Army chief reviews troops on polls duty in Rajshahi, Rangpur

Army chief General Waker-Uz-Zaman reviewed troops deployed “in aid of civil power” in northwestern Rajshahi and Rangpur regions when he gave them necessary directives and exchanged views with officials of civil administration over the upcoming elections.

“During the inspections, the army chief reviewed on ground the activities of military personnel, gave them necessary guidelines and exchanged views with the officials of the civil administration,” said an ISPR statement published on Tuesday.

According to the statement, Gen Waker joined two identical meetings at Rangpur Circuit House and Infantry Regimental Centre (BIRC) in Rajshahi with senior military officers and divisional and district-level civil officials.

It said the meetings discussed issues of inter-institutional coordination and security management to hold the election in a peaceful, neutral, and fair manner. 

The army chief laid special emphasis on  “professionalism, neutrality, discipline, patience, and citizen-friendly behavior” in discharging responsibilities.

During the Rangpur and Rajshahi visits, the general officer commanding (GOC) of Army Training and Doctrine Command (ARTDOC), GOCs of Rangpur and Bogura areas, and commissioners of Rajshahi and Rangpur divisions joined the view exchange meetings.

Other senior officials of civil administration and law enforcement agencies, senior military officers from the Army Headquarters and cantonments in the northwestern region, and representatives of the media also attended the meetings.