Chief
of Army Staff General Waker-Uz-Zaman paid a courtesy visit to President Mohammed Shahabuddin at Bangabhaban today (Saturday, October 5).
“During
the meeting, the president was apprised of the overall activities of the force
by the army chief,” President’s Press Secretary Md Joynal Abedin told BSS.
Mohammed
Shahabuddin, also the Supreme Commander of the Armed Forces Division, said the
Bangladesh Army is playing a commendable role in improving the welfare of its countrymen and providing security for their lives and property.
The head of state hoped that the army would stand by the country and its people in any need, including natural calamities, in the coming days.
The
army chief informed the president that several units are working
nationwide to support the civil administration.