The New Nation - Internet Edition

Staff Reporter

Bangladesh Kallyan Party chairman Major General (Retd) Syed Muhammad Ibrahim yesterday called upon the retired armed forces officials to serve the nation by involving themselves in politics as they stand with the people during war and natural disasters.

"The members of the armed forces could utilise their merits and knowledge's for the welfare of the nation after their retirement from service," he said while exchanging views with the retired army officials at Tamanna Complex at Kachukhet in Dhaka Cantonment.

Defence Ex-Soldiers Welfare Association (DESWA) organised the programme, which was presided over by honorary Captain (Retd) Afazul Huq.

It was also, attended among, others, by Colonel (Retd) Engineer Mustaq Hossain, Vice Chairman of the party, senior Warrant Office (Retd) Sirajul Islam Patwary, secretary general, DESWA, senior Warrant Officer Mojibul Huq and Corporal (Retd) Qazi Sirajul Huq.

BKP chairman said, people of the country did not support the politics of violence, hartal and anarchy.

Explaining the party's philosophy of politics ' Politics for Change', the BKP chairman said," Our party is committed to build a prosperous Bangladesh by uniting the people of the country".