Bangladesh Army chief General Waker-Uz-Zaman asserted on Monday that the Army must uphold the law and order situation in the country until the nation gets a new elected government. 

During a prize distribution ceremony at Savar cantonment, the Bangladesh Army chief said it was expected that their task would finish in a quick time, but it didn’t happen. He said they must keep patience and do their assigned professional responsibilities with full dedication. 

Zaman’s remarks came amid the Muhammad Yunus government faces several controversies. 

India has already expressed concerns over the situation of law and order in Bangladesh. Union external affairs minister S Jaishankar recently warned Bangladesh, saying the neighbor has to make up its mind on what kind of relationship they want to have with India. He said Bangladesh cannot blame India for everything that goes wrong in their country. 

Meanwhile, One person has died in connection with the violence at the Air Force base in Bangladesh’s Cox’s Bazar on Monday, The Daily Star reported. A group of miscreants from the nearby Samitipara had attacked the air force base in Cox’s Bazar, according to ISPR notification.

The deceased has been identified by his family members as Shihab Kabir Nahid (25) from Samitipara. Resident medical officer of Cox’s Bazar Sadar Hospital, Sabuktagin Mahmud Shohel, said a person aged around 25 was “brought dead” to the hospital, according to a report in Daily Star Bangladesh.