Separate Air Force training bases too costly, time-consuming: PM Tarique
2 September 2026
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Armed Forces
Bangladesh opens first border surveillance and drone warfare school
1 September 2026
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Armed Forces
Rear Admiral Moinul Hassan appointed Bangladesh Coast Guard DG
19 August 2026
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Armed Forces
IG Prisons Motaher to become defence adviser at Bangladesh's Permanent Mission to UN
19 August 2026
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Armed Forces
New force commander of UN peace corps in Cyprus calls on PM
3 June 2026
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Armed Forces
Groups trying to undermine army, strain civil-military ties: PM's defence adviser
5 May 2026
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Armed Forces
Army chief returns home after US visit
10 April 2026
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Armed Forces
Two Russian Navy ships dock at Ctg Port
24 March 2026
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Diplomacy
Explainer / How does the Eurofighter Typhoon stack up against other fighter jets?
9 December 2025
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Armed Forces
Navy to deploy 5,000 personnel, ships during polls: Admiral Nazmul
7 December 2025
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Armed Forces
UN rights official raises concerns over allegations involving army personnel
Grażyna Baranowska, vice chairperson of the United Nations Working Group on Enforced or Involuntary Disappearances (WGEID), paid a courtesy call on Chief of Army Staff General Waker-Uz-Zaman at the army headquarters
16 June 2025
Bangladesh Army denounces false report on ‘Military Operations Zone’
In an official statement issued by the Inter-Services Public Relations, the Bangladesh Army dismissed the report titled, "Bangladesh to declare Cox's Bazar to Bandarban area as a military operations zone", as completely false, baseless, and motivated
1 June 2025
Names of the individuals who took shelter in cantonments after Aug 5
ISPR releases names of 626 the army sheltered post August 5; urges all to avoid misleading narratives over settled issue
22 May 2025
Aug 5 aftermath: ISPR releases list of 626 the army sheltered
The army provided temporary shelter to 626 individuals who sought protection amid the poor law and order situation following the July uprising, said an ISPR statement last night.
22 May 2025
Ex-soldier among 3 held for 'plotting subversive activities': ISPR
A dismissed soldier and two of his associates were arrested today for allegedly plotting subversive activities and attempting to incite chaos, the Inter Services Public Relations (ISPR) said in a press statement
17 May 2025
Bangladesh, Saudi Arabia for strengthening bilateral military ties
First Joint Committee Meeting on Defence Cooperation held
8 May 2025
Army arrests 390 people in one week
The Bangladesh Army has arrested 390 individuals during a series of nationwide joint operations conducted from April 10 to 17, as part of ongoing efforts to maintain law and order across the country
18 April 2025
Army chief back home after Russia, Croatia tour
Chief of Army Staff General Waker-uz-Zaman returned home yesterday after holding wide-ranging discussions on defence cooperation, training exchange, regional security, and joint military initiatives during his official visits to Russia and Croatia.
12 April 2025
Army chief pays tribute to fallen Russian soldiers
Army chief General Waker-Uz-Zaman paid tribute to the fallen Russian soldiers at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier in the Alexander Garden, Moscow, during an official visit to Russia
8 April 2025
Unite for a prosperous Bangladesh
Chief of Army Staff General Waker-Uz-Zaman yesterday expressed confidence that a nation united by patriotism, nationalism, integrity, humanitarianism, and discipline will lead Bangladesh to the peak of prosperity, ultimately becoming a happy and prosperous country.
25 March 2025
We will always stand by you
Addressing the students injured during the July uprising, Chief of Army Staff General Waker-Uz-Zaman yesterday assured them that the army would always be by their side and advised them never to lose morale.
23 March 2025
249 held in weeklong crackdown: ISPR
The operations were conducted between March 13 and March 19
20 March 2025
Aircraft makes emergency landing at Jashore Airport
The incident took place around 12:55pm
13 March 2025
Army has full confidence in its chief: ISPR
“Any allegations of disunity or disloyalty within the ranks is entirely fabricated and malicious,” it said a rejoinder, in response to false reports on Bangladesh Army by certain media outlets from India
11 March 2025
Army chief conferred presidential medal by CAR
Chief of Army Staff General Waker-Uz-Zaman has been honoured with the presidential medal by Central African Republic President Faustin-Archange Touadéra in recognition of Bangladesh Army’s contributions, particularly in the medical sector, to the country’s development.
6 March 2025
Use as minimum force as possible during deployment: army chief
'We must continue working for the country until we have an elected government in place and peace and order returns to the country,' says Waker-Uz-Zaman
24 February 2025
Army gets magistracy power for 60 more days
The government also extended the magistracy power to officers on deputation in Bangladesh Coast Guard and Border Guard Bangladesh
12 January 2025
Army vets for reviewing constitutional restrictions on top court appeals
A platform of retired army forces officers proposed to review a relevant article allowing military officers to have recourse to higher appeals courts in Bangladesh
3 December 2024
Chiefs of three services call on president
Chiefs of the three services this evening paid a courtesy call on President Mohammed Shahabuddin at Bangabhaban on the occasion of the Armed Forces Day
21 November 2024
Magistracy power for army officers for another 60 days
The government has extended the magistracy power given to commissioned officers of the armed forces with the rank of captain, its equivalent, or above by 60 days.
16 November 2024