United News of Bangladesh

The chiefs of the three services paid a courtesy call on Prime Minister Tarique Rahman at the Secretariat on Thursday. Chief of Army Staff General Waker-Uz-Zaman, Chief of Naval Staff Admiral M Nazmul Hassan and Chief of Air Staff Air Chief Marshal Hasan Mahmood Khan met the Prime Minister at his office. The Prime Minister arrived at his Secretariat office in the morning for his second day of official work. First Day in Office: BNP pays tribute to martyrs, outlines policy plans After reaching the office, he held a meeting with the three service chiefs. Prime Minister’s Adviser Brig Gen (retd) Dr AKM Shamsul Islam was also present at the meeting. Earlier in the morning, Cabinet Secretary Dr Nasimul Ghani and Principal Secretary ABM Abdus Sattar received the Prime Minister at the Secretariat.

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Monday paid a courtesy call on President Abdul Hamid in his office room. During the meeting, the Prime Minister thanked the President for delivering a commemorative speech on the life, work and ideals of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman in the special session of Parliament on the occasion of ‘Mujib Borsho’. President Hamid delivered his special speech in Parliament marking the ‘Mujib Borsho’ in the evening. The Prime Minister and the President discussed the overall situation of the country, including the Covid-19 pandemic. Sheikh Hasina briefed Abdul Hamid on various steps taken by the government to address the coronavirus situation.   The President appreciated the initiatives and hoped that Bangladesh would continue to move forward on the path of development and progress by tackling the pandemic. President's wife Rashida Khanom was also present during the courtesy meeting.

Chief of Nepal Army General Purna Chandra Thapa met Chief of Army Staff of Bangladesh General Aziz Ahmed at the Army headquarters here on Tuesday.