Armed Forces

Armed Forces

UN rights official raises concerns over allegations involving army personnel

Grażyna Baranowska, vice chairperson of the United Nations Working Group on Enforced or Involuntary Disappearances (WGEID), paid a courtesy call on Chief of Army Staff General Waker-Uz-Zaman at the army headquarters

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Bangladesh Army denounces false report on ‘Military Operations Zone’

In an official statement issued by the Inter-Services Public Relations, the Bangladesh Army dismissed the report titled, "Bangladesh to declare Cox's Bazar to Bandarban area as a military operations zone", as completely false, baseless, and motivated

2w ago

Names of the individuals who took shelter in cantonments after Aug 5

ISPR releases names of 626 the army sheltered post August 5; urges all to avoid misleading narratives over settled issue

3w ago

Aug 5 aftermath: ISPR releases list of 626 the army sheltered

The army provided temporary shelter to 626 individuals who sought protection amid the poor law and order situation following the July uprising, said an ISPR statement last night.

3w ago

Ex-soldier among 3 held for 'plotting subversive activities': ISPR

A dismissed soldier and two of his associates were arrested today for allegedly plotting subversive activities and attempting to incite chaos, the Inter Services Public Relations (ISPR) said in a press statement

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Bangladesh, Saudi Arabia for strengthening bilateral military ties

First Joint Committee Meeting on Defence Cooperation held

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Army arrests 390 people in one week

The Bangladesh Army has arrested 390 individuals during a series of nationwide joint operations conducted from April 10 to 17, as part of ongoing efforts to maintain law and order across the country

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Army chief back home after Russia, Croatia tour

Chief of Army Staff General Waker-uz-Zaman returned home yesterday after holding wide-ranging discussions on defence cooperation, training exchange, regional security, and joint military initiatives during his official visits to Russia and Croatia.

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We will always stand by you

Addressing the students injured during the July uprising, Chief of Army Staff General Waker-Uz-Zaman yesterday assured them that the army would always be by their side and advised them never to lose morale.

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249 held in weeklong crackdown: ISPR

The operations were conducted between March 13 and March 19

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Aircraft makes emergency landing at Jashore Airport

The incident took place around 12:55pm

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Army has full confidence in its chief: ISPR

“Any allegations of disunity or disloyalty within the ranks is entirely fabricated and malicious,” it said a rejoinder, in response to false reports on Bangladesh Army by certain media outlets from India

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Army chief conferred presidential medal by CAR

Chief of Army Staff General Waker-Uz-Zaman has been honoured with the presidential medal by Central African Republic President Faustin-Archange Touadéra in recognition of Bangladesh Army’s contributions, particularly in the medical sector, to the country’s development.

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Use as minimum force as possible during deployment: army chief

'We must continue working for the country until we have an elected government in place and peace and order returns to the country,' says Waker-Uz-Zaman

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Army gets magistracy power for 60 more days

The government also extended the magistracy power to officers on deputation in Bangladesh Coast Guard and Border Guard Bangladesh

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Army vets for reviewing constitutional restrictions on top court appeals

A platform of retired army forces officers proposed to review a relevant article allowing military officers to have recourse to higher appeals courts in Bangladesh

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Chiefs of three services call on president

Chiefs of the three services this evening paid a courtesy call on President Mohammed Shahabuddin at Bangabhaban on the occasion of the Armed Forces Day

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Magistracy power for army officers for another 60 days

The government has extended the magistracy power given to commissioned officers of the armed forces with the rank of captain, its equivalent, or above by 60 days.

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