Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Sunday directed senior officials of the Army to select future leaders for promotion evaluating their professional excellence, experience, obedience, leadership quality, discipline, and above all, their belief in the spirit of the Liberation War.
She gave the directives while addressing the Army Headquarters Selection Board-2014 of the Bangladesh Army held at Dhaka Cantonment.
The Prime Minister has directed the senior officials to find out the most qualified future leaders impartially, rising above personal liking and disliking and handover the leadership of the force to those having patriotism and belief in the spirit of the Liberation War.
Terming the spirit of the war of liberation as the brightest and most glorious chapter in the thousand years’ history of the Bangali Nation, she said the country’s independence and the spirit of the liberation war are ideally very fundamental and prime issues for the Army.
Sheikh Hasina mentioned that the efficiency and image of any army depends on training, discipline and professional excellence of its members, and said that in promoting the officers to higher posts, priority must be given to their professional standard and educational qualifications.
The Prime Minister, who is also in-charge of the Defense Ministry, asked the Generals of the Armed Forces to remain always vigilant and ready to face any threat and protect the constitution of the country and further strengthen the trend of democratic process.
Talking about her recent visit to Japan, she said the visit was very successful and created a new era in the bilateral ties between the two countries.
Hasina said the Japanese government has committed to provide all-out cooperation and assistance for the socio-economic development of Bangladesh.
In this regard, she mentioned that during her four-day visit, Tokyo committed to provide US$6 billion as financial assistance, which would be utilized for the socio-economic uplift of Bangladesh over the next 4-5 years.
The Prime Minister said the financial assistance would be utilized in various big projects like inclusive city governance project, Haor Flood Management and Livelihood Improvement project and Natural Gas Efficiency projects, Small and Marginal Farmers-Agricultural Productivity Improvement and Diversification Financing projects.
Besides, she said, the Japanese government also agreed to be involved in the setting up of a ‘1300 MW capacity ultra critical coal-fired new power plant’ at Matarbari of Maheshkhali in Cox’s Bazar district.
Sheikh Hasina hoped that the senior officials of the Army would be able to select appropriate and most qualified leadership in a proper and justified manner of evaluation, applying their sharpness and neutrality rising above personal liking and disliking.
Army Chief of Staff General Iqbal Karim Bhuiyan gave the welcome address while Prime Minister’s Security Affairs Adviser Major General (rtd) Tarique Ahmed Siddique was, among others, present at the function.
Source: UNBConnect
GOPALIS would be proper people to fit Hasina’s description of patriotism
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Get everyone from GG only
After completely politicizing and criminalizing police and RAB, she is now adamant to do the same to the Army and destroy it. Among various qualities she mentioned as important for promotion, one that must be looked at with grave concern and one that is likely to outweigh other attributes, is “obedience”. We all know by now, what this would translate into – it would turn Army into a bunch of sycophantic BAKSALi goons!
VIVA BANGLADESH!
It is customary for the Prime Minister to seek future leaders based on their professional excellence, experience, obedience, leadership quality, and above all, their belief in the spirit of the Liberation War. But did she mean what she said? What she said apparently came from her mouth, and not from her heart. The Prime Minister’s call for the dedication, honesty, and quality leadership are the words of a ghost to a real group of disciplined people. In the backstage of such deception may be brewing a real parade of emancipators to whom the country rests its hopes. After all, the demand for real leaders aspire those who fulfill the aspirations of their people.