UNB, Dhaka :The Armed Forces Day that marks the establishment of Bangladesh military during the country’s War of Liberation will be observed on Saturday with due solemnity and enthusiasm.Bangladesh Armed Forces comprising army, navy and air force came into being and launched an all-out attack on the occupation forces on this day during the Liberation War in 1971. Hence, the Day is observed as the Armed Forces Day every year.The day’s programmes will start with special prayers in mosques of all cantonments, naval outposts and establishments and air force outposts after Fajr prayers seeking divine blessings for the country’s welfare and progress and continued development and progress of the Armed Forces.President and Supreme Commander of the Armed Forces Abdul Hamid and Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina have issued separate messages on the occasion. In his message, the President said the nation remembers with deep gratitude the contribution of the Armed Forces personnel to the Liberation War. He prayed for the salvation of the departed souls of those who laid down their lives for the country’s independence and sovereignty. The Prime Minister in her message paid tributes to all martyrs of the liberation war, including all martyred soldiers of the Armed Forces. She said, the armed forces personnel have been working in facing disasters, in infrastructures construction, to serve the distressed people and in various nation-building activities alongside performing their professional duties.
