Govt firm to modernise armed forces
Says prime minister
President Zillur Rahman addresses the Darbar of President Guard Regiment at the PGR Headquarters in Dhaka Cantonment on Thursday marking its 37th founding anniversary. Photo: PID
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has said her government is pledge-bound to ensure the country's development and modernise the armed forces. The prime minister said this while addressing a function marking the 37th founding anniversary of the President Guard Regiment (PGR) at Dhaka Cantonment on Thursday. She said implementation of the "National Defence Policy" and "Forces Goal-2030 of Bangladesh Army" is underway. The prime minister said her government always feels the need to build a modern armed force with research, training and adequate administrative equipment. "The Awami League government always takes effective steps to develop the armed forces as it believes in development, expansion and modernisation of the army," she said. Elaborating various steps of her government during the current tenure and its previous term for the development of the armed forces, Hasina said her government during its previous term (1996-2001) implemented massive programmes to this end. The programmes include setting up of a number of units, brigades, and various institutions such as National Defense College, Military Institute of Science and Technology, Armed Forces Medical College and Bangladesh Institute of Peace Support and Training. Hasina said her government procured more than 150 APCs for strengthening the army and established an AD regiment for the army after assuming office this time.
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