Prime minister Sheikh Hasina on Saturday said that her government had been making the armed forces of Bangladesh modern and time-befitting to make them capable to face any situation as various development projects are being implemented for the purpose.

‘We want our armed forces to be competent to face any situation arisen in our country,’ she said speaking as the chief guest at the Bangladesh Infantry Regiment-2024 third reunion at the Bangladesh Infantry Regimental Center in Rajshahi Cantonment.

Briefly describing various projects taken for the development of the armed forces, the PM said that her government had been implementing different projects to build the armed forces as modern and time-befitting.

She said, ‘We have built several Infantry divisions, brigades, units and training institutes for the development of the armed forces since assuming power’.