BSS, Dhaka

The Armed Forces Day will be observed today with due solemnity and enthusiasm.
The day’s programme will begin with the offering of munajat (special prayers) after the Fazr prayers in all mosques at army garrisons, naval bases and establishments as well as Air Force bases throughout the country seeking divine blessings for the well-being and prosperity of the nation and development and progress of the armed forces.
On this day in 1971, the Bangladesh Armed Forces comprising army, navy and air force, came into being and launched an all-out attack on the occupation forces. [Read more]