Armed Forces Day today
The Armed Forces Day will be observed today with due solemnity and festivity.
The day will begin with the offering of munajat after the Fazr prayers in all the mosques at army garrisons, naval bases and establishments as well as Air Force bases throughout the country, seeking divine blessings for the well-being and prosperity of the nation, development and progress of the Armed Forces, according to an Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) press release.
On the occasion, President and also Supreme Commander of the Armed Forces Md Zillur Rahman, and Prime Minister (PM) and also Defence Minister Sheikh Hasina will place wreaths at the Shikha Anirban at Dhaka Cantonment in the morning to pay homage to the memories of the members of Armed Forces who had embraced martyrdom in the War of Liberation in 1971.
Later, Chief of Army Staff General Md Abdul Mubeen, Chief of Naval Staff Vice Admiral Z U Ahmed and Chief of Air Staff Air vice Marshal Shah Mohammad Ziaur Rahman will also lay wreaths at the Shikha Anirban.
The Armed Forces chiefs will pay courtesy call on the president and on the PM at the Armed Forces Division (AFD).
Bangladesh Navy ships will remain open for visitors from 2:00pm to 4:30pm in Dhaka (Sadarghat), Narayanganj, Chittagong, Khulna, Barisal and Mongla.
Zillur Rahman and Sheikh Hasina have issued separate messages on the occasion of the Armed Forces Day.
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