Army chief questions allegations of human rights violations by Bangladeshi military in UN peacekeeping missions

Referring to a documentary by German media Deutsche Welle on Bangladeshi army personnel in UN peacekeeping missions, the army chief said, “Today, some people presented a report and tried to say that many army personnel violated human rights while posted in other organisations. This is just a rumour. Even if this really happened, were we […]

America imposes sanctions on former army chief General Aziz Ahmed

“The US Department of State today publicly announced the designation of former General Aziz Ahmed, previously the Chief of Staff of the Bangladesh Army, for his involvement in significant corruption. His actions have contributed to the erosion of public confidence in Bangladesh's democratic institutions and public institutions and processes,” the statement said. These public designations […]

PM Hasina inaugurates Military Hardware Exhibition-2024 at National Parade Square

Army Chief General SM Shafiuddin Ahmed, Navy Chief Admiral M Nazmul Hasan, Air Force Chief Air Chief Marshal Sheikh Abdul Hannan welcomed the Prime Minister upon his arrival at the National Parade Square. Cabinet members, advisors to the Prime Minister, Members of Parliament, Secretaries, foreign ambassadors, senior civilians and military officers were present on the […]

Sufiul Anam, a UN official and former army officer, returned home 18 months after being kidnapped by al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula.

“I thought everyone had forgotten me, but when I met the National Security Intelligence (NSI) member, I realized they had not forgotten me,” he said. Sufiul Anam thanked the Prime Minister for his release and bringing him back home. He also thanked the NSI officers, saying, “I will not forget their cooperation.” This former army […]

General Shafiuddin Ahmed, General Manoj Pandey discuss ways to strengthen defense cooperation

Bangladesh Army Chief General SM Shafiuddin Ahmed is on a three-day visit to India. India’s MoD (Army) Additional Directorate General of Information, IHQ on its official Twitter handle said, “General Manoj Pandey #COAS warmly welcomed General SM Shafiuddin Ahmed #COAS, #Bangladesh Army and discussed ways to improve cooperation between the two armies Further strengthen #DefenceCooperation […]

Dozens of families flee mountains amid campaign against separatists, Islamist militants

Mamoon Shibli, chief executive officer of the Ruma subdistrict administration, said members of ethnic minority groups first took refuge in mountain forests and streams after separatists opened fire on security forces from their villages, where insurgents took refuge in 2000 because of the operation Was. Hills of Pendu Union. The family moved to the city […]

Army feels more comfortable working with civil administration than earlier: Army Chief

Later, General Shafiuddin briefed reporters about the discussion. SM Shafiuddin Ahmed said that the Army intends to complete any task assigned by the government in full cooperation with the civil administration. He said that the army carries out various activities including countering natural calamities, security related activities and nation building with the help of civil […]

Chief of Defense Staff of India, Army Chief of Bangladesh have a phone conversation

During the talks, they expressed hope for more training cooperation between the armies of the two friendly countries. Also, the Chief of Army Staff of Bangladesh extended an invitation to the Chief of Defense Staff of India to visit Bangladesh. The Inter-Services Public Relations Directorate said the interaction is expected to boost relations between the […]