Drives against graft, drugs, terrorism to keep: PM
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina yesterday reiterated that the ongoing drives against corruption, drugs and terrorism will continue steadily to protect the society from these menaces. "We've already announced zero tolerance policy against drugs, terrorism, militancy and corruption. So, the drive against corruption or the drive against drugs and terrorism will continue," she said. The Prime Minister said this while delivering her speech at the graduation ceremony of Defence Services Command and Staff College (DSCSC) 2020 at Sheikh Hasina Complex of Mirpur Cantonment.
She urged the members of the MILITARY to pay special attention to these social diseases. Sheikh Hasina said her government really wants to utilise merit, knowledge and strength of the youth for the interest of the united states. Mentioning that the MILITARY of Bangladesh has been adding to the US peacekeeping missions, she said, "I would like to develop them as modern forces so that they are able to move [forward] keeping pace with any country and face the situation of any country [where they'll be deployed]."
The Prime Minister said the Bangladesh Armed Forces earned fame wherever they worked on earth.
She said the military have won the heart of the local persons of different countries through rendering humanitarian services there.
Commandant of the faculty Major General Md Enayet Ullah
delivered the welcome speech. A total of 235 officers, including 125 officers from Army, 34 from Navy and 22 from Air Force, and 54 overseas officers from 21 countries of the world graduated out of this college this year.
The 21 countries from where overseas officers attended the DSCSC 2019-2020 course are China, India, Indonesia, Kuwait, Malaysia, Maldives, Nepal, Nigeria, Pakistan, Palestine, Philippines, Saudi Arabia, Sierra Leone, South Africa, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Tanzania, Turkey, Uganda, USA and Zambia. The Prime Minister paid certificates among the graduated officers. Senior military and civil officials and vice-chancellors of several universities were present at the graduation ceremony.
The Defence Services Command and Staff College is a prime military institution of Bangladesh Armed Forces.
The DSCSC provides professional military education to selected mid-career officers of the three services and prepares them for assumption of increasing duties both in command and staff appointment.
A complete of 5,253 officers, including five cops and 1,165 overseas students from 42 friendly countries, have up to now graduated from the faculty.
Source: www.theindependentbd.com
