Dhaka: Chiefs of the three services on Wednesday called on President Abdul Hamid on the occasion of the Armed Forces Day at Bangabhaban.

Chief of Army Staff General Aziz Ahmed, Chief of Naval Staff Admiral Nizamuddin Ahmed and chief of Air Staff Air Chief Marshal Masihuzzaman Serniabat met President Hamid, who is also the Supreme Commander of the Armed forces, at 12 noon, reports the UNB.

During the meeting, the President discussed various issues related to the armed forces, his press secretary Joynal Abedin said.

Abdul Hamid greeted every member of the armed forces on the occasion of the Armed Forces Day.

He remembered with gratitude the role of the armed forces during the Liberation War and hoped that the armed forces will devote themselves to the need of the country anytime.

The President said, “Our armed forces have been contributing positively to the socio-economic development of the country as well as to protect the sovereignty of Bangladesh.”

Abdul Hamid hoped that overall development including the strategic development of the three forces will continue in future.

The chiefs of the three forces apprised the President of the overall activities of their respective forces.

On this day during the War of Liberation in 1971, the Bangladesh Armed Forces comprising army, navy and air force, came into being and launched an all-out attack on the Pakistani occupation forces. Since after the country’s independence, this day has been being observed as the Armed Forces Day every year.

Secretaries concerned to the President’s Office were present.

Earlier in the morning, President Abdul Hamid paid rich tributes to the martyred members of Bangladesh Armed Forces on the occasion of the Armed Forces Day 2018.