The Armed Forces Day will be observed today amid festivity and enthusiasm marking the establishment of the army, navy and air forces during the 1971 Liberation War.
The day鈥檚 programmes will begin with offering special prayers after Fazr prayers at mosques in all the cantonments, naval and air force bases in the country seeking divine blessings for martyred members of the armed forces in 1971 and the well-being and prosperity of the nation and the armed forces, said a press release of the Inter Services Public Relation Directorate issued on Wednesday.
After nearly 12 years, Bangladesh Nationalist Party chairperson Khaleda Zia is going to attend the reception at Senakunja on Armed Forces Day.
She is scheduled to leave for Senakunja at 3:00pm from her Gulshan residence on Thursday, BNP chairperson鈥檚 media wing member Shamsuddin Didar told 抖阴精品.
He said that the former prime minister would attend the programme if her health allowed.
This will be Khaleda Zia鈥檚 first participation in a state function since her imprisonment in February 2018. She last attended the reception in 2012.
To mark the day, president Mohammed Shahabuddin, also the Supreme Commander of the Armed Forces, and chief adviser of the interim government Professor Muhammad Yunus delivered separate messages.
The president and the chief adviser will place wreaths at the Shikha Anirban (Flame Eternal) at Dhaka Cantonment in the morning.
Later, Chief of Army Staff General Waker-Uz-Zaman, Chief of Naval Staff Admiral M Nazmul Hassan and Chief of Air Staff Air Chief Marshal Hasan Mahmood Khan will also lay wreaths at the Shikha Anirban on behalf of their respective forces.
The chief adviser will exchange pleasantries and have courtesy meeting with the chiefs of the three services at his Armed Forces Division鈥檚 office in Dhaka cantonment. The chiefs of the three services later will have courtesy call-on with the president at the Bangabhaban on the day.
On the occasion, the chief adviser will accord a reception to the selected gallantry award winning valiant Freedom Fighters and their family members at Army Multipurpose Complex in Dhaka Cantonment.
He will also distribute souvenir and exchange greetings with the gallantry award winning war veterans at that time.
To mark the day, on behalf of the chief adviser, a reception will also be held at Sena Kunja in Dhaka Cantonment at 4:00pm on Thursday.
Bangladesh Television will live telecast the programme.
Receptions will also be arranged at cantonment or bases at Barishal, Cox鈥檚 Bazar, Bogura, Sylhet, Ghatail, Chattogram, Cumilla, Jashore, Rangpur and Khulna under the area headquarters.
