Jumbangla Desk: Today is Armed Forces Day. The day will be celebrated with due dignity and enthusiasm. Special prayers have been organized after Fajr prayers in all cantonments, naval bases and installations and mosques of air force bases in the country, wishing for the welfare and prosperity of the country and the future progress and progress of the armed forces. On the occasion of the day, the President and the Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces. Sahabuddin and Prime Minister and Defense Minister Sheikh Hasina gave separate messages.
Paying tribute to the memory of the members of the armed forces who sacrificed their lives in the Great Liberation War of 1971, the President and the Prime Minister will lay wreaths at the Dhaka Cantonment Flame Extinguisher this morning. After that, Army Chief General SM Shafiuddin Ahmed, Navy Chief Admiral Mohammad Nazmul Hasan and Air Force Chief Air Chief Marshal Sheikh Abdul Hannan will lay wreaths on behalf of their respective forces. The Prime Minister’s Security Adviser and the three Army Chiefs will pay a courtesy call on the Prime Minister at the Armed Forces Department and the President at the Banga Bhavan.
On the occasion of ‘Armed Forces Day-2023’, the Prime Minister will felicitate the heirs of Vir Shrestha and a select number of decorated freedom fighters and their heirs at the Army Multipurpose Complex in Dhaka Cantonment. At this time, the Prime Minister will award 5 army, 3 navy and 3 air force members with peacetime posts for the year 2022-2023.
On the occasion of celebrating the day, the Prime Minister will organize a reception in the afternoon at Senakunj, Dhaka Cantonment. It includes Speaker of National Parliament, Chief Justice, Former President, Leader of Opposition in Parliament, Former Chief Adviser, Minister and Minister-ranked person, Minister of State and Minister-ranked person, Deputy Speaker, Foreign Ambassador to Bangladesh, Head of International Organization, Chief Election Commissioner and Election Commissioner, Justice, Cabinet Division Secretary, Chief Secretary, Member of Parliament (Dhaka Area), Ex-Military Officer, Ex-Chief of Army; 2023 Sports, Cultural, Independence Award and Ekushey Medalists; Journalists, academics, politicians and dignitaries will attend. The program will be broadcast live by Bangladesh Television and Bangladesh Radio.
On the occasion of Armed Forces Day, the three Chiefs of Forces will accord similar felicitations to the decorated freedom fighters/their heirs of their respective forces. Apart from Dhaka, reception programs will be organized in Barisal, Cox’s Bazar, Bogra, Sylhet, Ghatail, Chittagong, Jessore, Rangpur and Khulna cantonments/bases under the management of the respective area headquarters.
Meanwhile, to observe the day with due dignity, various programs will also be held in other army garrisons, ships and installations and air force bases outside Dhaka. Specially equipped Navy ships in Dhaka, Khulna, Chandpur, Barisal and Chittagong will be positioned/anchored at nearby docks for public viewing from 2 pm to sunset today.
On the occasion of the day, special papers were published in Bengali and English national dailies today. Essay and painting competitions are also organized in educational institutions under the management of armed forces.
Traffic will be limited in Dhaka Cantonment: Various programs will be celebrated in Dhaka Cantonment today on the occasion of Armed Forces Day. On this day, in order to keep the cantonment roads (main road from Shahid Jahangir Gate to Staff Road) free of traffic, all types of vehicles except vehicles carrying cantonment personnel and invited guests are requested to avoid plying through the cantonment area from 7 am to 11 am and 12 noon to 7 pm. has been informed. ISPR.
