Army chief adorned colonel of the regiment of East Bengal Regiment

Published at : 23 January 2025, 09:19 pm
Army chief adorned colonel of the regiment of East Bengal Regiment
Chief of Army Staff General Waker-Uz-Zaman has been adorned with the 'Colonel Rank Badge' of the East Bengal Regiment on 23 January 2025. ISPR

Chief of Army Staff General Waker-Uz-Zaman has been adorned with the 17th “Colonel of the Regiment” of the traditional East Bengal Regiment in a befitting military status.

The traditional reception program was held at the Shaheed MR Chowdhury Parade Ground of the East Bengal Regimental Center (EBRC) in Chattogram Cantonment on Thursday. 

The head of the army has been ceremoniously given the title and responsibilities of "Colonel of the Regiment," which is a prestigious military position signifying leadership and guardianship over a specific regiment within the army, often with historical significance; essentially, the army chief becomes the honorary leader of that particular regiment following military tradition.

Earlier, on his arrival, at the parade ground, the army chief was provided a ‘guard of honor’ as per the traditional military custom.

After this, army chief was adorned with the 'Colonel Rank Badge' of the East Bengal Regiment by the Senior Commanding Officer and the Senior Master Warrant Officer of the East Bengal Regiment. 

Later, he visited the quarter guard of EBRC and planted a sapling at the Smriti Kanan premises there.

At this time, the army chief gave his directive speech on the occasion, said a release of the Directorate of Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) this evening.

After the ceremony, the army chief delivered a welcome speech at the 37th Annual Captain's Conference of the East Bengal Regiment and discussed the development of this regiment, increasing professional skills and activities conducted at home and abroad. 

He also urged all the members of the regiment to be ready to face the challenges of 21st century through modern training. 

Senior officers of the Army Headquarters, Army Training and Doctrine Command, local formation and East Bengal Regiment and media personalities, among others, attended the event.


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PM reaches Washington DC from New York

Published at : 24 September 2023, 02:30 pm
PM reaches Washington DC from New York
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Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina arrived in Washington DC, the USA capital city, this afternoon after joining the 78th United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) session and other high-level side and bilateral events in New York.

 

She reached Washington DC from New York by road at 6pm.

On her arrival in Washington DC, Bangladesh Ambassador to the USA Muhammad Imran received the premier with a flower bouquet, reports BSS.

Earlier, she left her Place of Residence, Lotte New York for Washington DC at 12:30pm.

She arrived in New York on September 17.

The prime minister will leave Washington DC for London, the capital city of the United Kingdom, on September 29.

She will stay in London till October 3.

After wrapping up her visit, the prime minister will leave London for home and scheduled to reach Dhaka on October 4.

 

Bangladesh-US Ticfa meeting begins in Dhaka

Published at : 20 September 2023, 02:41 pm
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Deal to ease trade in taka-rupee to be signed as Hasina

Published at : 08 September 2023, 01:43 am
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"An MoU will be signed between the National Payments Corporation of India and the Bangladesh Bank to make transactions in rupees and taka between Bangladesh and India easier," said the foreign minister in a press conference at the Foreign Service Academy in the capital on Thursday.

Besides, the neighbouring countries are likely to sign two more memorandums of understanding regarding cooperation in agricultural researches, and extension of the existing cultural exchange programme for two years, said the foreign minister.

Fair Technology launches car exchange programme

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