3 February 2026

Army chief urges professionalism in election duties

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Bangla Press Published: 01 February 2026, 10:10 AM
Army chief urges professionalism in election duties

Bangla Press Desk: Chief of Army Staff General Waker-Uz-Zaman on Sunday put special emphasis on performing duties through professionalism, impartiality, discipline, patience and citizen-friendly behaviour in the 13th parliamentary election and the referendum on the July National Charter.

He came up with this statement while visiting Mymensingh prior to the upcoming national polls slated for 12 February, read a press release of the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) Directorate.

The army chief exchanged views with senior military officials, members of law enforcement agencies and civil administration officials at the conference room of Mymensingh City Corporation. 

During the view-exchange meeting, inter-institutional coordination and overall security management issues were discussed to hold a free, fair and peaceful election, it said. 

As part of the overall activities of the army personnel deployed under the “In Aid to the Civil Power,” the army chief also provided necessary guidance during his visit, according to the ISPR release. 

Subsequently, General Waker laid the foundation stone of the Olympic Village in Trishal and also took part in a board meeting of the Olympic Association, it added.

The general officer commanding (GOC) of Army Training and Doctrine Command  (ARTDOC), engineer-in-chief of the army, GOC of the 19 Infantry  Division and area commander of the Ghatail area, director general of the National Telecommunication Monitoring Center, secretary of the Ministry of  Youth and Sports, and senior military officers from the army headquarters and  Ghatail area, Mymensingh divisional commissioner, senior officers of the civil administration and law enforcement agencies, and representatives of various media outlets were present, among others, on the occasion

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