Bangladesh Army has said the military is working together with the government, abiding by government directives.
This was stated by Bangladesh Army's Operations Director, Brigadier-General M. Nazim-ud-Daula, on Monday, reports BSS.
"We (the government and army) are working to help each other. There is no scope for misinterpretation," he told a press conference in response to a question about military relations with the government at the Army Headquarters.
The Directorate of Military Operations chief said the government and the army have been working to supplement each other's efforts, with the army remaining steadfast in its stance on safeguarding the country's sovereignty and national interests.
"The army has always been working with the government and at the instruction of the government," he said, ruling out speculations of gaps between the armed forces and the interim government.
"The way it is being said that there is a huge gap of opinion between the government and the army, like there is a division… the way the issue is being reported by some media outlets, nothing like that has actually happened," the brigadier said.
He added, "We are working nicely through mutual understanding, and there is no room for misinterpretation of the relations." "Let us not think that the government and the army are thinking differently and standing against each other.
This is never the case . . . I firmly believe we will continue working together in the future," Daula said.
The brigadier said the military remains serious about safeguarding national security and related issues, and also commented on the corridor controversy.
"The issue involving the corridor is highly sensitive. For the army, national interest comes first," he said.
Daula emphasised that there will be "no compromise when it comes to the country's independence, security, and sovereignty."
Prior to the military operations director's comments, Colonel Staff of the same directorate, Colonel M. Shafiqul Islam, outlined the army's activities over the past 40 days, stating that they had seized 241 illegally possessed arms and 709 ammunitions, and apprehended 1969 crime suspects during that time.
He mentioned that they had so far seized 9611 illegal arms, 285,761 ammunitions, and arrested 14,266 crime suspects since the nationwide anti-crime crackdown started in August.
