Acting President Hafiz Uddin begins official duties at Bangabhaban
Acting President Hafiz Uddin Ahmad, Bir Bikram, today (28
July) received his first ceremonial salute and held his first official
engagements at Bangabhaban after taking charge.
On his arrival at Bangabhaban at
around 11:15am, a smart contingent of the horse-mounted President Guard
Regiment (PGR) welcomed the acting president at the main gate no 2 of Bangabhaban
and escorted him to the venue of the Guard of Honour.
A smartly turned-out PGR contingent
extended him a Guard of Honour as part of the welcoming ceremony. A combined
military band comprising the Army, Navy and Air Force played a welcome tune.
After presenting the Guard of Honour, President's Military Secretary Major
General ASM Bahauddin, Public Division Secretary Khan Md Nurul Amin, Press
Secretary Md Sarwar Alam and Assistant Military Secretary Brigadier General
Mohammad Raisul Islam welcomed the acting president with floral bouquets at the
Octagonal of Bangabhaban.
Hafiz Uddin Ahmad then went to his
office and exchanged greetings with the senior officials.
The military secretary and the
public division secretary then briefed him about Bangabhaban there.
