The heads of Bangladesh's three armed forces paid a courtesy call on Prime Minister Tarique Rahman at the Bangladesh Secretariat this morning, on his second day in office.
Chief of Army Staff General Waker-Uz-Zaman, Chief of Naval Staff Admiral M. Nazmul Hassan, and Chief of Air Staff Air Chief Marshal Hasan Mahmood Khan met the prime minister at his Cabinet Division office, according to the Prime Minister's Additional Press Secretary Atiqur Rahman Rumon.
The Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP), led by Tarique Rahman, formed the government after securing a landslide victory in the 13th parliamentary election held on February 12. Members of the new cabinet, led by the prime minister, were sworn in on February 17, and the first cabinet meeting was held at the Secretariat on Wednesday afternoon.
At the meeting, the new government set three immediate priorities – controlling prices, improving the law and order situation, and ensuring stable supplies of electricity and fuel.