Inter-Services Public Relations on Tuesday protested against the report on army chief facing anger of young officers that was published in different media outlets.
In a rejoinder, the public relations division said that the news was published merely based on a report in the Indian Newspaper 鈥楾he Week鈥�, which was motivated and misleading.
It is advisable to contact ISPR for accurate presentation of any internal information related to army affairs, an ISPR press release said on the day.
In fact, the meeting was a regular internal meeting of the Bangladesh Army held in a very cordial and conducive atmosphere and ended amicably. An attempt had been made to tarnish the glorious image of the Bangladesh army before the public by spreading such news about the patriotic and professional force, read the release.
鈥楤angladesh Army always expects responsible and objective reporting from the media. Every member of the army performs duties with a strong loyalty and fidelity to the chain of command, which they have constantly demonstrated and continue to demonstrate.鈥�
Bangladesh army expected the media to reflect the statements of all concerned parties in order to disseminate objective news, it said.
In the release, a special request had been made not to create confusion in the public mind and unintentionally help to spread rumours, by reporting the news only on the basis of misinformation spread by any foreign media.
The Bangladesh Army was determined to provide all-out cooperation to the news media in disseminating objective and constructive news, it added.