BSS, Dhaka :
The Armed Forces Day will be celebrated today marking the founding anniversary of army, navy and air force during the 1971 Liberation War.
The day’s programme will begin with the offering of special prayers after Fazr prayers at all mosques in all the cantonments, naval and air force bases throughout the country seeking divine blessings for the well-being and
prosperity of the nation and progress of the armed forces, an ISPR statement said.
President M Abdul Hamid and Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina issued separate messages greeting members of the armed forces on the occasion. As part of the day’s programme, the president and the premier will lay
wreaths at the Shikha Anirban (the Eternal Flame) at Dhaka Cantonment paying deep homage to the martyred armed forces members who laid down their lives in the Liberation War. They will be followed by Army Chief General Aziz Ahmed, Navy Chief
Admiral Abu Mozaffar Mohiuddin Mohammed Aurangzeb Chowdhury and Air Force Chief Air Chief Marshal Masihuzzaman Serniabat in performing the ritual on behalf of their respective forces. The chiefs of the three services will also call on the President at the Bangabhaban and the prime minster at the Armed Forces Division.
The Armed Forces Day will be celebrated today marking the founding anniversary of army, navy and air force during the 1971 Liberation War.
The day’s programme will begin with the offering of special prayers after Fazr prayers at all mosques in all the cantonments, naval and air force bases throughout the country seeking divine blessings for the well-being and
prosperity of the nation and progress of the armed forces, an ISPR statement said.
President M Abdul Hamid and Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina issued separate messages greeting members of the armed forces on the occasion. As part of the day’s programme, the president and the premier will lay
wreaths at the Shikha Anirban (the Eternal Flame) at Dhaka Cantonment paying deep homage to the martyred armed forces members who laid down their lives in the Liberation War. They will be followed by Army Chief General Aziz Ahmed, Navy Chief
Admiral Abu Mozaffar Mohiuddin Mohammed Aurangzeb Chowdhury and Air Force Chief Air Chief Marshal Masihuzzaman Serniabat in performing the ritual on behalf of their respective forces. The chiefs of the three services will also call on the President at the Bangabhaban and the prime minster at the Armed Forces Division.
