Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) on Saturday strongly protested a report of the Anandabazar Patrika (online) published on December 27, 2024, terming it misleading and baseless information about the Bangladesh Army.
The report published involving the Bangladesh Army was “Urdite Bangali Ganohottar Rokter Chhitey ! Tepanno Basor Pore Bangladeshe Firchhey Sei Porajito Pak Fouj (Blood of Bengali Genocide in Urdi (security dress)! The Defeated Pak Army Returning to Bangladesh After 53 Years)”.
The ISPR said Bangladesh Army adheres to the principles of professionalism, impartiality and international cooperation.
As part of routine work, Bangladesh Army maintains friendly relations with the armed forces of various countries and conducts various cooperative programs, including students’ view-exchange and training to enhance mutual understanding and skills, it added.
Noting that there is no plan of any training team or delegation of Pakistan Army to impart training in any cantonment of Bangladesh, the ISPR said, “This claim is baseless and inconsistent with reality.”
It added: “Besides, Bangladesh Army procures required ammunitions from different countries based on its requirement. Ignorant remarks on sensitive issues of the defense are unwarranted, unsolicited and objectionable.”
Contrary to proper journalistic practice, the newspaper did not take any comment or explanation from the ISPR of Bangladesh before publishing the report, raising serious questions about its (report) impartiality and credibility as well.
The ISPR has requested all concerned to verify information from reliable sources before publishing any report and said, “The Bangladesh Army is committed to ensure the transparency and dissemination of accurate information.”
