Dhaka Cantonment
Armed Forces Day: PM pays tribute at Shikha Anirban
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Monday paid tribute to the martyred members of Bangladesh Armed Forces on the occasion of Armed Forces Day-2022.
The prime minister paid homage by placing a wreath at the Shikha Anirban (flame eternal) in Dhaka Cantonment this morning.
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After laying the wreath, she stood in solemn silence for some time to show profound respect to the memories of the armed forces martyrs, who made supreme sacrifices during the Liberation War.
A smartly-turned out contingent drawn from Army, Navy and Air Force presented a guard of honour at that time, while the bugle played the last post.
Later, Sheikh Hasina, also in-charge of the Ministry of Defence, signed the visitors' book kept on the premises of Shikha Anirban.
PM's Security Adviser Major General (rtd) Tarique Ahmed Siddique was present on the occasion.
Earlier, on her arrival at Shikha Anirban, the prime minister was received by chiefs of the three services.
After placing the wreath, the prime minister went to the Armed Forces Division (AFD) where the chiefs of the three services made a courtesy call on her.
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On this day during the War of Liberation in 1971, the Bangladesh Armed Forces, comprising Army, Navy and Air Force, came into being and launched an all-out attack on the Pakistani occupation forces which expedited the victory in the Liberation War.
After the independence of the country, this historic day is being observed as the Armed Forces Day every year.
Traffic movement to be restricted at Dhaka Cantonment Monday
Traffic movement will remain restricted inside the Dhaka Cantonment area on Monday due to observance of the ‘Armed Forces Day 2022’.
The movement will be restricted in the area from 7am to 11am and 12pm to 7pm, according to a notification from the Inter Service Public Relation Directorate (ISPR) issued on November 16.
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All types of vehicles, except vehicles carrying HSC candidates, people staying inside the cantonment area and invited guests at the event, are requested to avoid the Shaheed Jahangir gate to the staff road during the period, it added.
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Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Sunday said the Independence earned through the collective contributions and efforts of all will never go in vain.
"The independence that we achieved through the collective efforts of all must not fail," she said while addressing a reception at the Army Multipurpose Complex at Dhaka Cantonment.
She joined the programme virtually from her official residence Ganobhaban.
The prime minister accorded the reception to the successors of Bir Sreshthas and other gallantry award-recipient freedom fighters on the occasion of the Armed Forces Day-2021.
She also distributed the highest medals for peace time among the recipients among the armed forces members for 2020-21.
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Liberation War Affairs Minister AKM Mozammel Haque, in favour of the Prime Minister, handed over the gifts and awards among the recipients.
Hasina said the prime aim of her government is to make the country a developed and prosperous Sonar Bangla (Golden Bengal). “We’ve been relentlessly working to materialise that as it was the dream of Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman.”
"The advancement of the country must not get stalled …this is our vow on this year's Armed Forces Day," she insisted.
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Indian army chief meets Bangladesh army chief
Visiting Indian Army Chief General MM Naravane made a courtesy call on Bangladesh Army Chief General Aziz Ahmed at the Army Headquarters of Dhaka Cantonment on Thursday.
During the meeting, they discussed various issues related to the existing good relations between the armed forces of the two countries and mutual cooperation in the future.
Issues related to the implementation of the Border Road Organization, training of Army pilots, exchange of defense experts and trainers, mutual defense cooperation got priority during the discussion, says an Inter Service Public Relation (ISPR) media release.
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General Aziz expressed gratitude for India's commendable cooperation in tackling the Covid-19 pandemic.
He also hoped that India would be beside Bangladesh in resolving the Rohingya crisis.
Earlier, General Naravane paid tributes to the members of the Bangladesh Armed Forces who made supreme sacrifices during the Liberation War of 1971, by laying a wreath at the altar of Shikha Anirban in Dhaka Cantonment.
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Later, the Indian Army Chief was then given a "Guard of Honor" by a smart team of the Bangladesh Army at Senakunja. Then General Naravane planted a sapling at Senakunja.
Indian Army chief General Manoj Mukund Naravane arrived in Dhaka on Thursday on a five-day visit.
The Indian Army chief is accompanied by his wife Veena Naravane and a two-member delegation.
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