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150 retired armed forces officers meet PM

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MNA Exclusive Desk: More than 150 retired officers of Army, Navy and Air Force expressed solidarity with the Awami League and pledged to work for the party’s victory in the upcoming national election. The retired officers pledged allegiance to the party in presence of Prime Minister and the party President Sheikh Hasina at a function in Ganabhaban. Top-level Navy officials to stand in solidarity with Awami League Dhaka Tribune PM’s Security Adviser Major General (retd) Tariq Ahmed Siddiq, Ex-Principal Staff Officer of Armed Forces Division Lt Gen (retd) Abdul Wadud, Rear Admiral (retd) Harunur Rashid and Air Commodore (retd) Kazi ...

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Masihuzzaman Serniabat made BAF chief

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MNA National Desk: Air Marshal Masihuzzaman Serniabat will take over the command of the Bangladesh Air Force (BAF) from June 12 next, said a release from the Inter-Services Public Relations Directorate on Tuesday. He is set to take over the command the BAF for three years as the Defence Ministry issued a notification in this connection, the release added, reports news agency. ‘Air Vice Marshal Masihuzzaman Serniabat, BBP, OSP, NDU, PSC, GD (P) has been promoted to the post of Air Marshal for three years as Chief Officer of Bangladesh Air Force. This order will come into effect from June ...

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Air Force aircraft crashed in Chittagong

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MNA National Desk: A training aircraft of Bangladesh Air Force crashed at Borohatia Haridaghona in Lohagara upazila on Tuesday afternoon. The pilot and copilot of the aircraft managed to came down safely pulling up their parachutes, but they suffered slight injuries while coming down, said Md Shahjahan, officer-in-charge of Lohagara Police Station. It was not clear what caused the training aircraft to crash. The Inter Services Public Relation Directorate or ISPR confirmed the incident. “It was a training plane of the force. The two pilots are unharmed,” ISPR said. ISPR Assistant Director Nur Islam said the aircraft was a Yak-130, ...

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Court acquitted HM Ershad in radar purchase case

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MNA National Desk: A Dhaka court on Wednesday acquitted Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina’s special emissary and former president Hussain Muhammad Ershad and two others in the radar purchase graft case. Dhaka Metropolitan Sessions Judge Md Kamrul Hossain Molla gave the verdict in afternoon. The two others are  former air force chief and retired air vice-marshal Sultan Mahmud and former air force chief Momtaj Uddin Ahmed. Investigation officers Manjur Ahmed and Abdus Sattar Sarker submitted the charge sheet against Ershad and the three others on October 27, 1994. The charges were framed by the court on August 12, 1995. In the ...

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Air force, 15 personalities get Independence Award 2017

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MNA Culture & Entertainment Desk: Prime minister Sheikh Hasina on Thursday handed over the Independence Award 2017 to Bangladesh Air Force and 15 distinguished personalities. The premier handed over a certificate, an 18-carat gold medal weighing 50-gram, and a Tk 3 lakh cheque to each of the recipients and their representatives at a function in the city’s Osmani Memorial Auditorium this morning. The award was given in recognition of their outstanding contributions to their respective fields. Group captain (retd) Shamsul Alam Bir Uttam, former Bangladesh Betar official Ashraful Alam, former police super late Shaheed Md Nazmul Huq, former minister late ...

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