Staff Reporter:
Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus formally inaugurated the ‘Navy and Air Force Selection Board-2025’ at the Navy Headquarters in Dhaka yesterday.
The ceremony, organized at the Navy Headquarters, marked the official start of the promotion process of officers from Navy Captain to Commodore, Commander to Captain and Lieutenant Commander to Commander, and Air Force Group Captain to Air Commodore, Wing Commander to Group Captain and Squadron Leader to Wing Commander.
The board, comprised of top policy-making military officers, will select qualified and skilled officers for the future senior leadership of the Navy and Air Force, subject to the approval of the government.
At the onset of the ceremony, a minute’s silence was observed in memory of those who died in the tragic plane crash at Milestone School and College, said a press release of the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR).
At the inauguration ceremony of the Selection Board-2025, Chief Adviser Prof Yunus remembered with deep respect the brave soldiers of the armed forces who sacrificed their lives in the great Liberation War of 1971, the brave freedom fighters of all classes and professions and all the martyrs who sacrificed themselves in the mass uprising in July-August 2024.
He recalled the glorious history, struggle and heroism of the Bangladesh Navy and Air Force and highly praised their spontaneous participation in addressing natural disasters and national needs.
The Chief Adviser gave appropriate instructions to the Selection Board to select patriotic, talented, skilled, professional, honest, humane and morally qualified officers under the leadership of the Bangla-desh Navy and the Air Force.
Senior military and civil officers were present at the event.
At the end of the event, the Chief Adviser planted a sapling on the Navy Headquarters premises and wished for the prosperity of the Navy, Air Force and Bangladesh.
