Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Thursday directed members of Bangladesh Army to uphold democracy and constitution and contribute more to building a prosperous Bangladesh. “The army will have to keep up the trend of democracy and constitution and make more important contributions to establishing a modern, developed and prosperous Bangladesh,” she told the 6th Reunion of the Bangladesh Army Engineer Corps at the Engineer Centre and School of Military Engineering (ECSME) at Qadirabad Cantonment in Natore. Sheikh Hasina also asked the members of Bangladesh Army to keep a “constant vigil” to face any internal and external threats for safeguarding the country’s constitution and sovereignty. “We’ve kept the continuity of the development and expansion of Bangladesh Army by enacting the Armed Forces Goal 2030 in the light of the Defence Policy framed by the Father of the Nation,” she said. Later, the prime attended the annual commanders’ conference of the Army Engineer Corps.

Source: Dhaka Tribune February 22, 2018 08:26 UTC