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Chief of Army Staff General SM Shafiuddin Ahmed today (Sept 18) inaugurated a 15-storey residential building with 122 flats named 'Senanir' for army personnel with different ranks at Sheikh Hasina Cantonment in Barishal.
The army chief also inaugurated other important infrastructures including the central mosque at Sheikh Hasina Cantonment, a press release of the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) said in Dhaka.
At the inaugural function, General Shafiuddin Ahmed said Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman had dreamt of building modern and time-befitting armed forces alongside building a "Sonar Bangla" (Golden Bengal).
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina is implementing the dreams of Bangabandhu with her able and dynamic leadership, he added.
General Shafiuddin Ahmed said Bangladesh army is ready for extending cooperation to the civil administration to deal any national disaster in the country.
General Officer Commanding (GOC) 7th Infantry Division and Area Commander, Barishal Area and senior army officials, among others, also were present at the inaugural function.