2030 by taking various
measures such as collecting latest military hardware and arranging training
courses as well,” she said.
The prime minister was addressing the graduation ceremony of the National
Defence Course-2019 and Armed Forces War Course-2019 at Sheikh Hasina Complex
in Mirpur cantonment here.
Sheikh Hasina said “We are well aware of things what is necessary for
developing the armed forces as strong and time-befitting one and taking
crucial measures accordingly”.
“We’re progressing ahead to turn our armed forces into a more stronger and
time-befitting one by formulating the Forces Goal-2030 in accordance with the
Defence Policy of 1974 adopted by Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh
Mujibur Rahman,” she said.
Describing the world as ever-changing, the premier said that they (armed
forces personnel) would have to move with the pace of the changes.
So, the government has also been working on collecting modern military
hardware as well as more arrangement of trainings for armed forces personnel
to make them efficient enough to cope with the changes of the world, she
added.
Applauding the role of members of the Armed Forces in the United Nations
peacekeeping mission, she said, “The latest military hardware and training
will make the armed forces personnel familiar with the war weapons used in
the UN missions which will help them play role without any hesitation in any
circumstance alongside gathering experiences there.”
The premier urged the NDC and AFWC graduates to work for ushering the
nation toward stability, self-reliance and sustainable development,
expressing her hope that being inspired by the motto ‘Security through
Knowledge’, the graduates will take the nation forward.
Describing the foreign military officials, who did graduation from the
NDC, as good-will ambassadors, the premier said, “After returning to the
native countries, you will work as good-will ambassadors of Bangladesh from
your respective positions.”
Commandant of the NDC Lieutenant General Sheikh Mamun Khaled gave welcome
address at the function.
The prime minister also handed over certificates among the NDC and AFWC
graduates.
As many as 85 officers from the armed forces, civil administration and
foreign military officers took part in the NDC Course 2019 while 38 officers
from the armed forces in the Armed Forces War Course-2019.
The foreign military officers from 16 countries such as China, Egypt,
India, Indonesia, Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Malaysia, Nepal, Nigeria, Oman,
Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Tanzania, the United Kingdom, Mali, and Niger of the
Asia, Europe and America took part in the NDC course.
Speaker of the House, cabinet members, lawmakers, cabinet secretary, chiefs of the three services, principal secretary, high civil and military officials, vice-chancellors and professors of various universities, eminent personalities, envoys of different countries working in Bangladesh and military attaches were present on the occasion.
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