Chief adviser inaugurates Army Headquarters Selection Board-2024 at army headquarters

TDS Desk:

Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus on Sunday said the Bangladesh Army has again proved it’s a reliable partner for countrymen by helping prevent unrest before and after the ouster of a dictatorial government on 5 August.

Personnel of the Army, alongside other branches of armed forces, sacrificed their lives for liberating the country in 1971. The Army again sided with the country’s people during the bloody days of early August, and continued support afterwards by fast-tracking the formation of a transitional government, Yunus noted.

The head of the interim government made the claims while inaugurating the “Army Headquarters Selection Board-2024,” which would select army officers for promotion, at the Army Headquarters in the capital

In the 1st phase under this promotion board, officers with the ranks of colonel and lieutenant colonel in Bangladesh Army will be considered for promotion, an ISPR press release said.

Speaking during the inauguration event, the chief adviser welcomed all to the new Bangladesh achieved through the student-people revolution.

He remembered with deep respect all who were killed in the anti-discrimination student movement in July-August. He also recalled all the brave soldiers of the armed forces, including Bangladesh Army, who participated in the Great War of Liberation.

The nation will always remember with respect the sacrifice of martyrs of the armed forces, the chief adviser said.

He directed the members of the Selection Board to give emphasis on professional competence, leadership qualities, standards of discipline, honesty, trustworthiness and loyalty, and the overall suitability of the officers for their promotion.

The officers with honesty, integrity and other leadership qualities deserve higher promotion, he said.

Prof Yunus also directed the Selection Board to select those who have succeeded in providing competent leadership in various activities of military life, rising above their political ideology, for promotion.

On arrival at the venue, Chief Adviser Prof Yunus was welcomed by Chief of Army Staff General Waker-Uz-Zaman, the chief adviser’s special assistant on defence and national solidarity, and the Chief of General Staff and Principal Staff Officer of the Armed Forces Division.

The Chief of Army Staff expressed gratitude to the Chief Adviser for inaugurating the selection board despite his busy schedule.

The defence secretary and senior officers of the army were present at the inauguration ceremony.

At the end of the ceremony, Chief Adviser Prof Yunus participated in a photo session with the army officers and wrote his comments on the visitors’ book.