The Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) Day 2021 will be celebrated on Monday through various programmes at its Pilkhana Headquarters and as well as all of its battalions across the country.
As a part of the programme, a parade was held on Sunday at Bir Uttam Anwar Hossain Parade Ground at the BGB Headquarters at 10am.
Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan, BGB Director General (DG) Major General Md Shafeenul Islam inspected the parade, said a press release.
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina addressed the programme virtually from her official residence Ganabhaban.
On behalf of the prime minister, the home minister handed over the BGB Medal, President Border Guard Service Medal and BGB Medal-Service to eight members of the BGB for their courageous and brilliant contribution to different activities of the force.
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Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina issued a separate message greeting the BGB members on the occasion of the BGB Day 2021.
In her message, the premier said Bangabandhu had started the work for modernizing the border guarding force (now BGB) after reorganizing it following the country's independence in 1971.
Following the footsteps of Bangabandhu, she said, the Awami League government has taken all necessary measures to make the BGB a time befitting and modern force since 2009.
The premier said: "The Border Guard Bangladesh Act-2010 has been enacted to this end. A plan in line with the 'Border Guard Bangladesh Vision 2041' has been taken for making the BGB as a world standard modern three-dimensional force to face the challenges of the 21st century.”
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The BGB has already created five regions, four new sectors, five regional intelligence bureaus, 15 battalions, 140 BOP and 34 BSP, Sheikh Hasina said.
Highlighting different development works of the border security force, the prime minister said in the last 12 years, more than 30,000 personnel were recruited in the force while process for recruiting about 15,000 personnel is underway.
"Our government has ensured the women empowerment in the BGB by recruiting the first women soldiers in the paramilitary forces," she said.
The premier hoped that every member of the BGB being imbued with the spirit of the Great Liberation War will discharge their responsibilities with honesty, devotion and discipline to protect the independence and sovereignty of the country.