Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina today said the
\ngovernment has been working to make armed forces more modern, professionally
\nskilled and well-trained to keep pace with the changing world.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe have been working to make armed forces more modern, professionally
\nskilled and well-trained in line with the Forces Goal-2030 by taking various
\nmeasures such as collecting latest military hardware and arranging training
\ncourses as well,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n
The prime minister was addressing the graduation ceremony of the National
\nDefence Course-2019 and Armed Forces War Course-2019 at Sheikh Hasina Complex
\nin Mirpur cantonment here.<\/p>\n
Sheikh Hasina said \u201cWe are well aware of things what is necessary for
\ndeveloping the armed forces as strong and time-befitting one and taking
\ncrucial measures accordingly\u201d.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe\u2019re progressing ahead to turn our armed forces into a more stronger and
\ntime-befitting one by formulating the Forces Goal-2030 in accordance with the
\nDefence Policy of 1974 adopted by Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh
\nMujibur Rahman,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n
Describing the world as ever-changing, the premier said that they (armed
\nforces personnel) would have to move with the pace of the changes.<\/p>\n
So, the government has also been working on collecting modern military
\nhardware as well as more arrangement of trainings for armed forces personnel
\nto make them efficient enough to cope with the changes of the world, she
\nadded.<\/p>\n
Applauding the role of members of the Armed Forces in the United Nations
\npeacekeeping mission, she said, \u201cThe latest military hardware and training
\nwill make the armed forces personnel familiar with the war weapons used in
\nthe UN missions which will help them play role without any hesitation in any
\ncircumstance alongside gathering experiences there.\u201d<\/p>\n
The premier urged the NDC and AFWC graduates to work for ushering the
\nnation toward stability, self-reliance and sustainable development,
\nexpressing her hope that being inspired by the motto \u2018Security through
\nKnowledge\u2019, the graduates will take the nation forward.<\/p>\n
Describing the foreign military officials, who did graduation from the
\nNDC, as good-will ambassadors, the premier said, \u201cAfter returning to the
\nnative countries, you will work as good-will ambassadors of Bangladesh from
\nyour respective positions.\u201d<\/p>\n
Commandant of the NDC Lieutenant General Sheikh Mamun Khaled gave welcome
\naddress at the function.<\/p>\n
The prime minister also handed over certificates among the NDC and AFWC
\ngraduates.<\/p>\n
As many as 85 officers from the armed forces, civil administration and
\nforeign military officers took part in the NDC Course 2019 while 38 officers
\nfrom the armed forces in the Armed Forces War Course-2019.<\/p>\n
The foreign military officers from 16 countries such as China, Egypt,
\nIndia, Indonesia, Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Malaysia, Nepal, Nigeria, Oman,
\nPakistan, Sri Lanka, Tanzania, the United Kingdom, Mali, and Niger of the
\nAsia, Europe and America took part in the NDC course.![\"\"](\"http:\/\/deshmediabd.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/48-1.jpg\")
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