The graduation ceremony of Defence Services Command and Staff College (DSCSC) Course 2024 was held at Mirpur Cantonment in the capital yesterday.
Chief of Army Staff General Waker-Uz-Zaman attended the event as the chief guest.
The chief guest, in his remarks, congratulated all the graduates for successful completion of the course.
He counseled them to apply their newly acquired wisdom, fortitude, and zeal to the advancement of the armed forces and the nation as a whole.
A total of 267 officers have completed the DSCSC 2024 course this year, comprising 141 officers from the Bangladesh Army, 40 from the Bangladesh Navy, 26 from the Bangladesh Air Force, 3 from the Bangladesh Police, and 57 overseas course participants from 25 friendly nations, namely China, Germany, India, Indonesia, Jordan, Kenya, Kuwait, Liberia, Malaysia, Maldives, Mali, Nepal, Nigeria, Oman, Pakistan, Palestine, Saudi Arabia, Sierra Leone, South Africa, South Sudan, Sri Lanka, Tanzania, Türkiye, Uganda, and Zambia.
This year 13 female officers have graduated.
Till date, 5,079 officers from the Bangladesh Armed Forces, 17 officers from the Bangladesh Police, and 1,407 officers from 45 friendly foreign nations have graduated from this college.
Earlier, the Commandant of DSCSC Maj Gen Chowdhury Mohammad Azizul Haque Hazary delivered his welcome address.
DSCSC is committed to enhancing the strategic and tactical acumen of the military leaders and fostering international collaboration.