Newly appointed Chief of Air Staff Air Marshal Abu Esrar took over the command of Bangladesh Air Force yesterday, according to a press release issued by the Inter Services Public Relations (ISPR) Directorate.
He took over the charge from outgoing chief of air staff Air Marshal Muhammad Enamul Bari at a ceremony at the Chief of Air Staff’s Secretariat. Principal staff officers along with other senior officers were present during the occasion.
In the morning Air Marshal Enamul Bari paid homage to the members of the Armed Forces martyred during the 1971 Liberation War by laying floral wreath at Shikha Anirban. He also signed the visitor’s book there.
Before departing from the Air Headquarters, Enamul Bari was presented a guard of honour by a smartly turned out BAF contingent. He also planted a mango sapling at the Air Headquarters premises on the occasion.
