Highlights:
- Bangladesh Army, Navy, and Air Force chiefs met with Chief Adviser Dr. Muhammad Yunus at Jamuna.
- Meeting concluded around 8:18 PM, sources confirm.
- Officials said the meeting was pre-scheduled and related to election deployment.
- The meeting was not directly called by the Chief Adviser.
- Discussions possibly included the military’s role in the upcoming national election.
In a significant development, Bangladesh’s Chief Adviser Dr. Muhammad Yunus held a high-level meeting with the chiefs of the country’s three armed forces at Jamuna on Friday evening.
According to a senior law enforcement official, the meeting ended around 8:18 PM, after which the attendees left Jamuna.
A source from the Chief Adviser’s Office confirmed to The Business Standard that Dr. Yunus met with Army Chief General Waker-uz-Zaman, Navy Chief Admiral M. Nazmul Hassan, and Air Force Chief Air Chief Marshal Hasan Mahmood Khan. The meeting reportedly began earlier in the evening and lasted for some time.
However, one official, requesting anonymity, mentioned that the meeting was not initiated by the Chief Adviser himself. Instead, the three service chiefs coordinated among themselves and decided to meet Dr. Yunus for discussions.
“The Chief Adviser had a pre-scheduled meeting with the service chiefs, mainly to discuss the possible deployment of armed forces personnel during the upcoming national election,” the official said.
”প্রধান উপদেষ্টার সঙ্গে তিন বাহিনীর প্রধানের বেশ আগে থেকে একটি বৈঠকের সিডিউল ঠিক করা ছিল। সেখানে আগামী নির্বাচনে সামরিক বাহিনীর সদস্যদের ডিপ্লয়মেন্ট [মোতায়েন] নিয়ে আলোচনা হওয়ার কথা ছিল।”
But he was not aware of the full agenda or topics that were discussed in today’s meeting. Sources also indicated that the chiefs had left their respective headquarters earlier in the evening to attend the meeting at Jamuna.
The meeting is being viewed as strategically important, especially with Bangladesh approaching a sensitive election period amid heightened political tensions.
নিজেই তৈরি করুন নিজের অনলাইন স্টোর — কোনো কোডিং জ্ঞান ছাড়াই!
Although no official statement has been issued by the Chief Adviser’s Office or the Armed Forces Division, political observers believe the meeting signifies a positive move toward ensuring coordination between the civil administration and the military in maintaining national stability and election integrity.
The strategic meeting between Dr. Muhammad Yunus and the armed forces chiefs highlights the government’s commitment to maintaining peace and order ahead of the upcoming election. While the agenda remains undisclosed, the timing and participation of top defense officials underline a shared focus on national security, electoral stability, and administrative cooperation.
