On the occasion of BGB Day 2015, Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) held a reception to honour the former members who had received gallantry awards for their contribution during the Liberation War in 1971.
The families of two Bir Shreshtas, eight Bir Uttams, 32 Bir Bikrams and 15 Bir Protiks were invited to the reception, held at Bir Uttam Fazlur Rahman Khandakar auditorium in the capital’s Pilkhana area yesterday afternoon, for the reception.
BGB Director General Aziz Ahmed presided over the event, where Liberation War Affairs Minister AKM Mozammel Haque was present as chief guest.
At the reception, the honourees’ families were presented with gifts, according to a press note.
Besides Dhaka, similar receptions were held across the country for the war heroes in different regions.
