Army Chief General Waker-Uz-Zaman on Tuesday (23 July) said soldiers will patrol the streets until the return of normalcy in the country.
He said this during a call with President Mohammed Shahabuddin at Bangabhaban at noon, President’s Press Secretary Joynal Abedin told reporters.
During the meeting, the army chief said that a total of 27,000 army personnel have been deployed in 57 districts of the country, while the army is supporting the local administration to ensure law and order and safety of the public property.
The armed forces which were formed with the spirit of the Liberation War play a vital role in any crisis alongside protecting the independence and sovereignty of the country, he added.
Thanking the government for the timely decision in the deployment of the army, he also said it has gained the trust of the people for its crucial role during any crisis.
President Shahabuddin said the anti-liberation forces tried to stop the ongoing development through attacks on different public properties across the country.
The president hoped that normalcy in the law and order situation would return very soon and the country would go ahead.
Secretary to the President Wahidul Islam Khan and Military Secretary Major General Mohammad Adil Choudhury were present at the meeting.
