"Assistance to the civilian administration is important in fulfilling the responsibilities of the army."

Chief of Army Staff General SM Shafiuddin Ahmed said that the assistance of the civilian administration is an important factor in fulfilling the responsibilities of the Bangladesh Army. I came here myself, it indicates that I attach great importance to it.

He was speaking to reporters after the first session of the third day of the Deputy Commissioners' Conference on Thursday (January 20) morning.

Urging the military and civilian administrations to work together, the army chief said, "We will not be able to achieve the goal of building a golden Bengal if the civilian administration does not work together with the military administration."

"We discussed the areas," he said. We all agree that there is no alternative. We have to work together. At present we have a very good relationship. We want to go further with the civilian administration by capitalizing on it. "

Asked if there was any proposal from the DCs, he said, "There is no such proposal as a specific proposal. But we have discussed the areas in which we have the potential to enhance our civil-military relations. There are some proposals that will become premature now. We will discuss a little more, then it can be implemented. '

Responding to a question about his role in the election, the army chief said, "The first responsibility we have to work in is to protect the sovereignty of the country." In addition to protecting the sovereignty of the country, we carry out nation building activities and disaster management work in-aid to civil power. We support law enforcement."

He added, "We are also fulfilling a special responsibility in the Chittagong Hill Tracts. We are on duty at the FDMN camp in Cox's Bazar. We are also serving abroad from within the Constitution. A large number of army personnel work in Kuwait and bringing a lot of foreign currency for the country. The Bangladesh Army is recognized by the United Nations as the number one peacekeeper in the world. As we have seen, the support of the civilian administration is an important factor in carrying out these activities. Whenever the civilian administration thinks that the army can stand by them under the direction of the government, we will respond to their call and of course we will stand by them."